tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62004962466180892542024-03-23T15:44:39.910+05:30HMT Watches - Time keeper of GenerationsIt's all about HMT watches..HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-3274616917082015982020-02-07T21:46:00.002+05:302020-02-07T22:28:31.349+05:30HMT Gold biscuit watches<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This was during 2013. It was a time when my love for HMT watches was blossoming and we used to spend our saturdays in HMT company showroom at Unity building. Mr. Bhagavan YS used to treat us like family and the showroom was my daughter's playground. His encouragement and knowledge really helped me as a collector and admirer of HMT watches. I was able to see these silent timekeepers in a different light all thanks to him. It was he who told us about the Utsav gem series watches (will talk about it some other time) and the elegance gold biscuit watches.<br />
From the time we came to know about the watch we pestered him to get us the gold biscuit watches. My wife's birthday was fast approaching and I really wanted to gift her something special. I was scouring through shops and e-commerce websites. Mr Bhagwan knew what my wife wanted but I had no clue. Out of the blue, I got a call from him. He said that he has my wife's gift and that I should bring her along with me to collect it from him. I sensed the happiness in his voice but even after asking him many time he did not reveal it. So we went thinking it would be a watch in her name. I was sure it did not exist but with HMT you never know as HMT is full of surprises. So we went there confused, but to our pleasant surprise it was the elegance G06 watch aka the gold biscuit watch from HMT. The excitement of my wife knew no bounds. She is a cheerful person but the twinkle in her eye and her excitement on that day will forever be in my memory. We got the watch and pretty soon the happiness was shared with the entire family.<br />
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Now my search for the gents version G10 increased. I was able to track one in the Tumkur showeoom. So i travelled all the way only to be told that it wasn't there. My search continues to this day. If you come across a G10 for sale then please let me know.<br />
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A little bit more about the watch. HMT released these Elegance G10 watches in the 90s. G06 = Gold case and bracelet + .06 gram 18 krt fine gold plaque on the dial. This is the ladies variant. Gents variant is G10 = Gold case and bracelet + 1 gram gold plaque on the dial. These are quartz movement (calibre 2050) watches and have a 5 micron 23.5 k gold plating on the case and bracelet.Its water resistant and has a stainless steel watch back. The sapphire glass crystal is scratch resistant.This watch comes in a larger dimension for men and smaller dimension for ladies.<br />
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Another interesting thing about this watch is it's bracelet. This unique bracelet is made out of the scrap left after cutting metal plates as part of the watch making process.<br />
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The watch is unique, thus rare and collectible. If you get one grab it else let me know and I will pick it up.<br />
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G06 ( Ladies watch)</div>
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(Pic courtesy Tarun Agarwal)</div>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-5755980927588687532019-08-17T11:51:00.000+05:302019-08-17T14:40:42.436+05:30When HMT Sona spoke to me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The charm of this watch is beyond definition. Not every watch has people rooting for it for generations. Initially when I bought this watch I kept it in my collection as a possession. Never to be worn as I thought it was not something that I could carry with elan. </div>
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Then one day the adventurer side of my watch collector personality overpowered my neural intelligence and I ended up with the golden Sona on my wrist. I clearly remember wearing it with a white shirt. I kept it kidnapped under the cuff of my shirt but such is it's aura that it kept oozing out of its confinements.</div>
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People who follow my choice of watches every day were quick to observe. "Hey buddy what are you hiding there ?". "Nothing man".."hey guys looks like a special day he is wearing a very special watch." "Ok guys" said I as I gave up " it's a gold plated watch, HMT SONA.. happy now" said I as if I had committed a crime. "Dude!! you know what my father had this watch. It looks super cool. Can you help me get him one". Pretty soon my watch was showered with appreciation. I looked at the watch and she glowed back at me. I heard her say.." <b>you don't carry me off, its the other way round <u>s</u>onny".</b> I smiled back..</div>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-83926183950809083182018-03-08T22:18:00.000+05:302018-03-08T22:24:55.443+05:30Like Father Like Daughter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When my daughter was born, i was the happiest man on earth. My joy knew no bounds. I always wanted a daughter and i already had a name in my mind - Kaveri. The lifeline of Karnataka and Tamil nadu. I really loved the name but when it came to the naming ceremony i was severely opposed by majority and i could not name my own daughter. This was much before my fascination of HMT watches. Years passed and i became enamored with HMT watches. I was surprised when i came to know that i have a namesake watch from HMT and after alot of legging around, i acquired one. Much later i was going through the HMT pricelist one day and i came across HMT Kaveri. My daughter was sitting next to me and she knew how I wanted to name her Kaveri. She requested me to get that watch for her. Within a few days i bought one for her. When I bought it, we were surprised to see the striking resemblance it has with HMT Prashanth. Though HMT Prashanth is an automatic watch and Kaveri a hand winding watch they do look inspired by eachother. I couldn't name my daughter Kaveri but HMT created a watch so similar to the one her dad owns now. My daughter is too young to wear an HMT Kaveri now but one day i am sure she will wear it with a lot of pride.<br />
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-45191161174893649942018-02-02T22:59:00.002+05:302018-02-02T22:59:57.093+05:30HMT Skeleton watches<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Through this blog I share information about the HMT Skeleton watches. HMT released four different types of skeleton watches since the 1990s :<br />
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Out of these the first two were arguably a failure at the time of release and were made in limited quantities and thus have become very rare to come across and even rarer to collect. Let me take you through their journey one by one.<br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Hand winding Skeleton watches.</b> </span>This watch was released in the early 90s and is popularly known as Sona skeleton watch as it is in a gold plated case and has a gold plated 0231 hand winding movement. The case is relatively thin and the dial has an inner bezel with Roman numeral marking the hour and minutes. The exposed gold plated movement plate has design markings on it adding to its charm and has black color stick hands.These watches came on both leather and gold plated steel bracelets. This watch was released in the 1990s and were not well received by its customer as most of the public attention was towards quartz watches.This is one watch that can be termed super rare and is on the wish list of every HMT watch collector. The same treatment was received there competitor Allwyn's skeleton watches. These Sona skeleton watches became the base for the semi skeleton Jhalak watches <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li><b style="font-weight: bold;">HMT Quartz skeleton watches</b>.These watches were released in 1990s and have HMT 2150 quartz movement with non decorated movement. The inner bezel that acts as a dial had baton/stick/jewel indices and black colored stick hands. These watches also did not appeal the customers because of its looks as more appealing quartz watches were available in the market.This watch is so rare that i am yet to see one in person. Most of the HMT watch collectors are not even aware of its presence.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li><b style="font-weight: bold;">HMT Jhalak - </b>Semi skeleton watches. These watches never got their dues from the customers and its only much later that its fan following increased and has now reached a cult status among HMT watch collectors. These watches were released with three dial color variants - White, Yellow and black. These have a pie shaped cavity on the dial between 8 and 10 hour markers through which one can see the decorated gold plated movement plate with the escape wheel in motion. These came on attractive leather straps and just like other HMT skeleton watches came with black colored stick hands.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><b style="font-weight: bold;">HMT Automatic skeleton watches - </b>This is the most expensive automatic watch from the house of HMT. It was released in the year 2013 and was priced at INR 9500 for the gold plated version and INR 9250 for the stainless steel version. Later in the year 2015 its prices were increased to INR 10500 and now they are listed at INR 12440.The versions released in 2013 and 2015 came in two case variants.Golden version came with a fluted bezel and gold plated 8N24 movement and mirror finish golden inner ring and a golden dial.Steel one came with a polished plain bezel and stainless steel movement and a steel mirror finish golden ring and white dial. 8N24 is the skeleton 8205 movement. These had painted blue hands and mineral crystal on top.The dials further came in two variants one with arabic numerals and the other one with studded crystals. The one that has been released in 2018 has polished golden case with white/golden dial and studded crystals along with gold plated 8N24 movement and painted blue hands.The 2018 version is currently listed on the www.hmtwatches.in although i must warn you that these get sold out in seconds.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2013-2015 Crystal studded HMT Automatic skeleton watch Pic courtesy Jayatirtha Karunam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arabic numeral Gold plated variant. 2013/2015 issue .Pic courtesy Gaurav Mehta<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arabic numeral stainless steel case version 2013/2015 issue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2018 issue pic courtesy HMT ltd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2018 issue pic courtesy HMT</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HMT packaging for 2018 issue . Pic courtesy Ravee C Kuppuswamy </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HMT packaging for 2018 issue . Pic courtesy Ravee C Kuppuswamy </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HMT packaging for 2018 issue . Pic courtesy Ravee C Kuppuswamy </td></tr>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-9524848625635825782017-03-21T00:03:00.000+05:302017-03-21T00:09:16.856+05:30Vintage HMT Tareeq - Story of a survivor.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>A brief introduction</b> - One of the earliest known HMT Tareeq watches were quite similar to Janata watches. They had Pie Pan shaped dials with a date window. These looked inspired from Citizen Homer date version watches. They came in GP as well as Stainless Steel cases with (to the best of my knowledge) milky white, Steel sunburst finish, yellow,grey and black dials.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gold Plated case, indices and hands Vintage Tareeq</td></tr>
