Record sale of HMT watches on I-Day at ₹35 lakh; H.D. Kumaraswamy thanks youth for their response

The HMT watch factory at Jalahalli in Bengaluru on August 15 witnessed a large number of customers queuing up to buy special-edition watches that were launched to mark the 80th Independence Day. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ShivamoggaHMT Watches recorded sales of more than ₹35 lakh in a single day on Independence Day, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy said.Describing the overwhelming response as a major boost to efforts to revive the iconic brand, Mr. Kumaraswamy said in an interaction with journalists during his visit to Holenarasipur in Hassan district on Monday that the HMT had released a few rare special-edition watches to mark Independence Day.“Customers stood in long queues to buy the watches,” he said, expressing astonishment at the response, espe