History of watch industry Earlier watches were not only used for time keeping but measuring direction while sailing or mobilizing in a war Wristwatch is considered as much of a status symbol as a device to tell time Cell phones and digital pagers display tiny quartz clocks First watch industry of India, HMT launched Janata model in the year 1962 HMT was the leader in the watch market till the Tata's formed Titan Watches in association with Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation in the year 1987 Titan was the first company to launch quartz watches in India
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