Jagdish Watch Emporium

Being in Gumanpura means there is never a dull moment. Our shop, Jagdish Watch Emporium, is right in the middle of all the action. We have been here long enough that we have seen the market change a lot around us. The shop itself is pretty straightforward. We have glass cabinets filled with different watches, and a small area in the back where the actual repair work happens. It is usually just us here, working through a pile of watches that need attention. Some need a new cell, others need a whole new movement. We don't really do much advertising; people just know we are here. Sometimes the kids come in because they broke the pin on their watch band playing outside. We fix it and send them on their way. The summer months get really hot in Gumanpura, so we have a small fan that hums in the corner all day. It’s not a glamorous job, sitting under a lamp and looking at tiny parts, but there is a certain satisfaction when a watch starts ticking again after being dead for months. We keep things simple and try to be fair with everyone who walks through the door. That is just how we have always run things here and it works for us. We’ve seen the same families come in for generations, first the grandfather and now the grandkids. It makes us feel like we belong here. The market is loud but the shop feels like home. We’ll be here as long as people need their watches fixed.