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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 )

    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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    Thanks for the link gnuyork... pretty sad indeed..

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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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    To be fair, it isn't surprising considering their QC made Vostok look like Rolex...
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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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    Quote Originally Posted by gnuyork View Post
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by ro63rto View Post
    This was announced last year already.
    Http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-29548353
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by gnuyork View Post
    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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    the hmt stands for hindustan machine tools it start in 1953
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