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Ron
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Peace River, Alberta
6.50” / 16.51 cm Wrist
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Hongqi "Rocket seconds hand" watch with Mao quote bracelet

The photos above and below are all from two 2009 AMCHPR photo-shoots. I can provide proof-of-life 😊 but I liked these old photos enough not to need a...
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San Martin SN0116-G GMT arrives at the AMCHPR

I'm pretty impressed with this one: my new "summer watch" and my first GMT. San Martin SN0116-G GMT: Ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal, NH34 GMT movemen...
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Old Faithful

My trusty old and overpolished datejust...
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Baihua--Shenyang City Watch Factory, Liaoning Province

It's been a few days since this arrived, and I did a WRUW post a couple of days ago, but on a different (leather instead of fabric) strap. It's been a...
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Beifang (Northern) brand from Harbin Watch Factory

An early luminous civilian watch, likely early 80s, although HarbinWF was producing the brand by 1975. Sorry for my bad photography today, but here's...
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Beijing Watch Factory SB-5G (circa 1970)

This the last non-standard/tongji watch movement/model from Beijing Watch Factory. I always like Chinese lacquer finishes on vintage dials. They prese...
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Allenby 94204 - very affordable.

Extremely inexpensive, but it is Swiss and it runs A-OK. Very light. Purchased in 2008 for $49 CDN. Model 94204 Allenby (evidently by Victorinox--see...
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LanQue from Tianjin Watch Factory (1970s/80s?)

The watch is a very kind gift to the AMCHPR collection from a WUS member, Henry5010. My working assumption, especially given the ground out case back...
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Hongqi 3101 (1991?) From Liaoning Peacock

Found on Taobao late 2010, this is a much more modern design than most of my vintage Chinese mechanicals from the 1960s and 70s. The numbers under the...
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Happy [Lunar] New Year!! Year of the Dragon!

新年快乐! 身体健康,龙年大吉! Happy New Year! Good health and good luck in the Year of the Dragon!
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