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 Brands
There 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 Gift
Wrist 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 Watches
At 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 Watches
How to Buy a Wristwatch
With 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
Suitability Remarks
rating
Water Resistant Suitable for washing hands. 50 m suitable not suitable for swimming or diving.[citation
needed]
30 m or 50 m for showering and light swimming.
Suitable for recreational surfing,
Water Resistant
swimming, snorkeling, sailing and water not suitable for diving.
100 m
sports.
Water Resistant Suitable for professional marine activity
suitable for diving.
200 m and serious surface water sports.
Minimum ISO standard (ISO 6425) for
Diver's 100 m and 150 m watches are
Diver's 100 m scuba diving at depths NOT requiring
generally old(er) watches.
helium gas.
Diver's 200 m or Suitable for scuba diving at depths NOT Typical ratings for contemporary diver's
300 m requiring helium gas. watches.
Watches designed for helium mixed-gas
Diver's 300+ m Suitable for saturation diving (helium
diving will have additional markings to point
helium safe enriched environment).
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
Functions
All 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.