Watches

Seiko sets its Indian prices reference by reference rather than to a global formula, and Japan remains the cheapest Seiko market on earth.

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 not publish about the Eco-Drive cell.

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 ₹6,795 and for ₹52,795.

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 period and no service network.

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 the United States before tax.

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 Indian price is about 8.7% below the American one before tax.

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 lists, and settle the in-house movement question.

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 than in the United States.

What Sonata watches cost in India, why no imported brand can match them under ₹1,500, who owns the brand and where it stops being worth buying.

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 making.

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 change.

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.