Timex Group India Ltd (Formerly known Timex Watches Limited) was incorporated on 4 Oct.'88 and received the Certificate of Commencement of Business on 5 Jan.'89. The Company was promoted by Titan Watches (a Tata Group Company) and Timex Corporation, US, to manufacture 2.5 million watches at Noida, UP, at a cost of Rs 825 million. Currently, Timex, US, holds a 29.68% stake in the company. In Aug.'93, the company came out with a public issue of 35.74 lac 12.