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Special Made-In-India Spacewatches Or Time-Tested Swiss Ones: What Will Gaganyaan Astronauts Wear?
Which watch will our Gaganyaan astronauts wear? Watches that have conquered extremes have always attracted great curiosity. The first watch that was worn in space by Yuri Gagarin, was made in Russia. A watch qualified to be worn in space has to withstand HUGE fluctuations in temperature and pressure. So, will team Gaganyaan wear a special watch, made in India just for them? Or will they go for a time-tested spacewatch? 'Watch' to know more!
4 Apr 2024Trendy timekeepers
Luxury watches are abandoning the bling to focus on slimmer cases, newer materials and innovative mechanisms Platinum, bronze and carbon seem to be the preferred choice, while blue is the colour of the season
3 min read9 Jun 2019Forget the Apple Watch, set reminders with these elegant mechanical timepieces
This incredibly intricate set of wristwatches was able to set reminders for wearers a half-century before smartwatches existed
3 min read7 Apr 2018PNB fraud: ED seizes Nirav Modi’s bank accounts and shares worth almost Rs44 crore
ED had acted on a tip-off, following which it also 'recovered a huge quantity of imported watches stacked in 176 steel almirahs, 158 corrugated boxes and 60 plastic containers'
2 min read24 Feb 2018Watchmakers slash prices post GST rate cut
Following the GST rate cut, firms like Ethos Watch Boutiques, Titan Co. and Timex Group India have lowered the prices on all the existing stock (across all price segments) by 7-10%
1 min read29 Nov 2017IWC Schaffhausen to focus on watches for women to expand in India
IWC Schaffhausen, which sees India as one of its top 20 markets by 2022, is working to achieve that dream by shifting focus to watches for women
1 min read11 Oct 2017What to watch
When mobile phones tell the time just as well, luxury watches are more jewellery than timekeeper. Here's a round-up of watches you are likely to see on affluent wrists across the globe
1 min read16 Sep 2017Longines: Riding the storm
Mint speaks to Longines' CEO Walter von Knel about the brand's fortunes in China and its key launches for 2017
4 min read12 Jul 2017The $1.6 million question: Was this Patek Philippe watch meant for Vladimir Putin?
The 'Patek Philippe Triple Complication - Vladimir Putin' has been put up for auction by Monaco Legend Group, but Kremlin says the Russian president has nothing to do with this watch
2 min read13 Jun 2017Letter from... Baselworld
Come for the watches, stay for the surprisingly pleasant debates on politics
6 min read2 Apr 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared