I actually bought one of these in India last year.

I swear that design is soo versatile and minimalist this brand is actually underrated

"Janata" literally means "people"

I own a hmt watch and still it's working great. Brought it from a old watch making shop ,. In Bangalore!

Your content is truly outstanding. The views you get really do not reflect the quality of your channel. Thank you, and please keep making videos like these.

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 😁😁

Great video, short and apt. There is a nostalgia associated with hmt amongst us Indians (mostly from the 70/80s) as we have grown up seeing our parents wearing hmt watches. Even thought they are still assembling some watches vide the leftover inventory, the qc is no longer the same. Thanks for the video. 👍🏼

It's heart breaking to witness that majority of Indians don't value mechanical watches and their legacies.

Thank you very much for introducing this watch (to me). I‘m a watch addict and consider my travel to India in 2017 as the best vacation of my life, so getting this watch was a no-brainer. I already featured it on my channel. You‘re filming/watch editing skills are just phenomenal! Keep up the good work! Greetings from Germany

Change is the only thing that is permanent!! Thank you this is a lovely short and sweet video!! Lots of love from India 🇮🇳

Thank you very much for this video! Just got me and my wife Janatas to remember the great time we had in India in 2017 during our first holiday as a couple and just ordered another one (I‘ve been a watch addict before/already…) to give to my daughter when she’s old enough. You do a great job with your videos and are an inspiration to me with my little watch channel. Thanks and Greetings from Germany

I remember as a kid, that my father bought a Janata watch. We had to pay a token amount and wait for it. 1965 if my memory serves me right. I bought half a dozen various watches from HMT showroom in 2014. My regret was I didn't have enough cash to buy some lovely automatics with various complications for they wouldn't accept a credit/debit card. 😣. I gave the Rajat day date auto to my daughter and regularly use the Pilot mechanical winding one. I have a pocket watch too from the collection, and hardly use it 😁😏

I have a few HMTs like pilot and Sona. This one looks nice on you, thanks for thoughtful review of my country's watch company and respecting my country's culture.

Beautiful video and a great homage to HMT! I know families who got their bread and butter from the brand. This watch definitely represents history, change and importance of timepieces

Love it. I got myself two HMT watches as soon as I heard about the shutdown back in 2016. I got the Janata and the Pilot.

Beautiful mate! Thanks for sharing your love for Indian and HMT watches! Best wishes to you!!

Wow! This is an amazing well thought out and we'll put together content! Hope you go far mate!

Finally fans like you and me saved HMT. It's thriving again!

That last line... India , a place I love.... sounded like from the heart.... as an Indian I felt touched and that tabla and esraj music.. You remind me of indophilia which took world by craze once .... good times

Well done, terrific video. Nice to see content about a company we don't hear too much about.

The quality and knowledge showcased in this video is amazing subbed

Interesting watch and story.. had forgotten about HMT until I first saw this watch in your insta feeds..

I used to collect HMT watches in 2012 and 2013. I was so excited to get a Hindi dial Janata with the red seconds hand. I was able to get a new, fresh from the factory one from a Indian guy on Watchuseek. It was extremely hard to wind at first, and then it stopped running in about 2 months. I was very peeved. My vintage Janatas worked fine.

Very nice video and homage to India and HMT. This has made me want to buy an HMT watch.. being Indian!

I have 22 HMT mechanical watches

Historical time piece.. it has original numbers

Just ordered an HMT Janata after seeing your “collection inspection” video! Keep up the great content, man. Cheers!

Yesterday, I used the money I earmarked for a Timex to buy an HMT Pilot off their website. Also, yes they are still in production albeit in limited capacity.

I agree with you about the size. The first time I wore my HMT, it felt small and ridiculous as all my other watches were above 40mm. But within a couple hours, it felt just right and looked a million bucks!

Just bought this model myself. I love it because of its uniqueness. It definitely stands out from the others. And it’s always nice to wear something that’s different now and again. A definite conversation starter for sure. Thank you for doing this short video. 👍🏻

Saw this watch on your SBGM221 video and knew immediately that I had to have one. Just bought one on Esty. Thank you.

I have a hmt sanjay watch my grandfather gifted my mother when he was having camos at 2010 till then it was kept safely by my mother in this occasion of durga Puja she gifted me this wonderful piece of history and heritage . It is still ticking nice and sound

Very cool. Never heard of them before! Very interesting content that made me subscribe after two videos.

I am just learning about HMT and I'm surprised how many fakes and redials are out there for an already low budget watch. They are all really cool none the less

Much love from India. Subscribed

The watch factory is 4 kms away from my home. Whenever I visit Ranibagh, the factory buildings and residential complex reminds me of good old times.. very few people resides there now.. many left looking for other jobs. Its sad that we Indians warm welcomed western way of living that arrived with a price. I wish HMT just gets revive again. The new generation need to be aware of masterpieces HMT once made and was known for back then.. I still wear my dad's 'HMT Sona' watch and it still ticks beautifully like it use to in 1995! 😌🌼❤️

Purchased an authentic HMT from Bangalore because of you :)

Oh maannnnn this watch....only a Indian watch lover knows how prestigious this brand is and how deeply it lies in the heart of an Indian watch lover.

Jai Hind! Jai HMT! I have three and one of them is a Neru Centenary one! Kia Ora from New Zealand!

I have a HMT Janata which is my grandfather's. It is a lovely watch and works perfect.

Beautiful video! More power to you ☮️

Super cool history lesson, thanks man!

I always get a lazy late summertime in California circa 1969 vibe listening to you.

The train wheel bridge always reminds me of the Chicago cubs! It looks like a bear cub which is one reason I love this little mechanical movement! Great video !

