This Is HMT Time

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
  • Director: John T. C. Shankaramangalam
    Year: 1976
    Established in 1960, the Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd. produced an assembly of wrist watches based on 100% imported components. A decade later this dependence on foreign components got substantially reduced through in digenisation. There were sixteen varieties of watches manufactured by the HMT, Bangalore. With two units in Bangalore & one in Srinagar set up at a cost of Rs.4.7 million with a capacity of 2 lakh watches p.a.,HMT was expected to produce 1 million watches against the prevailing demand of 5 million watches per year.The turnover of the three units in 1975-76 exceeded Rs.13 cr. A film about the Hindustan Machine Tools and its watch making units.

Komentáře • 91

  • @padmajapreddy
    @padmajapreddy Před 3 lety +56

    My dad n mom both worked here.... Our bread n butter❤️ thank you HMT

    • @sanketmukherjee5465
      @sanketmukherjee5465 Před 3 lety +3

      I also love yours loving hmt l have seven watches

    • @puntoevo
      @puntoevo Před 2 lety +3

      That's Awesome❤️ ;

    • @prabhatsingh1191
      @prabhatsingh1191 Před rokem +5

      Mine too..we were in ranibaugh plant

    • @parthip89
      @parthip89 Před 10 měsíci +1

      nice to hear , they both contributed their labour for the timeless watch company❤

    • @HiteshAdventure
      @HiteshAdventure Před měsícem +1

      My father too

  • @arnabbanerjee9736
    @arnabbanerjee9736 Před 3 lety +42

    The manufacturing process shows how far ahead we were once upon a time in watchmaking. The shop-floor, the apparatus, the workers and the industrial set-up, all seem so sophisticated. Had this been a private limited company, then HMT would have followed the Ray Ban model of becoming a luxury product today. Sadly, the babus and the government never saw the value of sustainability. Today the HMT watch factory in Bangalore is nothing but a ghost of it's former self, instead of having become the original heralder of a genuine 'Made in India' institution.

    • @NoName-bb2pu
      @NoName-bb2pu Před 2 měsíci +1

      The watches themselves are pretty shit though, the glass scratches easily, the metal was amongst the flimsiest and cheapest I've ever seen and the movement was pretty inaccurate, their greatest blessing was that they were/are cheaper than any watch ever so any major repairs rarely crossed a 500 rs while the watches themselves were maybe double that cost. A workhorse for a country that was low on funds no doubt, but later Timex, Titan and Citizen did a far better job at a slight premium.
      Saying HMT could've become luxury is like saying BPL could've become Sony, if a private company like TITAN that was owned by TATA couldn't crack the luxury market with Xyliss, then HMT has no chance,they can play at the lowest entry level market at best.

  • @Magicof143
    @Magicof143 Před 4 lety +41

    I still have hmt automatic watch with me... My grandfather gift to my dad and my dad gift to me... Best thing is still in working condition 😁😁

    • @user-cl9rx9uu8s
      @user-cl9rx9uu8s Před 3 lety +4

      Hii I also have hmt watch which was given by my grandfather to my mother, but by mistake in my childhood I ruined it's working mechanism. And I don't find where it can be repaired can you help me with something....😔😔

    • @2dpointtechie411
      @2dpointtechie411 Před 2 lety +5

      @@user-cl9rx9uu8s depends on where you are located. Luckily, these watches are still repairable

    • @basickone7181
      @basickone7181 Před 2 lety +4

      @@user-cl9rx9uu8s there is one shop in my entire city where hmt part are available from case dials to jewels

  • @devi9202
    @devi9202 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I gifted my husband HMT kohinoor in 1983, my husband is no more today , but HMT watch still it is showing the correct time , that is HMT, really India's pride!

  • @khairulhelmihashim2510
    @khairulhelmihashim2510 Před 5 lety +24

    Very sad for Indian watch industry. In China, mechanical watchmaking is in boom. Seagull is currently one of biggest watch movement manufacturers, standing among giants such as Seiko, and ETA.

  • @GuruRaj-fc4dv
    @GuruRaj-fc4dv Před 10 měsíci +5

    I am from HMT.
    UNFORGETFUL EXPERIENCE

  • @kermancanteenwalla7072
    @kermancanteenwalla7072 Před 3 lety +6

    Takes me back in time...my entire family were hmt wearers...good to see this film...

