Updated On: 25 November, 2012 09:43 AM IST | | Phorum Dalal
What happens to the old, winding watches that find themselves in the discard pile of your Diwali cleaning, or the grandfather clock that has been lying in the attic gathering dust? There is an army of watch experts scattered across the city who will scrunch their eyes, unassemble more than 25 minute parts and set the seconds hand ticking once again, finds Phorum Dalal
No taxi will take you to Mumbadevi, madam. Take a shared taxi to Dava Bazaar and walk it up,” a taxi driver informs me outside Marine Lines station. After squeezing eight people into his Maruti van, the rickety vehicle speeds across some of Mumbai’s busiest streets — dodging passersby, cars, dogsand handcarts.

A watch contains more than 25 minute parts which include springs, wheels, barrels, screws and plates. Pics/Bipin Kokate