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Jun 15, 2015, 11:54 AM
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Time stands still - HMT watches
I read this in the paper this morning, then googled it to see if I can post a link (love how we pay for a subscription, yet available online for free 
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The article is about an Indian mechanical watch company nearly going out of business. It's sad, but probably a harsh reality.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/time-sta...ory-1434335402
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Jun 15, 2015, 12:16 PM
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Thanks for the link gnuyork... pretty sad indeed..
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Jun 15, 2015, 12:18 PM
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Well, If you want an HMT pilot, there are millions on the internet. I Brought six back from India in '93 and they haven't changed since. At all.
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Jun 15, 2015, 12:52 PM
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To be fair, it isn't surprising considering their QC made Vostok look like Rolex...
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Jun 15, 2015, 12:59 PM
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A twenty year old used hmt would have been better than the brand new one I got last year. Truly terrible.
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Jun 15, 2015, 01:10 PM
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Jun 15, 2015, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by
gnuyork
I read this in the paper this morning, then googled it to see if I can post a link (love how we pay for a subscription, yet available online for free
)
The article is about an Indian mechanical watch company nearly going out of business. It's sad, but probably a harsh reality.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/time-sta...ory-1434335402
think it was talked about last year but did it not get a cash in flux and it was going to survive think some one famous funded it ? 
but could be remembering it wrong ? yes I would deffo go old hmt over new there is a whole world of deference and the new ones have that annoying issue with the clutch cog and the quality seems much lower in the newer one's or the few I have had anyway
“Better to be a broken piece of jade than an intact piece of pottery.”
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Jun 15, 2015, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by
ro63rto
I was unaware of that. In fact, I've never heard of the brand until I read the article in the paper this morning. Wondering why they are recycling news???
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Jun 15, 2015, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by
gnuyork
I was unaware of that. In fact, I've never heard of the brand until I read the article in the paper this morning. Wondering why they are recycling news???
quiet week
the hmt stands for hindustan machine tools it start in 1953
“Better to be a broken piece of jade than an intact piece of pottery.”
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Jun 15, 2015, 04:46 PM
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good excuse to show some off
“Better to be a broken piece of jade than an intact piece of pottery.”
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