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Curator: Alberta Museum of Chinese Horology in Peace River; Member: China Horologe Association; Chief Expert: China Watch Overseas Working Committee (CWOWC); Sino-Canadian Horological Cultural Affairs Advisor: Guangzhou Watches and Clocks Association; Member: NAWCC.
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June 1967 (6706) Qingdao Watch factory "Gongnong" (workers & farmers) brand wristwatch
This is very much a Cultural Revolution period watch. One of China's first watch factories, Qingdao is still in operation. Gongnong watches are consid...
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It's May 1st, so here's 3 vintage 51 watches from Tianjin (pre Sea-Gull)
Wuyi 51 五一 was Tianjin Watch Factory's first general production brand. The above watches all have the first logo. The second logo was pinyin"Wuyi,"...
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My San Martin Quartet...
The bang for buck ratio on these is formidable, and San Martin's use of colour is creative and smart. Huge fan--and I hope to see more original design...
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Love that, and you captured it beautifully. The colors really set off the crispness of the black and white.
Thank you. Agreed about the bracelets. Neat thing? They have slide lock clasps so you can fine tune your fit 👍
Very kind comment. Thank you!
San Martin is mainly known for good quality homage watches that are accurate in both respects: looks and timekeeping. And by good I mean scarily competitive with the major affordable labels. But I think their best works are their originals and respectful hat tips.
The quality is there. Did you see this one?
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San Martin SN0116-G1 World Timer arrives
I've always wanted a watch with a traditional world time bezel, and here it is, so I'm super happy today. Other than the bezel, this is very much the...
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Yan'an SHI 102 piepan from Hongqi Wristwatch Factory in Xian...
...not to be confused with the Hongqi brand watches from Laioning Watch Factory. 1970s. And vintage strap.
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HKED Emperor on...
...a piece of raw optical glass, made during WWII at an optical factory my mom worked at.
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San Martin SN0120 mil-style chrono arrives at the AMCHPR
My spring 2024 (affordable/Chinese) watch purchasing spree nears its end, with just one last piece to come after this. Here's the newly arrived San Ma...
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San Martin SN0115-G-1 at work - green bezel surprise (to me)
My other photos didn't really show--and I actually didn't notice, then or in ads or when buying--that the bezel is green . I thought it was black. And...
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