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Coming to the story of the vintage Tareeq watch that i want to share with you.First of all please accept my apologies, if you don't like the dilapidated looks of my watch. I found this watch over a weekend visit to the scrap market. I have a habit of checking watches even if they are under a rubble of discarded watches. I found it in in much worse condition than what you see here. It's crystal had popped off and the watch was lying face down in dirt. Its dial had accumulated mud which was mingled in adhesive flowing from a can lying next to it. The good thing was that the watch had its case back and hands secured. I would usually not think twice before walking away from such a watch but then it seemed, as if, the watch was looking up to me to get it rescued from where it was lying without affection and in a state of neglect. I took the watch in exchange of a price that made the transaction worth it for the seller. I brought it home, where it stayed on my desk for two days with me trying patiently every night, brushing-off dirt and adhesive from its face. I did all that I could to reveal its long last self of the dial. Once.the crystal was replaced I wound it and it ticked back to life, yes...it ticked back to life like a survivor whose heart kept ticking under the debris of a calamity. The date function worked just as it should. A few months back, I had brought a strap which looked as if it had lost its color due to exposure and age. I could not find an appropriate companion for this strap, little did I know then that a match for it was lying under rubble. They look happy together now and let me say that this is one watch that I respect a lot and which has given me a lot of satisfaction for the time I invested in it. It's like an old friend on my wrist who has seen a lot in the last 35 years of its existence.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Friends, I urge you to go out and search for yourself watches that are waiting for you under similar conditions.They might not look great but if you give your personal attention to them they will give you a satisfaction that is unparalleled to, if I may dare to say even a new watch.</span></div>
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As always, I look forward to hearing back from you. It motivates me and encourages me to keep on with this journey of exploring HMT watches. You can also check out my Video blogs on YouTube here is the link. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHOI6vmaEdHNdJQZEFwx-3Q" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/HMTwatchespicturegallery</a></div>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-21525255847621592582016-08-18T21:18:00.000+05:302016-08-18T21:18:44.278+05:30A lucky find – HMT Rakhee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today is Rakshabandhan, a day that celebrates the bonding
between brothers and sisters. On this day, sisters tie a silken thread – Rakhee
on their brother’s wrist praying for their long life and the brother’s promise
to protect their sisters from every evil. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The house of HMT watches made a special watch in the early
70s to celebrate this festival with a ladies watch called Rakhee. A watch which
is both unique as well as refined and was a perfect gift from brother’s to
their sisters. It was released in two forms one as a pendent watch (a watch
that can be worn around the neck) and the second one on a bracelet. The unique
thing about this watch was its case which had a delicate Bidri work. Bidri
craft is practised in Bidar-Karnataka, in Andhra Pradesh and in Maharashtra –
bordering Karnataka. The metal used is a blackened alloy of zinc and copper
inlaid with thin sheets of pure silver. (Source – Craft council of India). Each
watch has a hand crafted case with Bidri work and thus each watch has a
different and unique case making each HMT Rakhee watch unique and different from
the other. These watches came with a 17 jewel hand winding mechanical movement.
In my opinion, they are very rarely seen these days as their production stopped
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Being a watch collector fills your life with excitement. The
excitement that can be compared with the one felt by a pearl hunter or an
excavator of artifacts. Most collectors talk about the role of luck, of being
the right person at the right place. I believe more in the adage – “Harder I work,
luckier I get”. But then I have days when luck shines upon me and the incident I
am going to narrate here is of one such day and the story of my HMT Rakhee
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Late in the year 2014, one night I was on call with my
friend Jaideep and we were discussing HMT watches. Our discussion digressed to
old/Vintage HMT watch advertisements and I started searching them on the net and
came across an old HMT watch newspaper advertisement for sale. It was from the
70s and advertised HMT Rakhee watch. I was pleasantly surprised as I read
through the advertisement and my admiration for the HMT watch company moved a
notch higher. As we discussed, I told Jaideep that we should count ourselves
lucky to even know that such an HMT watch even existed and that adding such a
watch to our collection is nothing less than a distant dream. It was a Friday night
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Next morning, I took my wife to the city market area for
shopping and quite forgot about the watch amidst the hustle and bustle of the
busy market. We started back by afternoon to have lunch at Jaynagar. While
driving back I spotted a small shop with a few watches at display. Much to the
chagrin of my wife I decided to stop by and check them. I stepped inside the shop and found the usual
assortment of quartz watches on display. Though disappointed, I was also happy
that I did not have to spend much time at the shop. As I was stepping out the
engaging shopkeeper asked me if he could help me. I told him that I was
searching watches with mechanical movements. He directed me to a neglected display
case inside the shop. I decided to leave it at that, as we were getting late
but the shopkeeper said – atleast take a look, you never know. I sighed and
stepped back inside the shop, as my wife rolled her eyes in despair. I looked
at the watches and to my utter astonishment there on a leather strap was an HMT
Rakhee staring back at me as if asking me of what I was waiting for. A few
minutes later I floated out of the shop with a light heart and a lighter
pocket, a broad smile and an HMT Rakhee to my wife who stared at me with a
magnifying gaze. Later that evening Jaideep was overjoyed with amazement as I narrated
him the events of the day. Both agreed that it was nothing less than a great
stroke of luck. Next, I bought the original advertisement of this watch and I treasure
it now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have always believed that HMT watches are full of
surprises, most attribute this to the numerous variants and models that were
made by this company of which many are unseen and unheard. In my opinion it is
also applicable to the collecting aspect of these watches as one might get and
unseen gem at most unexpected places.<br />
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-11145008488042340262016-03-17T11:33:00.001+05:302016-04-18T22:18:02.244+05:30Dard ka Rishta - HMT Kanchan. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Due to a physical ailment ailment, I have to attend physiotherapy sessions. During the sessions, amidst the casual chitchat, I usually keep gazing at my watch admiring it's beauty. A few days back, I had this HMT Kanchan watch on my wrist, the physiotherapist said, "My father used to wear an HMT Kanchan watch too. He got it for his marriage and used to wear it every day." "Really, that's great..would love to see it", - I asked. "It must be still with him, he was buried with his watch on his wrist, his beloved watch......". I murmured an apology and a stony silence resumed between us for the rest of the session. "Can you please wear this watch tomorrow as well?" - She requested. From that day, I wear this watch every day to the session. She loves looking at it and sharing fond memories of her father and how badly she misses him, but now in a more cheerful manner.In a way, these sessions help both of us in getting relieved of our pains. I am amazed by how a familiar watch could connect two unfamiliar people. In our case, we are connected by a Dard ka Rishta (Related by pain) thanks to the HMT Kanchan watch. I intend to gift her this watch on the last day of our session, will update all of you on her reaction.<br />
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(Edited for sharing an update) I am required to continue with physiotherapy for a few more weeks but luckily i got an option to attend the session at my office during the working hours itself. I updated my physiotherapist at the hospital about this development. I told her, how much i appreciate her sharing the dear memories of her late father and that i would want her to keep the watch as a parting gift. To my dismay, she politely refused to accept my request. She said her organization does not allow her to accept gifts from customers, it would be unethical on her part to accept the watch from me. I decided not to pester her as i could not ask her to do anything that can be interpreted unethical. She thanked me for the offer and said that she enjoyed and would always remember our discussions. I told her, that though i would have been much happier, had she accepted the watch as a gift. Nonetheless, i understand and appreciate her decision and that every time i would wear this watch, it would remind me of her and her father .<br />
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Dear friends,not every story has an ending as we expect it to be, but then, that's life and who knows, there might be another story which is getting unfolded waiting for an audience. <br />
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-55253255527782120312015-10-13T22:24:00.000+05:302015-10-13T22:24:46.579+05:30Happiest day in the life of an HMT watch collector<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As a watch enthusiast, I would often hear from fellow
enthusiasts about the watches they got from their father. Here is the story of
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My father is my hero and his impact on my life is immense,
my love for watches germinated from the time I saw my father’s wrist watch. My
father’s daily beater was a Ricoh Japan, automatic movement watch. It had an
emeraldish greenish-blue dial, a day-date calendar and was nothing less than a
wonder to me. He would put it next to his pillow at night and I would often look
at the lumed dots glowing softly in the night and wondered when I would get one
for myself. In the 90s his Ricoh watch ended up in his cupboard and was
replaced by a Timex watch, which had a quartz movement. This Timex watch stayed
on his wrist ever since. He often received other and more expensive watches but
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My father knew of my obsession with watches and HMT watches in
particular and we would often talk about them. Last year when I had visited
him, he gave me his Ricoh watch and the child in me got the most cherished object.