  • @RedGuy3981
    @RedGuy3981 Před 4 lety +5

    The Only Watch Brand that represents India in the International Market.... Hope it rises from its ashes

  • @bombadil669
    @bombadil669 Před 4 lety +6

    Today, i get my hmt "janata" dress-watch. What a classic beauty. 😊

  • @Oceansta
    @Oceansta Před 3 měsíci +1

    HMT factory in Bangalore is a far cry from her former glory days. Very much in a state of high dilapidation and abandonment today.

  • @sachinsingh-rh6fq
    @sachinsingh-rh6fq Před 4 lety +6

    HMT हर एक के लिए एक बनी... I still remember the tv ad of 80's..
    8/11/19

  • @cholenahallypadmanabha3449

    To save this company every body should buy HMT watches

  • @user-gw2gh3mv1e
    @user-gw2gh3mv1e Před měsícem

    Old is Gold. HMT timekeepers to the nation. From top of the world and under the sea it perform his duties. Thank you HMT. I am the ex employee of hmt.
    ,

  • @jonathanclark2072
    @jonathanclark2072 Před 8 lety +7

    Awesome. I own a HMT 0231 movement rebuild that keeps incredible time still!

  • @ananthananth3608
    @ananthananth3608 Před 4 lety +5

    Old is gold .my hmt watch

  • @karthiksampatharao7790
    @karthiksampatharao7790 Před 5 lety +6

    I own my father HMT SANDEEP WATCH and i love the watch

  • @virtuosowins
    @virtuosowins Před 4 lety +3

    I own that HMT watch with white dial and bhel logo at the start along with some seven others. Workhorse and Quality Watches.

  • @Peppermint1
    @Peppermint1 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Respect for delicate work and dedication

  • @MaximumJoy
    @MaximumJoy Před 9 lety +14

    long live HMT

  • @trilok7070
    @trilok7070 Před 3 lety +4

    watch with pure legacy.

  • @srikanthsridharan8038
    @srikanthsridharan8038 Před 5 lety +4

    This Company should reborn..

  • @samsongollapalli7963
    @samsongollapalli7963 Před 2 lety +4

    I'm Proud of HMT

  • @nijloka3328
    @nijloka3328 Před 3 lety +2

    ಹೆಚ್ ಎಂ ಟಿ ಕೈಗಡಿಯಾರ, ಒಂದು ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತದ ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು ಜನರ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇತ್ತು.

  • @sumitgenzyme
    @sumitgenzyme Před 10 lety +3

    Having three watches from HMT...Great watches we make

  • @pacocandano
    @pacocandano Před 10 lety +8

    waiting for my first HMT.....

  • @rallasaab5522
    @rallasaab5522 Před 3 lety +2

    I love hmt I have 15 hmt machinical watch

  • @Dr.BMandal
    @Dr.BMandal Před 3 měsíci +1

    I wish they were still functioning like before.

  • @user-sz5vt5bd1y
    @user-sz5vt5bd1y Před 4 lety +4

    I love hmt watches

  • @sachinsingh-rh6fq
    @sachinsingh-rh6fq Před 5 lety +3

    I own hmt avinash black dial ss watch... 26-9-19

  • @00DP
    @00DP Před 2 lety +2

    Wow lady watchmakers 👍

  • @humanentity2214
    @humanentity2214 Před 7 lety +5

    I love my HMT pilot and sona watches

  • @jittojoseph9248
    @jittojoseph9248 Před 4 lety +3

    It's the time for cooperative like amul. With little help from government it can resurrected for the 20th century

  • @banadigan7511
    @banadigan7511 Před 2 lety +1

    ಒಂದು ಕಾಲದ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಿನ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ ,ಹೆಚ್. ಎಂ. ಟಿ.
    #HMT #Watches #Karnataka #Bengaluru

  • @KRTHK9
    @KRTHK9 Před rokem +1

    the watch factory is like 600-700m from where i live

  • @alipmhil
    @alipmhil Před 7 lety +5

    Save Our HMT

  • @rajuraji5514
    @rajuraji5514 Před 6 lety +3

    I love h m t

  • @RikthDcruze
    @RikthDcruze Před 4 lety +4

    Who would have thought, after so many decades... young guys like me will again long for HMT watches! like our grand fathers and great grandfathers.
    BE INDIAN . BUY INDIAN
    🇮🇳 JAI HIND 🇮🇳

  • @fictionunraveled
    @fictionunraveled Před 8 měsíci

    What most of us ignored is the women in the factory at the time of 60s...

  • @harshdhakad6798
    @harshdhakad6798 Před 5 lety +1

    saving for hmt skeleton, hmt janata, hmt pilot and many more

  • @msanantha1
    @msanantha1 Před 6 lety +2

    Time keeping quality is amazing. Please let me know authorised company's spare parts selling outlet s in Bangalore City. Thanks.

