Indian watch microbrands want to enter big league

At a lavish wedding in Dubai, guests including many from India arrived, dressed head to toe in pieces that speak of the finest international brands. On their wrists, the usual suspects—Patek Philippe, Rolex, Omega. Then walked in Jack Pace, a lawyer at a global law firm in New York. On his wrist was “Kakori 8 Down”, a made-in-India watch, intended to strike a chord with his Indian clients. “Kakori 8 Down”, made by Mumbai-based Ajwain Watches, is based on the theme of a train robbery carried out by Indian revolutionaries in Kakori village near Lucknow in 1925. Pace was surprised…