A couple of years back, I told him that I bought for him an HMT “Provash”
automatic, which is quite similar to his first name “Pravesh”, he gave me his
evergreen answer “Please don’t get me a watch, I don’t need another watch”. I
respected his decision and lost all hopes of seeing another watch on his wrist
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However, god wanted to fulfil yet another dream of mine. I
got a call from my father a few days back and he told me he wants my advice on a
wrist watch. He informed me that his Timex watch has stopped working and is
with the service center and he has not been wearing any watches for some time.
My heart was filled with joy when he said that he wanted to wear an HMT watch
from now on. He said that it’s our good old Indian brand and with me always
advocating the use of HMT watches he wanted to wear one. As always, his
requirements were clear – a gold plated quartz watch with day-date function and
dial shape other than round (his timex watch had a round dial and he wanted to
try something new). He also said that he did not want many options as it might
confuse him and that the day calendar should be in Hindi. After some thought
and search, I zeroed down on Sangam Premium MGGG 06 PRE WD. I shared a few
pictures with him and he liked it instantly. The only problem was that the day
calendar was in English and Japanese while he wanted it to be in Hindi and
English. However, when I told the seller about it, he offered to change the Japanese
calendar to Hindi and with the change incorporated; watch was shipped.I knew
that my father would want to wear the watch on the first day of Navratri and luckily
the watch reached him a day earlier. Today, he wore the watch after the pariva
pooja of first day of Navratri and sent me a wrist shot. Words fail the
expression of my happiness. Today, without even a shadow of doubt, is the
happiest day of my life as a son, who also happens to be a watch collector....an
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-65255329677967627702015-08-06T21:34:00.000+05:302015-08-06T21:45:31.718+05:30Memory Restored – Restoring the first HMT watch I ever saw<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sometime in the year of 1987, one evening, upon his return
from his office, we noticed a beautiful watch on my grandfather’s wrist. It was
an HMT HQ series day date quartz watch, a novelty in the days of mechanical
watches. That moment was my first introduction to an HMT watch; I was a seven
years old then. He had received the watch from his bank as a reward for his
exemplary performance at work that day and it replaced the Favre leuba watch that
adorned his wrist, till then. It was a proud moment for all of us and the watch
became a permanent time keeper for him, till his last breath. Post his demise
my uncle started wearing the watch but after a few years he moved on with his
other watches and the watch stopped receiving wrist time. Time moved on and
from a school going kid, I progressed to college and then became a working
professional. Memory of my grandfather’s watch faded in the background of my
busy life. A few years back, I was on my way back home from the Bengaluru
International Airport, when I spotted HMT Bhavan (Head Office of HMT watches)
and memories came rushing back to me. I purchased my first HMT watch the very
next day and have been hooked on to HMT watches ever since. I have written
about it in my earlier blog (<a href="http://hmtwatches.blogspot.in/2013/11/hmt-watches-yes-they-are-still-ticking.html" target="_blank">Blog link</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Since that day, I was always curious about the whereabouts
of my grandfather’s HMT watch. I made enquiries with my uncle and grandmother
but no one was sure about the location of the watch. A couple of months back my
aunt visited our ancestral home at Lucknow and upon return handed over the
watch which she found after an exhaustive search. It was found t in my
grandfather’s office briefcase. The glorious watch was now in a dilapidated state.
The strap had broken and the glass had cracked to pieces with dust all over the
dial and a dead movement. I was determined to restore the watch to its glory. I
took it to a watchmaker; he confirmed that the quartz movement was beyond
repair due to spill over of chemicals from the dead battery and exposure to
atmosphere. I checked with HMT watches repair centers but they also did not
have a spare movement for the watch due to their current state of affairs. I checked
with multiple dealers and finally found an unused 2105 original HMT quartz
movement for the watch. I got it cosmetically restored by getting a new glass,
repairing the strap and cleaning the dial. The watch finally ticked back to its
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and to be passed on to the next generations of our family. HMT watches have
been time keepers of our nation but to me they are also timekeepers of
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-71167679774334584282015-08-04T19:57:00.000+05:302015-08-04T20:02:59.102+05:30New HMT Watch Showroom in Bangalore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I recently visited the HMT watch showroom at Barton Center,
M G Road Bangalore. The showroom at unity buildings, J C Road was shut down and
shifted to this new facility. Since, not many HMT watch fans are aware of the existence
of this new showroom, I decided to share the sights of my visit through this blog.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only showcase inside the Huge showroom, which is a property owned by HMT watches for decades. Other showcases were expected in a few days</td></tr>
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It was good to meet Mr. Bhagwan,showroom manager and an old friend. Amidst closure of several showrooms, HMT opening a new showroom is nothing less than a pleasant surprise. So, next time you visit the M G Road, do visit the showroom. </div>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-3449544430995876392015-07-14T20:50:00.000+05:302015-07-14T20:50:34.588+05:30A Curtain Call – Closing down of the HMT Lucknow Showroom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My Association with HMT watch showroom,Lucknow started with my purchase of HMT Jawan watch from it. I had asked my co-brother to do me the favor of purchasing the watch and sending it to me in Bangalore.The generous staff members kept the showroom opened beyond the working hours and gave the necessary directions to my co-brother on phone as his driver sped through the lanes of lalbagh to help me get my watch. I ended up picking a Vijay lume and Janata deluxe as well along with Jawan. I visited Lucknow earlier this year and met with the other members of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/716514708365476/" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HMT watch collectors</a><b style="color: blue;"> </b>at the showroom . The showroom was at the verge of closure and it was sad to experience their state of affairs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A fellow HMT watch enthusiast and friend,<b>Ashutosh Anand,</b> from Lucknow who has been a regular at the showroom shares his experiences of his association with the showroom,below:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My family association with HMT Lucknow showroom goes back to 1991 when my Late Grandfather bought a HMT Quartz watch from HMT showroom, then located at the centre of the city i.e. M.G. Road, Lucknow.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />I still have that watch in working condition, its original bill, box and warranty card booklet containing instructions and addresses of HMT showrooms and service centres across the country.<br />With time, as sales went down, HMT could not afford the rent of the showroom at MG Road and they had to be shifted to BN Road, Lalbagh area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />My association with HMT Lucknow Lalbagh showroom goes back to March 2012 when I visited Lucknow during my holidays. I did not know about the shifting of the showroom and searched its telephone number on yellow pages to check if it was open,called them and came to know about its new location and nearest landmark "Noor Manzil".It took me about an hour by auto and then cycle rickshaw to reach there, as the location was unknown to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The first appearance of the showroom, it had a big board, displaying HMT Company Watch Showroom - a subsidiary of HMT Limited, a Government. of India undertaking which appeared painted more than a decade ago.When I entered, it appeared like an old hall or a government building, with high roofs, old window fittings near roof for natural light, wooden partitions for showroom, service centre and regional office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I found 5 showcases with different categories of watches being displayed along with posters of prestigious HMT watches and one of Mahatma Gandhi on partition walls.The person there (who was the manager) asked me - what can I do for you. I said - I am the same person who called up,our conversation thus started. Along with the manager, the other HMT employees there too who joined the conversation.As they rarely found people interested in HMT Watches, they were surprised to see my interest in and our conversation lasted for about two plus hours which was about watches, their experiences of golden days of HMT, their training days along with some tea and snacks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I asked them if HMT Janata 12-3-6-9 was there in stock. (At that time I did not know it was known as Art Deco variant). I already had the Devanagri "Janata" printed variant. As the watch was not in showcase, the manager was kind enough to get searched it in the stocks and found one Tumkur made art deco Janata for me.</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was really happy. He then showed me a series of ADSL automatic watches along with a newly released ADSL04. He recommended me ADSL04 and I bought that too along with the classic Janata.</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He prepared the bills and warranty cards for both watches and I came back with wishing them, thanks and "Fir Milenge" (till we meet again.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">After that, I could visit them only in 2014 when I had to get my grandfather's watch serviced and I bought a black dial Jhalak on this visit. The manager recognized me and this time too we again had a long chat. I used to tell them that I write my suggestions to HMT management to either start online shopping and deliver watches via India Post or to tally up with leading e-commerce websites and they used recognize my efforts with their inputs on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In September 2014 the news of shut down came. After which, I started visiting various HMT showrooms frequently, because I felt only a few days are left for the showroom to exist. I even had an opportunity to meet the General Manager of WFR while he was on visit there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We were lucky to have organized, HMT Watch Collectors meet at Lucknow showroom this year before it closed. It was a nice time to meet Prashant, Vardhan along with HMT staff.<br />Unfortunately, HMT Lucknow showroom was in the list of showrooms to be phased out first as it could not generate enough revenue to survive on its own, the showroom was closed down in mid of April 2015.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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In my last few visits, I saw the managers and staff packing up all the watches in stocks, preparing inventory lists as they had to send them back to HMT, as last part of their duties. Finally, they had to close down the showroom cum office they were associated with for a long time.The service engineer who was on contractual wages became unemployed.It was a sad day for both the HMT staff as well as watch collectors like me.</span></div>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-11877803690412261612015-07-06T21:08:00.000+05:302015-07-06T21:21:04.533+05:30A Curtain Call – Closing down of the HMT Bangalore Unity Building Showroom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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HMT company showroom in the Unity buildings, J.C.Road was one of the oldest HMT showroom in India. This showroom was opened in the early 70s and had visitors from all across the country and world. My association with the showroom started with a phone call to enquire about the availability of HMT Pilot watches. Soon, the showroom became my favourite hang out.I met many interesting people at the showroom and learnt from their experiences.I shared some of these experiences through my blogs <b><a href="http://hmtwatches.blogspot.in/2013/11/story-of-hmt-kailash-automatic-on-windy.html" target="_blank">Link blog 1</a> , <a href="http://hmtwatches.blogspot.in/2014/08/meeting-with-very-young-hmt-fan.html" target="_blank">Link Blog 2</a></b> . Few months back,HMT watch company decided to close its showroom in a phased manner and this showroom was one of them.After the closure of the showroom, Mr Bhagavan has taken up the charge of the new HMT showroom in Bangalore at <b>first floor of Barton Center , M G Road Bangalore</b>.I shall be posting a blog soon on my first visit to the showroom.<br />