Great vlog and thanks for your love of ibdia

Beautiful way to say it 🙏🙏🙏👌

I have hmt trisul. My father bought it in 1986. And I inherited it now.

Golden History Indeed !!

So awesome. Thanks for sharing.

GREAT VIDEO thanks

Thank you for this video

I am a proud owner of HMT Kohinoor wine 🍷 red sunburst dial! I believe that watches are perfect time capsules .. and I after having collected various Swiss , German and Japanese time capsules ; it was time I owned one from my own country.. it is amazing that HMT still makes these watches using the same case and movement which was in use 50 years back.. that’s taking neo vintage to next level !!

What an amazing video can we have more coverage for HMT watches

Amazing video and watch!

These watches have created a niches market in India nowadays. The company still makes new watches but in very low quantity and it's very affordable. So it is like collectible item that people like to collect in various colors since they are actually really good for the asking price, the looks are unique vintage but beautiful nonetheless and it's limited quantity coupled with lower prices has generated cult following among Indian millennials.

Excellent Video !!!

Just received my HMT today. Just like yours. Now for a better band!

I love my refurbs,,true out of 5 I've had to borrow parts to keep two working. I did get a nearly new original one today from Mohamed in Detroit,movement is brand new.

Lot's of love my India ❣️

I bought this watch because of your video....thank you!

I feel in love with this one. I bought it!

Users and buyers connect with their HMTs on an emotional level. I cannot say the same for collectors who just go and buy with the intention of having the largest collection or X number of watches which then are lying in their display boxes just to be shown. I have heard one really moving narrative of how a person who purchased a HMT for Rs 300/- in 1990 in South India, For him (in his words) it was like a festive occassion and later they went out to a restaurant to celebrate. Similarly I purchased the same model my mom used to wear in 1984 and I am gifting her on her 75th birthday after 36 years. These emotions and memories, you cannot get just by collecting. More than the watches it is these stories and these memories that make HMT watches what they are. They are a link with our past. They are a link with our childhood memories. Irreplaceable.

Beautiful watches, lovely mechanics

Great video. Few people know how to wear a mechanical watch anymore. Very few understand that it speeds up during the day and it slows down when you are not wearing it so it averages out every week. Hardly anybody has the time to understand them.

I bought this watch not long ago because I saw it in one of your previous videos

Man I love to see this video , I live near an abandoned hmt factory , always was curious about the story

Very cool watch. I’m currently scouring ebay for HMT watches, but with the lockdown, most sellers are away.

This watch is so cool 😲 The disign is best 🤩

I am 25 year Indian i never see any one wear HMT watch My Grandfather have one And my mother also used to have one

I loved this video....

Being an indian i heard about the was in your video now i own two watches the hmt pilot and jubilee ❤

Word on the Street HMT is coming back! I have been in the business for quite some time and I have been talking to some key players over at Citizen. Basically what they have decided to do is revamp the website, and sell the old-new stock. I'm not sure if they will be putting out any new content, but I was in a board meeting with them and I mentioned your video. I think your video will be on the website with your approval. I love your stuff and I just wanted to give you heads up, in case someone reaches out to you.

I have a mechanical one. Still love it..

A great video

Amazing video 📹 👏 ❤️ 👌 🙌 😍

Thank god and thank you for not including that cliche Indian/Bollywood music most westerners use for their Indian themed videos! And what a lovely watch!

Beautiful watch

2:34 I need that watch... it literally has my name on it.

Thanks for the Video. I watch a lot of KZfaq channels about watches never saw anyone mentioning HMT. Try if you can get your hands on a Titan Edge.

that's a very good video

Nice

Great review. Which band are you using on this gorgeous HMT Kanata?

I am a hardcore fan of casio G-shock having 7 models but this machine is something else...may be its not 20 bar water resistant or shock resistant its neither a divers watch iso certified 200 meter ...it don’t have any hi-tect instruments to call it a hi end wrist gadget but this HMT especially JANATA is an immortal beast I still have this model in perfect condition...it was of my dad’s who expired on 2014 his age was 65 at that time and this watch was a gift to him when he was in college at 1st year...i still wind up the crown to make it run every alternate days...love you dad and this watch and the brand as well 😇🧡 Regards from INDIA

My grandfather had one HMT watch. He gave me to wind it as my mother forced breakfast into my mouth so as not to be late for school. I wish i could lay my hands on a HMT again.

personally iam in love with the kohinoor

historical watch 😍❤️❤️❤️

know this is years later, but could you provide a link to the mesh watch strap you used for this Janata?

guess what ! its coming back to life and i just got one!!

Nicely presented sir - l bet these HMTs are probably the best value vintage wristwatch on the market - Hope so because l just ordered two for $25 :D

I prefer the smaller sizes. Crude as they are, HMT were the Indian Timex.

Can you pls share the link to that strap? It looks beautiful.

I also bought this one. Even mine is a franken watch, not OG but looks and works great. Btw, Its not an in house movement. Its a miyota cal 0231. Just made in india

Just FYI, the manufacturing is dead stopped. There is a still trickle of watches being produced. I bought 2 HMT watches from HMT Bhavan in Bangalore in the month of Nov 2020

I HV a very old janata of my grandfather

HMT still produces some watches and you can buy it from their Indian website.

very informative video..can I get to know what's the strap used in this video for hmt janata..nd from where to buy one..TIA

I bought both of mine for $15 each on eBay. I don’t care if they’re redials or frankenwatches, I love them.

It's possibly not a redial. This exact model with transparent back is still a available from hmt sales website(they still sell from their existing inventory through their auxiliary division) and I just got mine yesterday.

At least their official website is still alive and there are some lineups in both mech and quartz.

Hi may I know where did you bought this?