  • @abhijitdandekar8740
    @abhijitdandekar8740 Před 4 lety +2

    It is only government which killed hmt....they should venture again into watches along with other items...time for indian brands to takeover has come ...

    • @peterstanleypeterstanley7919
      @peterstanleypeterstanley7919 Před 3 lety +1

      I served HMT watches for 33 years with a precision of less than 5 microns. Can any company beat that, no i guess. My two HMT watches are 25 years old and still running. Thanks HMT for all your blessings.

  • @00DP
    @00DP Před 7 lety +14

    policy of government and less upgradation of technology HMT died

    • @cholenahallypadmanabha3449
      @cholenahallypadmanabha3449 Před 4 lety

      Modiji can save

    • @daakudaddy5453
      @daakudaddy5453 Před 3 lety +1

      The problem was not upgradation, they do have among the best a watchmaking technology. The problem is two fold: 1) the safari babus leading it dont care, are incompetent when it comes to business and marketing 2) Indian people hate local artifacts amd run after 'imported' stuff. Even local brands have to name themselves Titan and Peter England to sound foreign in order to compete.

    • @475girish
      @475girish Před 3 lety

      @@cholenahallypadmanabha3449 Modiji can save but now it's closed...

    • @ganeshvelayudam8252
      @ganeshvelayudam8252 Před 3 lety

      @@475girish watches were a available now too

    • @No-ec4wv
      @No-ec4wv Před 2 lety

      @@daakudaddy5453 you are right man 😞

  • @rajvanshiaditya
    @rajvanshiaditya Před 3 lety +1

    Nostalgic

  • @aneespasha007
    @aneespasha007 Před 4 lety +1

    Still wr get HMT watches but its horrible to visit website of HMT, no updates on website, boring webpages. HMT has to adopt Technology to boost the sale.

  • @yohanwalker2222
    @yohanwalker2222 Před 3 lety +1

    Proud bangalorin

  • @dozergaming3674
    @dozergaming3674 Před 3 lety +1

    Just ordered hmt Kohinoor

  • @quitmaskreloaded
    @quitmaskreloaded Před rokem

    And now the company is not able to accomodate watches to the public such a fate most of the watches for gents are out of stock most of the time in the website...

  • @GopalKamble
    @GopalKamble Před 4 lety +3

    I want to tieup with hmt Company may I know the exact address I need more information about hmt. One of the great watch I'll introduce in India for upcoming generations.

    • @cyberaj100
      @cyberaj100 Před 4 lety

      .

    • @cyberaj100
      @cyberaj100 Před 4 lety +1

      You can contact HMT Head Office near Mekri Circle towards Hebbal.

    • @cyberaj100
      @cyberaj100 Před 4 lety +1

      At Bangalore

    • @GopalKamble
      @GopalKamble Před 4 lety

      @@cyberaj100 Thank you very much .

    • @cyberaj100
      @cyberaj100 Před 4 lety +1

      BHARAT Oh Ok, I think they have moved to the complex near Jalahalli next to the HMT main factory.

  • @user-tu6gz5ub7j
    @user-tu6gz5ub7j Před 5 měsíci

    Where can i get the president bracelet watch

  • @Love.life.ashigzoya
    @Love.life.ashigzoya Před 2 lety +1

    Why has government shut down the factory ? Bad and sad

  • @Sketcher86
    @Sketcher86 Před 8 lety +2

    Be authentic get HMT!

  • @sandipkale137
    @sandipkale137 Před 2 lety +1

    HMT 👍

  • @00DP
    @00DP Před 2 lety

    This brand should be reintroduced

  • @einsteinwallah2
    @einsteinwallah2 Před 2 lety +1

    yaar factories mei nurses ko bithaa diyaa?

  • @niteshkarsh3554
    @niteshkarsh3554 Před 4 lety +2

    Hmt

  • @aaryansmarty23
    @aaryansmarty23 Před 6 lety +1

    I am a Designer.
    I design watches are accessories. Ian having unique concept watches.
    please give me a chance to work with HMT.

  • @babundas75
    @babundas75 Před rokem +1

    Ek admi sab bech dala, country on sale

    • @banadigan7511
      @banadigan7511 Před 10 měsíci

      NDM from 2014 , pakka broker for 2G.

  • @facundofonseca9841
    @facundofonseca9841 Před 4 lety +3

    Si visteste este video para estudiar dale like