Citizen owns Miyota, Bulova and three Swiss brands, and prices its watches in India below American list. What that means for a buyer here, and what Citizen does
Titan has called Raga a range, a collection and a sub brand across thirty-four years, and has never disclosed a single Raga figure. What you actually get for
HMT Watches Limited was closed by government order in 2016. Its parent still assembles and sells watches in Bengaluru at ₹1,533 to ₹2,800 — with no published warranty
Rado sits in Swatch Group’s High Range, one tier below Omega, and every mechanical Rado runs an ETA Powermatic 80 movement. The Indian pricing, though, is 8.4% below
Omega belongs to the Swatch Group, which the Hayek family controls with a quarter of the capital and 43.6% of the votes. On the two references checked, the
Longines is one of the very few watch brands that publishes both Indian prices and Indian service costs in rupees. We check them against the US and Swiss
Rolex publishes a rupee price for every model. On a tax-stripped basis an Indian Rolex is about 20% cheaper than the same watch in Switzerland, and 18% cheaper
What Fastrack actually costs in India, why its MRP is close to fiction, who owns it and where the brand is genuinely worth buying. An honest brand audit.
Xylys sells genuinely Swiss-made watches for less than Tissot, under a name nobody recognises. What it costs in India, who owns it, and whether that trade is worth
Casio started making 28 watch models in India in 2025 and said nothing about price. What a G-Shock costs here, why duty made it expensive, and what should
Fossil makes watches for Michael Kors, Armani and Diesel, left the smartwatch business in 2024, and is shrinking its way back to profit. What that means for buyers.
boAt is India’s largest audio brand and only the number two smartwatch brand. It also lost 7.5 million customers’ data. What that means before you buy.
Noise is India’s biggest smartwatch brand in a category whose shipments fell 17.6% in 2025. What that means for what you pay, and whether the watches are any
