Wrist Watches are not merely electronics devices that tell time. Don't get me wrong. Traditionally that might have been the case but today a wristwatch is an important personal accessory, that goes beyond time, for everyone. A wristwatch more than anything accentuates one's personality. It helps you make a style statement. Men, women, kids all like to flaunt their wrist watches. And why not? Watches are available in such a wide variety that you can easily buy the one that brings out the best of your style and personality.Wristwatch BrandsThere are many wrist watch Brands in India - Timex, Citizen, Titan, Sonata, Casio to name a few from the standard segment. Then there are sports and luxury watch brands viz. Tommy Hilfiger, Swatch, Longines, Fastrack, Omega, and Rolex. This is one product that you'll never find any limit on the available options.Visit Wristwatch Blog for learning more on various wristwatch brands, both in India and abroad, and for comparing prices and models. It brings you the best of the watch-world.Wristwatch as a GiftWrist watches make an excellent gift. Whether it's a wedding, wedding anniversary, birthday, festival, or valentine's day a wrist watch always features in the gift choices. It's because watches have both utility and style factor. They offer a wide price range to choose from. And guess what? They are durable and stay close to the person you gift to, and for long time. It's one of the most popular Valentine's Day gift.Read Wristwatch as a Gift for more on what makes it a great gift.Types of WatchesAt a broad level, there are two types of watches - Digital and Analog. But there are many ways you can categorize watches such as Luxury Watches Sports Watches Men's Watches Women's Watches Kids WatchesHow to Buy a WristwatchWith so many choices, you wonder what watch brand or model is best for you. Wether you should buy a digital or analog watch. What price range you should be looking at. To help you answer these question, here are some useful links from TolMol shopping. Technology products such as mobile phones may have brought alternative ways to check and track time however nothing can replace a wristwatch as a style accessory. In fact, you want to buy a variety of wristwatches so that you can make your presence felt wherever you go, whichever occasion you have to attend. You always step out in style.Watches are classified by their degree of water resistance, which roughly translates to the following (1 metre = 3.281 feet):[34]

Water resistance rating

Suitability Remarks

Water Resistant 30 m or 50 m

Suitable for washing hands. 50 m suitable for showering and light swimming.

not suitable for swimming or diving.[citation

needed]

Water Resistant 100 m

Suitable for recreational surfing, swimming, snorkeling, sailing and water sports.

not suitable for diving.

Water Resistant 200 m

Suitable for professional marine activity and serious surface water sports.

suitable for diving.

Diver's 100 mMinimum ISO standard (ISO 6425) for scuba diving at depths NOT requiring helium gas.

Diver's 100 m and 150 m watches are generally old(er) watches.

Diver's 200 m or 300 m

Suitable for scuba diving at depths NOT requiring helium gas.

Typical ratings for contemporary diver's watches.

Diver's 300+ m helium safe

Suitable for saturation diving (helium enriched environment).

Watches designed for helium mixed-gas diving will have additional markings to point this out.

India and watches Today many industries are set-up in India to manufacture wrist watches. The consumers for wrist watches are increasing in the market. Wrist watch today is worn by almost every individual whether rich or poor. In India today many brands and models of wrist watches are available. Most of the watches manufactured in India are loose and they have become a fashion in today's society. Some of the companies that manufacture watches are Titan, Citizen, Casio, Sonata, Swatch, Longines, Omega and many more. Watches from companies such as Sonata, Casio, Citizen are available to people of all economic conditions. But watches such as Rolex, Omega, Fastrack are meant for sports and considered as status brands. If you want to classify the different types of watches they are categorized as for kids, men, woman, sports and luxury. They are also classified as analog and digital if you want to make a broad classification.Top Brands of watches in India Titan Watches Today Titan watches are largely sold in the Indian market and are worn by millions of consumers in India. The watch is manufactured by the Tata Group and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation together. The manufacture of Titan watches began in the year 1987 and today these watches have captured such as huge market that they are exported to more than 30 countries in the world. Today it is the largest manufacturing watch company in India as in the yesteryears the leaders for watch industries were HMT and Allwyn. There are seven models of Titan watch today and they are Titan Steel Watch, Titan Fastrack, Titan Raga, Sonata, Regalia and Bandhan. The Titan Edge watches are worn by men and Raga model are worn by women. The fastrack models are considered to be the most luxurious models among the titan watches although they are not very expensive. Edge watches are the most expensive among models. The most affordable watch models are the Fastrack models. The Sonata watches are considered to be worn by the working class of India. Timex Group Watches The company basically was incorporated by the U.S. that was introduced by the Timex Group in U.S. Today the watches are manufactured and sold by various parts of the world. In India also they are sold in large number. The company first manufactured a clock that was sold in 1933. Today many model of Timex are available in the market such as Ecko, Opex, Guess, Nautica, and even sells status brands such as Versec, Valentino, Ferragamo, etc. The Timex watches are classified into three brands ie. Men, woman and pair watches. There are many other models available such as Sports, Formals, Fashion, models. The price of the Timex prices is usually lower and is affordable by all types of people. Men watches are available in many models such as sports, and formal watches. The sports watch models are known for their efficient performance and good performance. The Empera model is meant for woman also and they are considered to be luxurious models. Woman watches are also available in various models such as Acqua, Timex LK 15, Classic Analogs, Quartz Analog, Timex Carriage etc available in many designs. Pair models are known to the watches available at very reasonable price, provides good service and is durable. Usually these watches are provided as gifts to friends and relatives.Rolex These watches in India are considered to be the most status models. These watches are known in India for their beautiful design and are worn by people to provide a good impression. There are there models of Rolex watches i.e. Oyster Perpetual, Professional and Cellini. These watches are embedded with high-fi technology and are extremely expensive compared to the other models. The Oyster model was introduced in the year 1926. The watch underwent innovation many times and was re-invented in 1931. The watches have special features such as being dustproof, airproof, and waterproof. The watch is so durable that it can maintain its durability under any odd conditions. The Professional models also comprises of many technologies such as Dateadjust, Submariner, ability to survive under sea etc. The price of the watch differs from model to model. The Cellini watches are worn by woman and always the trend of the watches change. They are designed and shaped in a very delicate manner.Omega watches These watches are the one of the oldest watches that were manufactured since 1848. These watches are available in many brands and are meant for men and woman both. They are also classified into casual and sports wear. There are many models of these watches and they are the constellation, specialties, seamaster, De ville, speedmaster watches. The Constellation brand is usually worn by men and the band is usually made of stainless steel. They have many special features such as push button, water resistance etc. these models are available in various models such as gold coating, silver coating and leather. The design of the watch is beautifully comprising of a silver background and containing baton dial markers etc. The De Ville watch models were introduced in 1999. They are also designed for men and woman. Even this model has a feature of water resistance. Citizen The company started manufacturing the watches since 1924 and the company manufacturing this