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A fellow collector,blogger and friend <b>Varun Iyengar </b>was at the showroom on the day of closure and below is an eye witness account from him.<br />
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My journey with
HMT has been since 2009 where I used to visit showrooms just to see the vast
collection of HMT watches wich I never used to buy. I always used to consider
myself an enthusiast rather than a collector of sorts. Incidentally my first
watch was a Janata art deco variant followed by a couple of Pilots and Sonas. </div>
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Some of the HMTs
that I purchased initially were from either the two showrooms in Bangalore one
in Unity Building and other being Jalahalli (CSD). I used to prefer the
Jalahalli showroom during my initial years since it was near to my place of
work. Later as time passed I shifted to Unity Building due to its location. I
used to spend my Saturday afternoons at the Unity building showroom looking at
the red velvet steps in the showroom filled with an array of watches from the
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Sometime in mid
2010 I had for the first time visited the Unity Building in search of a Janata for
my classmate/colleague who was pestering me for a long time. Though I did not
get one but got introduced to Mr. Bhagavan who introduced himself first and
later I introduced myself saying I am an academician (and a student of sorts). He
also gave me his visiting card. This meeting still reverberates in my mind
whenever I here Unity Building from someone. In the same visit I also happen to
pick up HMT Pilot which I gave it to one of my friend later. I have never tried
to ask technical questions to Mr. Bhagavan all these years but have never
failed to ask for watches that I can pick up. I also remember asking him a HMT Jawan
for which his reply was try hard you will find it and I don’t have it. Later in
years to come I have picked numerous watches from this showroom starting from
the very basic HMT Vijays and Varuns to the classy Chronograph. I have also
left a series of watches like HMT Sweekars thinking that I will have time to
pick up later (which was a mistake that I made). The Unity Building has now become
hotspot for all the HMT watch collectors and enthusiasts to meet, exchange
notes and impart knowledge. For the last few years it had become a routine to
meet some fantastic people and learn something new. But the sad part is the
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Last year in the
month of September the news of HMT closure shattered the hearts of many HMT
collectors and enthusiasts. Then the news trickled saying all the showrooms
would be closed. The first one to bite the dust in Bangalore was the Unity
Building showroom. I got to know they would close on a certain day, and was not
prepared to go and meet Mr. Bhagavan there because I was not ready to confront
a disappointment. But one of my friend (a HMT collector) forced me to come to
meet him at Unity Building which turned the tables. That was the last day of
the showroom. I just entered the showroom and saw Mr. Bhagavan was arranging
the watches in boxes and the tables were shifted to the corners. I spoke with
him regarding the imminent closure and wished him all the best. I also in the
meantime asked Mr. Bhagavan’s permission to take a picture of him to which his
reply was a stern no but later he obliged for the same. I thanked him for all
the help and also thanked him for helping out people all these years. After a
long chat with Mr. Bhagavan finally the time had arrived for me to depart with
a heavy heart. I bid good bye for one final time to the HMT showroom and head
back home. Thank you HMT and its professionals for all what you have done for
these many years and good bye. Here are s<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>ome pictures
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-307066039054883252015-06-30T20:43:00.000+05:302015-06-30T20:43:47.808+05:30A Curtain Call – Closing down of the HMT Chennai Showroom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Curtain Call – The closing down of the HMT Chennai
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My association with HMT Chennai showroom goes back to the
year 2013. It began with a phone call, asking them if they had any of my favourite
HMT watches in stock. This was followed by an overnight bus journey over the
week end. The visit helped me tick-off a dozen HMT watches from my wish list. I
made some good friends at the showroom who helped me a lot in my journey as a
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In the last few months, HMT watches have started closing
off their showrooms in major cities of India and a few days back their showroom
in Chennai closed its operations. The news of its closure brought back so many
memories. It’s been quite a while that I could visit them and now it’s too late.
Below is an eyewitness account from my friend <b>Jaideep Ramdas</b>, an HMT watch
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I had visited my favourite showroom one fine Friday, a
couple of weeks back. It had been a while since I had been there, owing to work
and other commitments. I was in for a shock when I saw the state of the
showroom. It was completely rearranged and seemed different. The display
shelves were moved to a corner and their red velvet steps empty. These were the
same shelves that I use to keep gazing at longingly. Once packed with HMT
watches, they were now bare. Huge steel cupboards, the Godrej almirahs, the
staple of every Indian household and offices were all lined up together. It was
always a pleasure when Mr. Govindaraj opened these. You could always expect a
surprise, a grey dial Sameer or a nice HMT watch strap. There were packed
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Mr. Govindaraj, seeing the expression on my face,
explained to me that they had started the process of closing down the showroom.
All the things were getting packed and being sent to HMT Bangalore. Apart from
that, some old cupboards and fans would be auctioned internally. Though I
knew the showroom was going to close, seeing it happen was very sad. The
Chennai Showroom was and will always be very special to me. A majority of my
collection were purchased from this showroom. It was from the Chennai showroom
(at a different location) that I started on my watch journey after reading that
famous post on HMT Pilot watch by Frans Mattez. My first purchase was
a Janata and a Sona.</div>
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For the last four years, a visit to this showroom and
long chats with Mr. Govindaraj and other members of this team was my routine on
Saturdays. The knowledge and the rich experience these people possessed was
amazing and they were willing to share it. Our discussions were quite
informative and enjoyable Mr. Govindarajan, Mr.Natraj , Mr.Nagaraj and Ms.
Divya were a huge support in my watch collecting journey. I consider it my
good fortune to have met them, learnt from them and also am guided by them in
this endeavour. The Chennai showroom was also a meeting point of other
watch collectors who later became friends. It was great to meet another person
who had an interest in HMT watches and chat. Every visit to the showroom would
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Last Saturday, when I visited the showroom, it was in the
final stages of closure. Though I was mentally prepared, I still felt sad. One
of the most iconic brands was shutting down its presence in my city. The
highlight of the day was meeting Mr. Muhamad Bakhar, a former employee and one
of the senior most technicians. It was great talking to him about watches and
his experiences with the company. As I bid bye to the HMT showroom and the
team, I could not help thinking of them. These people along with the other
HMT staff represent a breed of committed professionals and are the unsung
heroes of brand HMT. They have kept the flag of HMT watches flying high inspite
of the circumstances.</div>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-73309698943094117642015-06-23T20:42:00.000+05:302015-06-23T20:42:41.817+05:30Monsoon woes and HMT watches – How to maintain your HMT watches during monsoon.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s that time of the year
again when both plant and animal kingdom feel rejuvenated. Monsoon is at the
doorstep of India. This is a testing time for the lovers of HMT mechanical
watches. I know of many HMT watch fans who switch to HMT quartz watches to
ensure the safety of their mechanical watches during this time. To those of you
who are new to HMT mechanical watches and wonder what’s all this fuss about
rains and saving mechanical watches from it. I can understand your amusement. Most of you might have might have been keeping
time so far, using quartz or modern mechanical watches. Such watches offer high
level of water resistance as compared to the HMT mechanical watches. Your next
question might be “Hey!, but my HMT has water resistant printed on it and I am
not doing deep sea diving with these watches in any case. The least that I
expect is for it to withstand the rain.” I agree with you, it does have water
resistant etched on its case back but water resistance in the context of HMT
watches means that it can withstand a few accidental splashes of water and it
can resist water on it for those few seconds before water is wiped off using a soft
and clean, dry cotton cloth. It cannot survive inside water even if the depth
is a few centimetres.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;">Watches with higher level of
water resistance have few characteristic features which are not available in
HMT watches. A threaded crown and case back secured with gaskets made out of
rubber, Teflon or nylon. Majority of these watches are hermetically or vacuum sealed</span>
and have thick watch crystals. Such features are absent in HMT mechanical
watches which result in lower water resistance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I remember this person who was
new to HMT watches. He told me that he washed his HMT watch in the kitchen sink
using </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">dishwashing</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> soap and scrubber as the watch case was not clean to his satisfaction. This incident had happened a day before he met me. I explained
the horror of the possible outcome and urged him to rush the watch to a
reliable watch repairer. He told me in our next meeting that the repair person
was in splits when he explained his act of cleaning the watch. Luckily, nothing
much happened to his watch but it was a very close call. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">HMT watch division has made
quality watches ever since it’s beginning that offer resistance to most of the adverse
conditions of Indian climate with minimum maintenance. The problem with quality, especially water
resistance is more evident these days as majority of watches brought and sold
are brought from sources other than HMT watches themselves. We will concentrate
on the water resistance aspect in this blog and understand what HMT does to
make its watches withstand the damage water/moisture can possibly do to its
watches. HMT ensured water resistance in small but effective manner in its watches.
