Good!!Congrats.
My HMT watches
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I'm wearing this Pilot today. I know that it's missing the lume from 3, 6 and 9 markers, and that they are not finished as well. Before anyone says that it is a repaint/franken, I'd like to mention that I bought it from the HMT showroom in Mumbai last year - so as original as it can get.
Looks like the variability of HMT output is quite a bit.
Anyone else have such specimens?
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Looks like the variability of HMT output is quite a bit.
Anyone else have such specimens?
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This is the first time i am seeing a genuine watch with no lume :think:. What ever watch i got from hmt so far so good but nothing like this one
I'm wearing this Pilot today. I know that it's missing the lume from 3, 6 and 9 markers, and that they are not finished as well. Before anyone says that it is a repaint/franken, I'd like to mention that I bought it from the HMT showroom in Mumbai last year - so as original as it can get.
Looks like the variability of HMT output is quite a bit.
Anyone else have such specimens?
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My recent acquisition new "Janata Deluxe" watch from hmtwatches.in. Watch is sober but strap is of bad quality almost a hair puller 
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My first HMT. I missed out on the White Pilot LE here in the forum at first but managed to buy from a fellow at a dutch watchforum. It had a spot of paint on the inside of the crystal and a hairlike spor of blue paint on the dial. Managed to remove those easily. Only when I snapped the casebacl back on I probably pressed the crystal too hard, because now there is a little crack on the edge between three and four o'clock. Does anybody know where to get a new crystal? I really LIKE the watch.
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Since the main factory is closed, the quality work is taking a beating. Having said this, there is a clear difference in the strap quality between a 2K handwound model to an automatic for obvious reasons.
I had to visit their warehouse a couple of times to get the straps replaced (as 7.5K automatic came with a strap which usually comes with 1.5k handwond model).
They are assembling & depatching with whatever is available (things like this would be unimaginable in the main HMT factory)
But, anyway we can live with that agony as we can always get a new strap from the market, but not the Machine which we all cherish ;-).
So we will grin & bear it. It is better not to talk about the leather strap quality!!
Enjoy your Janata Deluxe!
I had to visit their warehouse a couple of times to get the straps replaced (as 7.5K automatic came with a strap which usually comes with 1.5k handwond model).
They are assembling & depatching with whatever is available (things like this would be unimaginable in the main HMT factory)
But, anyway we can live with that agony as we can always get a new strap from the market, but not the Machine which we all cherish ;-).
So we will grin & bear it. It is better not to talk about the leather strap quality!!
Enjoy your Janata Deluxe!
Hi. Congratulations on your white Pilot LE. I have a non-LE version which has a screw-fit back, and it's one of my favourite HMTs. Unfortunately HMT press-fit backs tend to be rather difficult to re-fit to the watch. I bought a black Pilot with a press-fit back knowing that the crystal was cracked (probably for the same reason as yours is) and replaced it with the crystal from a problematic franken HMT. I wasn't sure how well it would fit, but it seems perfect and was even easier to fit than I had imagined. I'm sure it's possible to pick these up for next to nothing in India, but your best bet might be to transplant one from the cheapest, ugliest franken you can find on ebay.
My first HMT. I missed out on the White Pilot LE here in the forum at first but managed to buy from a fellow at a dutch watchforum. It had a spot of paint on the inside of the crystal and a hairlike spor of blue paint on the dial. Managed to remove those easily. Only when I snapped the casebacl back on I probably pressed the crystal too hard, because now there is a little crack on the edge between three and four o'clock. Does anybody know where to get a new crystal? I really LIKE the watch.
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I found before and after shots of my black Pilot, just for the hell of it! As you can see, I also had to reset the hands, and unfortunately I didn't do too well with cleaning the dust off the dial, but I am not going in there again for a while!
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My first HMT. I missed out on the White Pilot LE here in the forum at first but managed to buy from a fellow at a dutch watchforum. It had a spot of paint on the inside of the crystal and a hairlike spor of blue paint on the dial. Managed to remove those easily. Only when I snapped the casebacl back on I probably pressed the crystal too hard, because now there is a little crack on the edge between three and four o'clock. Does anybody know where to get a new crystal? I really LIKE the watch.
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Thanks to jalal Akbar, I recently got UGSS 07.
It's my first quartz. I was amazed at the quality of this quartz. Otherwise, I always looked down upon quartz watches as mass produced inferior pieces.
I liked ugss07 so much, i quickly ordered 5 zulus for it. It has eased my heartache for ADSL03.
Friend, please suggest me some other quartz watches from HMT which come with similar finishing.
I also request to share any information you may have about ugss07's movement.
It's my first quartz. I was amazed at the quality of this quartz. Otherwise, I always looked down upon quartz watches as mass produced inferior pieces.
I liked ugss07 so much, i quickly ordered 5 zulus for it. It has eased my heartache for ADSL03.
Friend, please suggest me some other quartz watches from HMT which come with similar finishing.
I also request to share any information you may have about ugss07's movement.
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Nice watch with date functionality. I guess only Tareeq and Ravi had this date features. I am desperately waiting for this hmt Tareeq and hmt Ravi to be listed on hmt website once again.
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Dear Nimod Thank you very much and congratulations for your new watch. Yes hmt has very decent quartz watches too and IMHO quality is outstanding. Series like Inox, Track and Euan are my favorites. I have some selective number of quartz watches in my collection. Here i am sharing one of my favorites, Enjoy!
Model : hmt Track " UGSS 11"
Case Size : Approx 38mm w/o crown; 45 mm Lug to Lug
This watch is still available in stock at https://www.hmtwatches.in/1764/product-details/ugss-11-grey.html
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Model : hmt Track " UGSS 11"
Case Size : Approx 38mm w/o crown; 45 mm Lug to Lug
This watch is still available in stock at https://www.hmtwatches.in/1764/product-details/ugss-11-grey.html
There's certainly a chance. No-one really knows just what is lurking in HMT's warehouses or how much of it remains. They have been showing the Kajal in stock recently, which, as you probably know, is basically the same watch with a gold dial and black case.
Nice watch. The font of the day and date look just like those on the Rajat. Presumably your watch is fitted with a Miyota movement? Also, does the bezel rotate?
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