HMT watches clock ₹35 lakh sale in one day: How Jawaharlal Nehru's 1953 PSU became India's 'Timekeepers to the Nation' before Titan

HMT watches clocked ₹35 lakh in sales in a single day in Bengaluru on Independence Day, highlighting the enduring popularity of a brand that began as a machine-tool maker in 1953. HMT entered watchmaking in 1961 with Japan's Citizen Watch Co. and went on to become one of India's most recognisable watch brands before Titan emerged as a major player.

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