A few noteworthy features are mentioned below <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;">Crown-stem tube</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> this extends from the end of crown tunnel to
the crown covering the crown stem. It’s visible once the crown is pulled out to
set time. In most of the second hand watches brought from resellers these are
cut off as it’s a hassle for average watch repairers to set the crown length
through the tube while assembling the watch if it’s a Franken watch.</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;">Crystal holder ring </span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">it’s that shiny metal ring often seen on HMT watches
with flat crystals. It holds the watch crystal firmly to its place preventing
external exposure to the watch from the crystal side. Average watch makers
mistake this ring for an ornamental feature and either get rid of it or cut it
to make it easy to fit on the dial.</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;">Rubber Gasket. </span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">It is inside the case back and seals seepage of
moisture inside the watch from the case back end. This has to be replaced every
time the watch is serviced but this change of rubber gasket is often neglected
which makes it ineffective.</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;">Movement holder ring and the rubber gasket
inside it </span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">These have to be intact as
they are essential to water resistance and well being of the movement. In most
of the second hand watches the movement ring is cut and the rubber gasket is
missing. This leads the movement being shaky and normally is the reason when
the dial shakes a bit every time the crown is moved or pulled out to adjust
time.</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;">A sealant </span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">which is applied across the watch stem entry point inside the watch.
This greasy sealant would dry off quickly once applied protecting it from the
hazards of external atmosphere.</span></li>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These days, most of the HMT watches
bought by watch enthusiasts are either repaired or assembled using parts
salvaged from old used watches and therefore none or most of the above
mentioned quality features related to water resistance are present. We should now
understand the damage that can be caused due to exposure to moisture and the
precautionary steps that can be taken to protect watches. Water/moisture seeps
inside watches from three entry points – Crystal, Crown and Case-backs. If any
of these three Cs are faulty or does not have the aforementioned features, moisture
will seep inside the watch and damage it. There are two types of damages that
are done on a watch – visible and the invisible damage. Visible damage is
flaking, peeling or discolouring of dial; discolouring of hands; rusting or discolouring
or fungal deposit on the case, crown. Invisible damage is the damage which
happens to the insides of the watch and is not visible unless the case back is
opened. It includes rusting of different watch parts which at times damages the
movement beyond repair.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So what should you do to save
your watch from the assault of moisture this monsoon? The first step is to buy
a quality HMT watch, check the watch thoroughly and ask all possible questions
before you buy a watch if you are buying them from any source other than HMT
watches. Best is to buy it directly from <a href="https://www.hmtwatches.in/collection.html" target="_blank">HMT <span id="goog_2092467925"></span>watches</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"> <span id="goog_2092467926"></span></a>before they
shut down completely. Let’s now talk about the watches you may already have. Here are a
couple of options:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">The easiest way
is to switch to a quartz watch for the monsoon season, if you want to enjoy the
rains with a watch on your wrist. HMT quartz watches offer </span><u style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">better</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> (not fully
waterproof) water resistance as compared with a mechanical watch. I suggest
you to give your daily beater mechanical watch for service before you give it
the monsoon rest. Upon return from the service centre wear the watch for a
couple of days to ensure that it has been regulated properly. This would also
ensure that the lubrication oil applied on the watch movement spreads evenly
across the movement parts. Post this; watch can be stored inside a watch pouch
or in the plastic box in which it came originally from the company with a few silica
gel sachets. If you don’t have either of these two then you can put it in any
plastic box with silica gel sachets in a cool dry place where it’s not moved
around a lot. I therefore suggest, not storing them in drawers that are used
daily and the stuff is sifted through regularly. Make sure you wind the watch
once a week. This will ensure that the watch is up and running to the optimum
accuracy levels for regular use post monsoon.<div style="text-align: right;">
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<li><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">If you wish to
use your mechanical watch during monsoon, I suggest you to check your watch
crystal once in a while to check for cracks in the crystal as these are an open
invitation to moisture. Get the crystal changed immediately and ask your watch
repairer to check for the gaskets and other aforementioned features to ensure
the optimum water resistance of the watch. If at any time you see tiny droplets
inside the crystal or fogging of crystal, take your watch immediately to a good
watch repairer. Easiest way to save watches whenever you are caught in rains is
by keeping a zip pouch handy. Slip the watch inside it once the first drop of
rain falls from the sky. But before you put the watch inside ensure that you
wipe off all the water using a clean dry cotton cloth (example a handkerchief).
Even if you get drenched the watch will be safe inside the sealed zip pouch.
The only problem with this option is that you would have no watch on your wrist
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Remember, prevention is
better than cure. The information shared in this blog is from my own personal
experiences and the ones that i have learnt from the experiences of other watch
enthusiasts, repairers and friendly staff members of HMT watches. </span></span></li>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-51075090248860178632015-03-13T23:04:00.000+05:302015-05-07T21:13:31.036+05:30Unboxing pictures of White and Brownish Maroon Pilot watches - recieved from hmtwatches.in<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was quite excited when I ordered a couple of watches from
the official retail site of HMT watches <a href="https://www.hmtwatches.in/"><b><span style="color: red;">https://www.hmtwatches.in/</span></b></a>
. This was the first time I was ordering a watch through the website. The
transaction was quite smooth and the experience was really good. Immediately
after I had placed my order I got an email confirmation just like any other
retail website of present day.</div>
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I ,like many been in touch with the HMT office urging
them to start an online retail shop. This became a reality in October of 2014.
