Vintage Collector

As affluent Indian homes become sleeker, buyers are looking to acquire objects with history. But when does something old become valuable, and what should a first-time collector know before buying?

But there is a mismatch in the rules and their implementation on the ground

Collector of timepieces and seeker of stories, Bengaluru's Prashant Pandey is keeping alive the memory of India's iconic HMT watches, writes Nikita Puri