6 3/4 x 8”’ | Hand Wind | Swiss Lever | Indirect Sweeping Seconds |

Remarks:

• HMT (Hindustan Machine Tools) is a company founded by the Indian government in 1953 that manufactures tractors, tools and watches, among other things
• There are two slightly different forms of the movement:
  • Variant 1:
    • Barrel visible from the dial side through cut-outs
    • The Citizen caliber number is marked under the balance wheel
  • Variant 2:
    • Barrel concealed on the dial side
    • There is no caliber number under the balance wheel

It is possible that HMT did not (re)build variant 1 itself, but purchased it directly from Citizen.

• See also HMT 0185 = HMT 2345 without seconds

• Listing ID: 4230
• Manufacturer / Brand: Citizen / HMT
• Caliber: HMT 2345 = Citizen = Citizen 2340A
• Size in French Lignes: 6 3/4 x 8''', height 4.54 mm
• Size range mm largest diameter: 0 - 22 mm
• Shape: Form
• Winding: Manual (Crown)
• Hands Setting: Crown
• Seconds Hand: Sweeping seconds (central seconds)
• Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
• Date, Day, Month...: None
• Jewels: 16, 17
• Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Right
• Balance Position: Right (0 - 120°)
• Shock Protection: Citizen Parashock 1, Citizen Parashock 3 (even mixed on dial and bridge side)
• Beats per hour: 18,000
• Balance Type: Glucydur
• Power Reserve: Unknown
• Identification: Marking hmt on the wheel train bridge and illustration on the manufacturer's old website (no longer online, see extra picture).
• External Link: https://uhrforum.de/threads/identifizierte-uhrwerke-die-weder-bei-ranfft-lorenz-noch-im-watch-wiki-zu-finden-sind.86322/page-14#post-2534100
• Country: Japan / India
• Contributor ©: Uhrforum.de member Badener (Andreas Kelz)