I must confess the watches that were available on the site since then were
either not exciting or were in my collection already. So, finally I saw
something I wanted and placed the order two days back. I was expecting the
package to arrive in a week but I guess being in Bangalore reduced my waiting
time for between the day of placing order and receiving the package was a gap
of just one day. </div>
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<b>My observations </b>- The watches were packed quite well and there was enough protection to save the watch from any damage due to shocks or moisture.Shipping charges INR 80 per watch are charged over and above the price of the watches and these watches are shipped across India via the India post - Speed post. These watches are sent in sturdy HMT boxes unlike the flimsy plastic ones seen in the showrooms. They come with a printed invoice and signed guarantee card. HMT does not ship watches outside India, I guess they have more than enough orders in India itself :-) . The only way out for those who want these watches outside India is to order using the details of a friend in India and asking them to receive it on their behalf and shipping it across to them.Though the chances are remote still, If you find any issues with your watch please reach out to the person in charge of retail business. His number is mentioned on the envelope. You will find him very helpful.</div>
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I share with you the un-boxing pictures. I would rate my
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I have also uploaded an unboxing video on youtube you can access the same by clicking on this link - > <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMjJi-LUYzA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMjJi-LUYzA</a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The Package - Next to It are My Oliver F27 fountain pen and the HMT Akarsh watch</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>More Polythene wrapping - Inside the bigger\polythene envelope is another pack of polythene</b> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The Product - HMT White and Brownish maroon Pilot watches. Neatly tucked inside the sturdy boxes wrapped in polythene covers</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The Gorgeous white Pilot. </span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The Brownish Maroon Pilot</span></b></td></tr>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-58630785070886555612014-12-17T20:54:00.000+05:302014-12-17T20:55:23.635+05:30HMT Doctor's watch - Mechanical Fob watch <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is a very unique HMT medical practitioner’s fob watch which I added it to my collection recently. I have the quartz fob nurse /doctor's watch in my collection and always wondered if there was a mechanical one from HMT as well.Well, this is the answer to my query. Indeed HMT made mechanical fob watches for medical practitioners. What i have learnt is that these watches were produced in very limited numbers and were part of an institutional order.In my opinion this watch is based on the iconic Janata watch.I would really appreciate if fellow HMT watch enthusiasts or members of the noble profession of medicine could share more information about this watch.<br />
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Please refer my description against each picture to understand more about the watch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a full length view of the fob watch</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The font size of arabic numerals is much larger than most of the HMT watches making it easy to read for the doctor/nurse.The sub markers for minutes and seconds are also marked to help read the pulse of the patient</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The milky white dial makes it easy to read and also the printing on the dial makes it easy to identify it with the medical profession.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The case of the watch has a single lug while the other side has a smooth clear finish indicating that the case was customised to make it a fob watch</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The steel bracelet has the place to insert a safety pin to attach the fob watch to the doctors lapel</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is how the watch appears to the doctor when he is reading time. Note that HMT logo would appear upside down to him.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is how the watch would appears to everyone except the wearer of the watch. Note that numerals would appear upside down to them.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This watch was manufactured in the HMT watch factory number four at tumkur </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Quartz nurse/doctor's fob watch from HMT. The design of this is quite different from the mechanical fob watch.</span><br />
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-78254261840142109282014-09-29T21:14:00.002+05:302014-09-29T21:16:18.871+05:30Rubies in the dust<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was trying to restore an Old Janata watch which i found lying neglected in a toolbox at a friend’s house. I had talked about it in one of my earlier blog (<a href="http://hmtwatches.blogspot.in/2014/03/the-case-of-hmt-watch-in-tool-box.html">http://hmtwatches.blogspot.in/2014/03/the-case-of-hmt-watch-in-tool-box.html</a>). I was looking for a crown that matched its age and this quest of mine kept me busy during most of the weekends. On one such weekend, I made a trip to an old watch repair shop. After making the required inquiries I decided to move on and continue with my search. As I started from the shop an old gentleman whom I had seen at the shop approached me and asked:<u></u><u></u></div>
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Old Man - “Saab, ghadi kharidte kya ?” (Sir,do you want to buy watches ?).<u></u><u></u></div>
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Me - “Kaun si ghadi hai tumhare paas” (which watch do you have?)<u></u><u></u></div>
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Old Man - “pachhas ghadi hai…chaabi waala hai aur shell wala hai” (I have 50 watches some of them are winding watches others are quartz)<u></u><u></u></div>
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Me – “Tumhare paas kahan se aayi…chori ka hai kya” (How did you get them..were these stolen from somewhere”)<u></u><u></u></div>
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Old Man – “Nahin Saab, mera khud ka hai..mai gaurmant department mein kaam karta tha…abi retire ho gaya…paisa chaiye iske liye ghadi bechne ko shop pe aaya tha..wo kum daam bola..socha tum ko hona to pura lot le lo..accha daam me de dunga”. (No sir, they are mine..i used to work in a government department..now I am retired..i am in need of money so came to the shop to sell the watches..he is giving me a bad deal…I saw you and thought you might be interested and decided to offer you the entire lot”)<u></u><u></u></div>
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Me – “Bade miyan..mai apne shauk ko pura karne ki liye ghadi kharidta hu…bechne ke liye nahi…pachaas ghadi ka mai kya karunga..aur mujhe quartz watch nahi chahihye..hmt ka koi watch hai kya ?” (Old chap…I buy watches for my collection..and not for selling…what would I do with fifty watches..and I am not interested in quartz watches...do you have any HMT watches?)<u></u><u></u></div>
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Old Man – “do char hain..mere ghar chalkar dekh lo..mai idhar paas mein rehta hu” (I have three-four of them…come to my house and take a look..i stay close by)<u></u><u></u></div>
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Me – “Mera paas tumhare ghar jaane ka time nahi hai..idhar hi ghadi le aao (I don’t have the time to visit your house bring here your watches and we’ll see)<u></u><u></u></div>
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Old man – “Paas mein hi hai saab..aadhe ghante mein aa jayenge…tumko jame to lena varna koi baat nai” (My house is closeby sir..take whatever you like and its ok if you don’t like them”)<u></u><u></u></div>
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So we took an auto rickshaw and started the journey to his home. During the journey he told me that he used to work in the secretariat and got these watches as gifts from his bosses or visitors. As we talked the auto took us through the by lanes of old Bangalore until we stopped at a place from where we started walking through a maze of narrow lanes till we finally reached his home. It was a small house with beautiful rangolis made at the gate.<u></u><u></u></div>
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He returned with a tin box in his hand and two chairs. He opened the box and handed it over to me. The box was full of watches . Most of them were quartz watches from unknown companies. He also had some old Seiko and citizen watches, which i did not fancy. Then in the box I found four HMT watches. These were really nice watches –HMT Rohini (manual winding), HMT Samrat, Kanchan and Kanchan deluxe(automatics). These watches were aged and it was quite apparent that they had stood the test of time. I checked and found that all of them were working fine. After a few rounds of negotiations we agreed on a price acceptable to both of us.I was quite happy to add HMT Samrat and Rohini to my collection.These are quite rare watches and I have been searching them for some time.<u></u><u></u></div>
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As I handed over the money to him he said “Saab, mujhe bahut khushi hai ki mai aapko ye ghaadi diya…dukanwala iska purja nikal kar spare mein bech dalta tha..tumhare paas ye ghadi salamat rahega” (Sir, I am very happy that you are taking these watches…the guy at the shop would have dismantled them and sold them as spares..with you these watches will be safe).<u></u><u></u></div>
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I thanked him and let my contact details with him. After that my old friend helped me get a few more watches that his friends had, but let’s keep those stories for some other day.<u></u><u></u></div>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-69345839937967460532014-09-16T19:55:00.001+05:302014-09-16T19:58:09.159+05:30A bus ride to rare HMT watches<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I believe the best way to explore Bangalore is to take a ride on an early morning or late evening BMTC bus. I often do this on a <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_412192719" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday</span></span> morning. I travel across the city in almost empty buses enjoying the cool breeze and old Hindi film songs played on the radio. A few weeks back I was enjoying my routine bus journey. While my headphones were crooning “main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya” a Mohd. Rafi classic, I received a gentle tap om my shoulder. An elderly gentleman was standing next to my seat I shifted closer to the window to give him enough seat space. He tapped my shoulder again. I removed my headphones unwillingly darting a questioning glance in his direction. “May I ask you a question ?” –Said the man. “Please tell me” was my response. “Can you show me your watch” He enquired. I projected my left wrist towards him in answer. “That’s a nice watch you have their young man”. A conversation began immediately and after a few minutes the gentleman said – “I have HMTs too and have fond memories attached to them. Those were the glorious days, when HMT was the watch of Indians. Would you like to see my watches ?”. “Yes, of course” was my answer. After a couple of bus-stops passed we got down from the bus and headed towards his home. It was a simple and elegantly decorated drawing room of a upper middle class house. Mr. Kumar (name changed on request) introduced me to Mrs. Kumar who bought us our coffees. Mr. Kumar is a retired HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) employee . Over a hot cup of coffee our conversation continued. Presently, Mr. Kumar went inside and bought out his HMT watches. He had a couple of Black Jawahars, a commemorative Kohinoor watch, A Janata and a very special pilot watch. I was mesmerized by the beauty of these watches, the rare pilot with broad indices in particular. He showed me his watches with a lot of pride – “I got it on my service anniversary” he said looking at the Pilot watch. I have worn these watches very rarely and kept them inside my safe box. As we talked more, he learnt more about my HMT watch madness and heard my stories with interest. He shared quite a few instances and stories that he had heard and his experiences related to HMT watches. <u></u><u></u></div>
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After enjoying his company and his HMT watches for sometime, I decided to take his leave. “Prashant, we are leaving for the US of A in the next few weeks to live with our son and family. We stay alone here and he is always concerned about our well being .We have stayed all our life in Bangalore but since my son is adamant and what he says makes practical sense…we are relocating.” I went silent for a minute and then said “ I have made a lot of friends, thanks to HMT watches. Today is probably the first time I have made and lost a friend in a day”. “No..No we are still here for a few weeks..you must meet us before we leave Bangalore”. I promised to do so.<u></u><u></u></div>
