<i>Titan Company is an iconic Indian lifestyle company that produces watches, jewellery, eyewear and personal accessories.</i><br><br>
Titan Company is the fifth largest integrated own brand watch manufacturer in the world. It is also a leading manufacturer and retailer of jewellery, sunglasses and prescription eyewear. Established in 1984 as a joint venture between the Tata group and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation, Titan Company transformed the Indian watch market when it introduced its futuristic quartz technology watches, complemented by international styling. The company is responsible for introducing well known international brands like Tommy Hilfiger, FCUK, Timberland as well as the Swiss made watch – Xylys into the Indian market. In addition the company also retails personal accessories such as bags, belts and wallets. <br><br>
Titan Company went global in 1991, with the launch of Titan watches in the UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar. Its products are now marketed in other East Asian countries, South Asia and Africa and recently partnered with Amazon to foray in to the US market. Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, the company has manufacturing and assembly operations at Hosur, Dehradun, Roorkee, Pantnagar and Chikkaballapur, and an electronics component manufacturing plant in Goa. <br><br>
In 1996, Titan entered the largely fragmented gold ornaments market with its jewellery brand Tanishq, followed by Zoya and most recently, CaratLane. Today, it is the largest jewellery retailer in India. <br><br>
With Titan’s recent expanse into the fragrance market in 2013, SKINN by Titan was launched, for the urban, well-travelled Indian men and women and have increased its portfolio with Taneira, the latest range of handloom sarees. <br><br>
The company has also made its foray into eyewear, offering a variety of differentiated products to the end consumer consisting of frames, lenses, contact lenses and accessories. Titan has leveraged its manufacturing competencies and branched into precision engineering. This division caters to clients such as ISRO, Schneider, Ford, and Rolls Royce. <br><br>
With a retail footprint of over 1800 stores and a total retail area of over 2.3 mn sq ft, Titan Company has India’s largest specialty retail network. Today, Titan Company Limited is TATA’s largest consumer company, and India’s leading producer and retailer of watches, jewellery, eyewear and accessories.