BAZAAR SPEAKS TO VISHAKHA DOSHI, DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION, ENTRACK, DISTRIBUTORS FOR MONTBLANC IN INDIA, ON HOW TO PICK A TIMEPIECE.

What watch are you wearing?

It’s just a classic Timewalker. Automatic. Simple.

How do you pick a watch? I am not personally very fond of small watches; I like big watches. But yeah, with a sari, I would not wear this. I would take something of my mum’s. It depends what you are feeling like, but generally, I like a big, chunky watch.

How often do you change it? The way I do it generally is that I take something out, wear it for a few weeks, and then change it. I don’t like to change things everyday.

When you’re buying a watch, what do you look at? More or less, I need nothing more than time and date, though sometimes it’s nice to have a complication on it because I appreciate what goes into the making of it. I don’t need to measure seconds, but it’s nice to know that you have that complication, just for the artistry of it really.

Why should one be picking a fine watch? It depends on what you want the watch to do for you. If you want something very elegant, like a classic women’s watch, with or without stones on it; if you feel your look is a little more sporty or casual, you know then a rugged watch would be nice. But Indians have small wrists, so I think on a man, a massive watch might look out of place, but on a woman, it’s OK. When you talk about the heritage of Montblanc, what are the three things that come to mind? Tradition, obviously, craftsmanship, and watches which are aesthetically very beautiful. It’ll never be something that goes out of fashion, it’ll always be classic.

Are all your watches Montblanc?

I support the group (laughs).