Abdul Meghani starts selling watch bands in India. A business is born..
1952
Abdul and his brother, Noorali Meghani are smuggling and selling Favre-Leuba and Edox Swiss watches. A little boldness goes a long way.
1968
Abdul opens 4 watch retail shops in Dubai. Legitimacy goes a long way too.
Abdul's son, Akber Meghani takes on distribution of Casio Watches in Pakistan, becoming the lead distributor in the region.
1984
Akber moves to Dallas and begins trading and distributing brand name watches in the Texas region. Times of change.
1990
Akber officially starts Grand Time. A new era begins.
2005
Akber's son and daughter, Amir and Shabeena join Grand Time. Doubling the employee team.
2006
Amir & Shabeena steer the business from watch trading towards own-brand creation. Grand Time's first brand, JBW is established. A bold step in building a house of brands.
2008
2009
Second brand, BREDA ticks to life. Breda's fast fashion style puts a stake in the ground propelling Grand Time to become a leader in the fashion watch space.
Amir & Shabeena take the lead at Grand Time. Eyes on the future.
2013
Grand Time announces Efrain Villa, as its Design Director.
2016
JBW celebrates it's 10-year anniversary.
2018
2019
BREDA welcomes Kendall Falcon, as its new Creative Director.
JBW welcomes Hance Taplin, as its new Creative Director.