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I received a call from Mr. Kumar after a couple of weeks. “Prashant, we are leaving for the US this weekend. Let’s catch up over a cup of coffee”. I met Mr. and Mrs. Kumar at their house. I updated him on the watches I had added to my collection in the last two weeks and promised to meet him upon his return. Since their flight was early next morning I decided it was time for me to conclude my visit. As I got up to take a leave he said – “Here this is for you” and handed over a packet to me. “This is a small gift for you. Open it once you reach home”. I had to visit a few more places and reached home a little late at night. After having my dinner I opened the packet. I was dumbfounded – for the packet contained Mr. Kumar’s HMT watches and small note that said “please accept them as a gift from me…..let the made in India stay in India <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>”.<u></u><u></u></div>
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It was too late to disturb them in the night and I have not been able to reach Mr. Kumar since that day. Friends, It’s just amazing how a wrist watch can turn two perfect strangers into friends. I take this opportunity to thank Mr. Kumar through this blog…Thank you Kumar Sir..thanks a lot”</div>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-50746856795351813272014-08-25T22:29:00.000+05:302014-08-25T22:31:11.422+05:30Meeting a very young HMT fan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A few days back I had the privilege of meeting a very young
HMT fan and thought of sharing the event with you all. I was at the HMT
showroom in Unity building getting one of my watches serviced. While I was
there, a father and son duo stopped by to check out the mechanical watches
available in the showroom. They were looking for a Janata, Sona and a Pilot
watch, which unfortunately were out of stock at the showroom. They were asked
to check the availability of these watches with the opposite watch shop. As I
moved out of the showroom, the shopkeeper opposite the showroom, Mr. Satyanarayana
called me to check out a few watches and for our weekly banter. I asked the
gentleman (father) if it was the first time he was buying an HMT watch and our
discussion started. I was then surprised by the interest of his son in the HMT
watches. He was barely 10-12 years old and was very much interested in the
watches and the tick-tick sound of the moment. He wanted to understand the
difference between the automatic and mechanical watches and so many other
things. I was delighted to answer his queries and suggested them a few watches
to start their collection. After sometime I decided to leave them with their HMT
shopping for the day. As I bid them farewell, I asked the young HMT fan his
name. “My name is Aditya” – He said. I asked him – “Do you know there is an HMT
watch with your name on its dial”.”Oh really” – He exclaimed. The joy and
bewilderment on the kids face was a Kodak moment. “Have you seen it? Do you
have that watch in your collection, where can I get that watch?”etc. I asked
them if they are on Facebook. He said he was not on facebook but will join our
facebook group (HMT watch collectors) through his mother’s id. I gave them our
group and page details promised that I will post the pictures of my Aditya
watch pretty soon. I also asked Mr. Satyanarayana to get him an Aditya, which
he promised the kid immediately. I was quite happy to see the interest of next
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So Aditya, Here is my Aditya watch for your viewing
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-69190983563420634922014-07-24T18:24:00.000+05:302014-07-24T18:24:09.305+05:30HMT watch hunt during my recent visit to Ahmedabad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I recently visited Ahmedabad, capital of Gujarat state in India. The occasion was my younger brother’s marriage and like all Indian weddings there were a lot of things to be done. In a nutshell I had a very busy schedule. During my visits to the various markets I would often excuse myself and slip into watch shops to check if they had any HMT watches in their stock. However, I always got the same reply “HMT Watch Company is closed for more than a decade now”. I would often explain to them that the company is not closed and they still produce watches. This would lead to a debate and as I had neither the time nor the energy for such endless debates I would conclude the discussion by thanking them for their advice and if they knew of any places in Ahmedabad where I could still find HMT watches. To this one of the old watch shops in Vastrapur advised me to explore watch shops located in the Gandhi road market. I thanked him and decided to explore the area once I had some time at hand.<u></u><u></u></div>
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During the marriage ceremony I was surprised to observe that my brother’s father in law was wearing an HMT Kajal watch. When I suggested that we have the same taste when it comes to watches he gave me a surprised look. Later he told me that he got his Kajal automatic watch as a gift at the time of his marriage in 1978. His elder brother is also a loyal HMT customer and he was wearing his HMT white dial Janata during the ceremonies. Sighting an HMT watch in Gujarat was quite a pleasant surprise to me as I was given an impression that there were no takers for these humble low cost, quality watches in the rich state of Gujarat.<u></u><u></u></div>
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After the marriage concluded, I had a day to myself before my travel back to Bangalore. I decided to explore Gandhi road which is also known as the watch, stationery and electronic market of Ahmedabad. I checked all the shops located in that area and discovered that only a very few of them had HMT watches in stock. The one worth mentioning is the Master Watch Company. It is located on Gandhi road and is an authorized HMT watch dealer for more than fifty years. They have a rich stock of HMT mechanical and automatic watches in their shop. I bought an HMT Janata from them at the company price with a proper bill and warranty card. <u></u><u></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I also visited the erstwhile HMT watch company retail outlet next to the famous Italian bakery in the Bhadra area. This showroom was closed down 3-4 months back but still had the company signboard on the shop. </span></div>
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Very close to this erstwhile showroom is a shop named – National Watch Company. They have a good stock of HMT watches including some with repainted dials (they claim it’s in-line with public demand). I suggest buyers to use their discretion while buying watches as they might end up getting a watch with repainted dial. I bought a rare 2012 Ranibagh factory made Jawan watch from them with a proper bill and a guarantee card.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Both these watch shop owners claimed that though the demand for these watches is less still they get regular queries and visits from HMT watch fans. They felt quite sad at the current state of the humble watch manufacturing giant and wished if it could regain its days of glory.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Trophies of my watch hunt in Ahmedbad - L to R HMT Jawan and Janata - 2012 production from HMT Factory no 5 located at Ranibagh city in Uttaranchal state of India </b></td></tr>
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As I left Ahmedabad for my return journey to Bangalore, I felt sad that the land of Mahatma Gandhi whose simple thoughts and great ideas and efficiency changed the destiny of our nation had very few takers for the watches that replicate his way of life. I hope this blog helps the HMT fans in Guajrat to find their beloved HMT watches in Ahmedabad.</div>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-8940529100001973712014-04-11T22:18:00.001+05:302014-04-11T22:18:42.194+05:30HMT Akarsh - An attractive watch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Akarsh means attractive. True to its name this
is a very attractive watch from HMT watches and at the same time one of the
most unspoken watch from HMT. I remember picking up the first Akarsh watch from
a dealer in Bangalore. Its blingy yet elegant look really attracted me. It goes
well even as a dress watch.</span></i><br />
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quite a few people loved it and asked me to help them get this watch. Since
then I was constantly looking for this watch to help other watch fans get one
for themselves. In this quest, a few days back I was informed by one of my
dealer friends that he has an Akarsh watch. I thought I will go and check it
out on behalf of a friend. However, when I saw the watch it was a different
variant and I loved the watch the moment I saw it. The sober grey dial has a
hint of mischief with the light reflecting off the dial’s contours was quite
different than the other blingy variant I have. </span></i><br />
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this watch was immediate. As I write
about the watch, it sits proudly on my wrist knowing well that it would be one
of those watches that would get a lot of my wrist-time. I really feel that I
was lucky to get both these watches as a new old stock watches. This watch is
highly recommended to all HMT watch fans. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-56740352705017478072014-03-12T22:36:00.000+05:302014-09-29T21:02:56.658+05:30The case of the HMT watch in the Tool Box<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My friend teased me by saying “I knew you would love this watch”. “Yes it’s lovely” I said and left him with the amused expression on his face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This watch was found in a dilapidated condition in a tool box . Yes, In a tool box !!. My friend told me that he has found this old Janata watch that he believes belonged to his grandfather. He found it at the bottom of an old tool box in the attic of his house. The watch was in a bad state. The case-back and the acrylic dome of the watch had cracked open. The second’s hand was missing and the dial had a lot of dirt on It.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I decided to take up this project of restoring the watch. The original threaded screw-off caseback of the watch indicated that the watch was made in the year 1976 in the Bangalore factory 2.To restore it I had to find original spare parts from Janata watches that were manufactured in the 1970s. I checked with quite a few watch repairers for the spares but with little success. After a month of inquiry I finally got a call from a watch repairer. He told me that he has found an original HMT Janata’s caseback that was manufactured around the same time as the one I was trying to restore. It belonged to a Janata watch made in Bangalore factory 2 in the year 1978. He also helped me with getting a new acrylic dome and a second’s hand. The original crown was missing so i searched hard and got the same. The movement was serviced and a new acrylic dome was installed. The biggest problem was cleaning the dial. Most of the watch repairers said a big no to me as any attempt at cleaning the dial might damage it further. Therefore I decided to clean the dial on my own. I used the vacuum cleaners meant for cleaning laptops to the air pressure cleaner pump used by servicemen to get the dial cleaned. I also paint brushes to remove the stuck up dirt and the finished product is here for you to see now – I think my efforts did pay off. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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HMT watch Collectorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184903300824079971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200496246618089254.post-89388169025491237022014-01-21T21:41:00.000+05:302014-01-21T22:41:35.029+05:30HMT Watch showcasing - An HMT watch lover's delight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">It all looked like a dream to us. Yes, the much
awaited and much doubted HMT watch showcasing finally got organised on 18</span><sup style="line-height: 115%;">th</sup><span style="line-height: 115%;">
January 2014.This was the first time in the history of HMT watches that such an
event was organised for the fans of HMT watches. After continuous discussions
with the HMT leadership for the last couple of months we were finally able to </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">organize</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> this event.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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enthusiasm reaching the HMT Bhavan showroom (our assembling point). We had a
quick round of introduction and as we shook each other’s hands, our eyes (as
always) checked the wrists of every person we met. Every glance on one’s
wrist would end up with a compliment and a mental note was made of a new
addition to our never ending wish-list of HMTwatches. We quickly browsed the
