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Last month frantic gate crashing with the HMT factory, HMT outlets in Bangalore and few dealers too paidoff!!
I was able to collect a few HMT mechanical & automatics... They are the beautyb-)

I will not rest till I get those Kohinoor Blue, Green, Red, NASS 13,Pinaki, Sona.... Long Live HMT

 

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Hello,

My name is Mohindar currently residing in Germany. Though there are many mechanical watches available here but I have very soft spot on our 'HMT'.

I do not own any HMT's yet and looking to collect nice fully mechanical watches. Where to start? Your opinions please.

It is better late than never!!!

Start with Vijay, Chirag, Janata, Pilot, Kohinoor, Kailash, Rajat, NASS, NAGG, Pinaki....whatever you can find go on collecting

 

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Yesterday's hunt in local watch dealer yielded a Vijay & Kohinoor Silver...

 

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today's untiring persuasion yielded the timeless beauty Sona and masculine Taurus

 

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How much you paid for the Pilot ? The dial and the seconds hand seems quite strange.

 

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Beautiful electric blue dial!!

 

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Beautiful electric blue dial!!

Finally I managed to grab Pinaki...thank God.

 

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Today's treasure hunt resulted in finding these Gems !! Chanakya, Sarathi, Gautam, Kohinoor Pink, Prakruthi .....wow HMT you are Great!

 

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I consider myself lucky for finding vintage models like Chanakya, Vijay dual tone, Gautam and Prakruthi!!!
The Chankya model year stamp says it was made in 79!
Kohinoor pink is so elegant (I am still searching for the Green & Blue dial).

 

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I thought of going a bit slow after collecting HMT Pinaki...but the bar has to be raised again for HMT Kaushal! have to start looking for Kaushal

 

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thought of of resting after finding a Pinkai...it seems the bar has to be raised again for HMT Kaushal...have to restart hunting season!

 

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HMT outlet people might be sick of seeing my face quite often!.
Though the traffic or the blazing Sun are not the deterrent factor, the visits are getting futile by the day as I am not able to see Mechanical or Automatics on the display shelves. Most of the Automatics and manual watches are neatly tucked in boxes and stored in the adjoining room.. I was able to see some boxes and identified Kedars, Taurus, Kailash, Kaushals etc....

(no Kaushal ..just kidding)
I have made five trips for this month already and I am just seeing only a couple of Vijay and Chetan and a few quartz only!

I am going to visit Bellary Road showroom tomorrow and find out....

 

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