Watches from India!!! HMT Kohinoor Review!
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- Sorry for the delay in uploads. My job has been going crazy which prevented me from getting consistent uploads up. Hopefully things go back to normal!
In this video I take an in-depth look at the HMT Kohinoor.
These watches were sent in by a subscriber so huge shoutout and thanks to him!
Link to HMT Watches website:
www.hmtwatches...
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HMT used to be a household name in the 80-90's. Everyone bought and trusted an HMT watch in India. Various government organisations would gift HMT watches to their employees on special occasions and anniversaries. These watches would run decades without any servicing. It's not just a brand, it's an emotion which is difficult to express in words. Fun Fact: HMT not just made watches, it used to manufacture farming tractors, printing machinary, food processing machinery and what not. This brand was the symbol of rising India.
These Hmt watches are awesome at the price with the timepieces they are offering. I got navy blue hmt Kohinoor and i m loving it.
That's awesome! I'm glad you're enjoying it
I own a hmt kohinoor with ivory jewels custom and silver hands custom , it’s a family heirloom I’m the fourth generation wearing it , my great grandfather bought it 60 odd years ago
That's awesome that you still have it! Does it get wrist time or is it locked away in a safe?
Very good watches I have a saffron kohinoor NOS I paid £50 five years ago I wear it everyday keeps excellent time and it has never missed a beat .
I have 2 HMT Pilot watches and a Kohinoor. One was $18 were and two $13 USD off eBay with free shipping. They have terrible fake leather straps but the watches are indeed quite charming and do work well. I will definitely wear them often once I get better straps. Cool video!
Thanks for the kind words. I'll have to say that their straps definitely leave much to be desired, but you can fix that for a relatively small sum
My father used to wear this watch during my school days... And it's been more then 30years I think
Bro did you cut half of the kashmir out of india? Seriously?
HMT kohinoor case size: 35.5 mm ,
Lug to lug: 41.6 mm,
lug width: 18 mm,
case thickness : 10.2 mm,
movement: manual wind 17 jewel Calibre: 0231 derived from citizen,
power reserve: 40 hr,
water resistance: 30m
Thanks a ton! Until stumbling on your comment I was searching in vain for the power reserve spec. I wonder if it can be wound much beyond it, up to ~45.7 hrs -- like the 7s26 automatic movement.
On Etsy they claim the case thickness is 8 mm and I always prefer the thinner, but ~10 isn't bad at all.
Impressed by the video I ordered Grey version and similar leather straps. Thank you
My grandfather has the same watch,it's 40-45 years old.
that's awesome! He better be passing it down to you!
@@massedoesstuff7128 seems improbable as there are people before me in line. So I am planning to buy a Kohinoor watch, waiting for them to get in stock in the official hmt site
@@noone-zl2di fair enough! Luckily they aren't too expensive. Hopefully you enjoy it!
I started collecting these beauties
1. Hmt black pilot
2. Hmt new pilot with golden indices
3. Hmt jubilee
my collections
those are some awesome pieces! Maybe one day I'll be able to get my hands on one of the pilots to review
I almost bought a Subaru XT back in the 80s early 90s. I wish I had
Those are definitely quirky and cool cars
@@massedoesstuff7128 My last 2 cars have been the Subaru Baja and the Crosstrek
I ordered HTM kohinoor and I love it, however I have noticed that most of the HMT watches have small dial size. Can you recommend any vintage HTM watch with around 40+ mm dial size?
Hey, so generally speaking most vintage watches were hovering around the 33-36mm size for men's pieces as was the fashion standard of the day, this trend really didn't start to change quite a bit later 90's-00's where the sizes actually started getting bigger. There were some jumbo sized offerings from other brands such as Tudor and Omega (for example) but as far as vintage HMT goes I'm at a bit of a loss in terms of trying to find anything from that era 60's-70's that is that size. I'm sorry if that didn't exactly answer your question, but hopefully it helped a little.
@@massedoesstuff7128 Thank You Masse. I totally understand that the fashion standards have changed since 60-70's. I have made my peace with it. Size of dial is an issue of perspective. I took a few days to acclimate to this size, but I would really appreciate if HMT changes with time.
@@facefirst2I suspect the chief reason that the case diameter has gotten larger in most companies is that it's easier to service them.
My father had a this watch 40 yr old
That's awesome! Does he still have it? HMT has been making reissues with very little change to the overall aesthetic!
How did you get hold of these watches? These are super hard to get one in hand---where did you order them?
They aren't mine, a friend of mine had them brought over from India when a relative of his went and visited there.
Dont forget actual price of these watches are just under 20 dollar. Now the price is hiked 2 to 3 times.
Also plz tell i want to order on official hmt website. So they ask for prepayment. Is it trust worthy?
Do you still own these watches?
I like that leather straps models
Where did u buy the black dial Kohinoor from ?
eBay ? Or somewhere else ?
These were provided to me by a subscriber to review. He got them a friend who regularly travels to India.
@@massedoesstuff7128 Thank you for the information.
@@kaushik3146 no problem, sorry I couldn't be of more help.
How much accurate is this kohinoor??? Steel watch
+6 to -4 seconds a day. I have hmt pilot watch. I have ordered Kohinoor too. Waiting for the delivery in this weekend.
Very very nice beautiful veer ji