watches displayed in the showroom and left for our venue in Jalahalli.</span></span></div>
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warmly by the HMT staff. All of us were quite excited to see so many HMT
watches under one roof. While we were the first ones to arrive other HMT watch fans
kept on trickling as we browsed through the various showcases displaying the
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Tennemax and the analog-digital
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the HMT Roman series moon phase and chronograph watches and the famous Chandan watch
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watches that have Disney cartoon characters displayed on the dial/case. Pace and Sundar watches were made keeping the teenage customers in mind. These came in
attractive colours and were quite durable.</u> </span></span></h4>
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lot of people who never knew that HMT made table and alarm clocks.</u></span> </span></h4>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All of us got the HMT price lists and latest
catalogue of watches along with the New Year calendar.HMT fans shared their
suggestions, ideas and concerns with the HMT marketing leadership. We also got
an overview of the HMT watches and its evolution. This was the first time HMT
leadership and fans got a common platform to share their ideas and concerns and
the opportunity was utilized well.</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">1.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">For some of the rare watches like HMT
Kohinoor electric blue dial, excel etc HMT team agreed to consider the idea of
producing a batch exclusively for us if we have an order of 100 watches. We
will initiate the process of confirmation with the HMT fans soon on our page.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">2.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">The marketing team suggested that they
can share the regular updates on product launches, discount sales etc directly
by creating an email group. We will have to collate and share our email-ids
with them for this initiative.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">3.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">We had more than 30 HMT fans visiting
this watch showcasing that got organised for a couple of hours only and thus
encouraged by the response a decision was taken to </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">organize</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> another showcasing event
in the coming few months where a much higher number of watches will be
displayed.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">4.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">We gave a list of watches that we wanted
along with our names and contact numbers and HMT assured us that the same will
be arranged for us. We were also given an email id where we could drop an email
with our wish-list and we were assured that the team will help us in getting
the watches we want.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">5.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">We requested the HMT team to arrange a
factory visit to the watch factory in Bangalore to observe how automatic
watches are made. HMT team assured that they will try and get this arranged for
us in near future.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">6.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">A lot of us were keen on understanding
the HMT mechanical and automatic watch movement. Thus, we requested the HMT
team to organize a one/two day crash course aimed at providing an insight on
this subject. We will initiate the process of enrolling interested people on
our page and will share it with the concerned team in HMT to organise it at the
earliest. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">7.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">We were asked by HMT marketing team to
buy watches from HMT showrooms and </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">authorized</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> dealers only at the company price
with the proper bill and guarantee card. We were given the </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">price-list</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> as well so
that we would know the prices of watches we want. We were asked to report
against any individuals and dealers who are selling watches without
documentation and at prices higher than the company’s sales price. We were
assured that proper action will be taken against them.</span></span></span></li>
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the HMT factory outlet. One of the most noteworthy watches that were bought
from the showroom was an HMT Sujata hand winding watch. This watch was the
first ladies mechanical watch from HMT and it came in golden and white dial
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lunch at Kamat restaurant next to the Jalahalli showroom. As we enjoyed the lunch
in the company of our friends personal experiences and stories of HMT watches
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jaideep and Karthik who had come down from Chennai for
this event wanted to continue with their shopping and I was delighted to
accompany them. Me and my friend Rahul took them to the city market area where
I helped them in purchasing watch straps, watch repair equipment etc. I had
identified some shops that kept some stock of old HMT watches and from there I
bought myself a Gaurav mechanical watch while Karthik bought himself a Blue
dial Trisul and Arun handwinding watches. It was already 8 pm when we decided
to conclude the day with a promise to meet again we left for our respective
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HMT Bangalore specially the marketing and after sales team for showing faith in
us and </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">organizing</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> this event. Trust me friends it was not easy and till the
last moment uncertainty shadowed this event and had it not been for the
passionate team at HMT Bangalore this event would have never happened.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I would like to request each one of you HMT watch lovers, to act as a brand ambassador of these great watches and spread the word far and
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dealers to ensure that the company gets much needed revenue to ensure its
survival. Trust me its each one of us that can make it happen for HMT watches. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Over the last few months, we had a series of
discussions with the marketing leadership of HMT watches. I gave them an
insight on the passion people have for HMT watches (specially mechanical and
automatic watches).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">We also discussed with them the scarcity of genuine
HMT watches and the over-the-top prices one pays to get these watches. We also discussed
about the fake/franken watches infesting the market and the lack of awareness
about HMT watches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">HMT watches have very graciously agreed to set up
an exclusive exhibition cum sales camp especially for us at their Jalahalli
premises in Bangalore. They will be exhibiting all the watches that are
available with HMT and we will have a chance to purchase original HMT watches
directly from the company with proper bill and guarantee card at the company
retail price and may be even discounted price.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">One can expect to see some of the rarest watches up
for sale in this rare opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">The date for this event is 18<sup>th</sup> January
2014, Saturday. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">As a next step, I request all the HMT enthusiasts
to confirm their participation to me by replying to this thread as I need
to inform the HMT officials beforehand to help them make proper arrangement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">For all the people outside of Bangalore, I am
trying to arrive at an understanding that any watch that an HMT fan wants to
buy can be sent to the nearest HMT company showroom in his/her city. The watch
will be kept reserved for the person and all he/she needs to do is pay for the
watch at the showroom and pick it up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Request all the HMT fans to spread the word and participate
in large numbers to make this event successful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Regards,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Prashant</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">In India, marriage
is not just a ceremony, it’s a carnival, a festival full of glitters, lights,
pomp and show!. Traditionally a wrist watch is one of the many gifts that a groom
would get in his marriage. It was an integral part of the most of the
engagement ceremonies. I always wondered what could be the significance of this
gift. My take on this is that the family wishes the couple to have a good time
and a good watch would bring them luck. It’s a natural human tendency to draw
parallels between similar events. Often in the marriages that I have attended I
hear the earlier generations remember their marriages and the good old days
with a lot of fondness. During my discussions with those who got married in the
late 70's and the 80's a few things were pretty common in the marriage ceremonies,
the groom cherished a brand new Bajaj scooter, a two-in-one stereo music system
and a good watch. The most sought after watch and a </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">favorite</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> with the grooms at
that time was the HMT Kanchan automatic watch. The demand for this watch would
spike specially during the marriage season i.e. auspicious days to get married
as per the Hindu calendar. People would queue in front of HMT showrooms before
the opening time to ensure that they get the watch before it got sold out but
had to often return empty handed for the demand was always more than the supply
of these watches. People would book a Kanchan watch in advance to ensure its
availability on the right time. Some also brought letters of recommendations
from ministers to skip the waiting list for a Kanchan watch. Times changed in
late 80's and early 90's when Titan started producing quartz watches and replaced the Kanchan
watch which as the most sought after watch of an Indian wedding.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kanchan
means “Gold/Golden” in Hindi and true to its name the watch looks as if it was
made of gold - case, dial, hands, indices, bracelet and even the days in the
watch were all gold plated. Gold is the most auspicious metal for Indians
especially Hindus and thus the watch provided the required auspiciousness and
glitter to the marriage ceremony. Also, An HMT Kanchan automatic watch looks
quite similar to the Rado diastar watches and thus became the next best thing
to the expensive Rado watches. Therefore Kanchan Automatic became an integral
part of the Indian weddings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">HMT also issued
Kedar automatic watch which also shared a striking similarity to the Rado
Diastar watches. HMT Kanchan is also one of the most serviced watch in HMT
service centres indicating the huge number of Kanchan watches sold at one time
by HMT and it being the symbol of the fond memories for its owners who want to
keep the watch running.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">HMT Kanchan watch
had a reliable day and date HMT 6500 in-house movement with a screw-off watch
back. The dial size was 35-36 mm and inserted gold plated indices marking the
hours on its dial. Normally with 6500 movement the days would be in grey </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">color</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> but in this watch they were in golden colour which made it quite different from
the other HMT automatic watches with the 6500 movement. This watch was available
with option of a gold polished steel bracelet or a leather strap.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Later on HMT
stopped the manufacturing of Kanchan automatic and released the HMT Kanchan Premium
automatic series. This watch was released in white, black and golden dial with
an 8205 movement. The dial was similar to the earlier Kanchan watch at 35-36mm
diameter. It had a guilloche/graphic dial as compared to the plain dial of HMT Kanchan
watch. This watch was available with option of a gold polished steel bracelet or
a leather strap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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HMT stopped the production of HMT Kanchan automatic and released the Kanchan
supreme watches. It has a bigger dial around 43-46mm and is currently produced
at the HMT Bangalore factory. This watch has an 8205 movement and comes in
white, golden and black dial variants. The dial and hands of this watch is
quite different from the earlier models. This watch is currently available in
HMT showrooms across India. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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