Delhi Watch Repairer Javed Khan Has Restored More Than 30,000 Timepieces

At 69, Delhi watch repairer Javed Khan has spent more than 55 years restoring timepieces. He began learning the craft at 12 and has repaired more than <b>30,000 watches</b>. Khan says he plans to continue repairing watches for as long as he is alive. His workshop, Javed Times, is in the basement of Markazi Market in Hazrat Nizamuddin. Khan learned the trade under Ishak Khan in Chandni Chowk in 1970, later worked at Surendra Co. in Connaught Place and then opened his own shop. His repairs have included watches from Omega, Zenith, Favre-Leuba and HMT. Finding spare parts is a challenge with vintage watches.