watch is Citizen Holdings Co. These watches are available in various colors, designs and prices. The models of Citizen models are Kareena Style, Kareena Diamond, Asymmetric, Perpetual, Promaster, etc. Although they are available in various trends and designs and the innovation continuously takes place these watches are not very expensive. Most of the models are available with metal bands. Most of the watches are available in large size.

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Indian Wrist Watch market 50 million wristwatches are sold in India every year. Not withstanding the presence of global players and the opening up of the market, the Indian market has always been dominated by a single player. In the past, till the late 80’s, in the mechanical era, HMT dominated the market. And after that it has again been the domination of a single company, Titan. Today Titan has almost 65% market share of the organized watch market in the country. The organized watch market itself is estimated at 35% of the total industry size...........

In value t terms the size of the organized market is estimated at around Rs. 1500 crores, which means that the average price of watches sold even today is less than Rs.1000!!!

Watches are typically segmented into specialist watches and fashion watches. All International watch brands have a clear position as to where they belong. In India most sales are in the fashion segment and this fine distinction has not yet been used by marketers. Male watch buyers far outnumber females and account for around 65% of sales. Students are the largest segment of buyers accounting for approximately 30% of the sales.

Since penetration is still low and the unorganized sector big, this industry has a lot of scope to grow both in value and volume. The jury is still out though whether the Indian companies like Titan will lead this growth or the global majors like Seiko, Citizen etc. After all the domestic players have hitherto grown because of a retail strategy and the wining global players are clearly focused on product FunctionsAll watches provide the time of day, giving at least the hour and minute, and usually the second. Most also provide the current date, and often the day of the week as well. However, many watches also provide a great deal of information beyond the basics of time and date. Some watches include alarms. Other elaborate and more expensive watches, both pocket and wrist models, also incorporate striking mechanisms or repeater functions, so that the wearer could learn the time by the sound emanating from the watch. This

announcement or striking feature is an essential characteristic of true clocks and distinguishes such watches from ordinary timepieces. This feature is available on most digital watches.A complicated watch has one or more functions beyond the basic function of displaying the time and the date; such a functionality is called a complication. Two popular complications are the chronograph complication, which is the ability of the watch movement to function as a stopwatch, and the moonphase complication, which is a display of the lunar phase. Other more expensive complications include Tourbillon, Perpetual calendar, Minute repeater, and Equation of time. A truly complicated watch has many of these complications at once (see Calibre 89 from Patek Philippe for instance). Some watches can both indicate the direction of Mecca and have alarms that can be set for all daily prayer requirements.[citation needed] Among watch enthusiasts, complicated watches are especially collectible. Some watches include a second 12-hour display for UTC (as Pontos Grand Guichet GMT).The similar-sounding terms chronograph and chronometer are often confused, although they mean altogether different things. A chronograph has a stopwatch complication, as explained above, while a chronometer watch has a high quality mechanical or a thermo-compensated quartz movement that has been tested and certified to operate within a certain standard of accuracy by the COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres). The concepts are different but not mutually exclusive; so a watch can be a chronograph, a chronometer, both, or neither.