Watch it in a man, like the sword of the medieval knight in a. 70s of the last century, Shanghai
is to pay a license to buy watches, and more than three decades have passed, and watches over
all, Shanghai lost its license watches and successfully reach out to men in general is Vacheron
Constantin, Rolex, Omega and other foreign the old brand. People who like to keep up appearances
is also about gold shell, diamond, sapphire glass for a class of the limited edition.
Feng Shui is turned, however, the entertainment circle in Hong Kong, Shanghai has been sought
after watch brand in the Mainland, there is no lack of young people are also fans, wrist showed
the moment, the old mechanical watches Shanghai Federation of licensing caused a scream . Circle
in the collection of the Shanghai watch brand has become a new bright spot. In particular, some
classical style, is really to be looking up, it will have to For example, A581 (Figure left).
September 1955, Shanghai Light Industry Bureau, Shanghai watch industry veteran with 58 of the 18
hand-made fine mechanical watches Ma prototype, which should be regarded as the ancestor of the
Chinese watches. Watch factory in Shanghai in 1958 officially set up factories to produce the
first batch of brand watches in Shanghai, China rewritten form not only repair the historic
building form, which is collectors A581.
A581 Department of the first generation of Chinese-made small stopwatch, 17 drilling, a long
three-needle, core diameter of 25.6mm, the balance wheel with screws 14. Close to the Swiss watch
selca quality levels for more than 36 hours travel time, Japan is less than 1 minute difference.
After the A581 into the market, Premier Zhou Enlai and also bought a piece of long-term use of
it, then this canvas strap. Abroad in a trip to Africa, he also made to the President of Guinea
to show their clothes to wear shoes to the watches, the same color of Chinese goods in order to
explain the necessity and the possibility of self-reliance. This watch is now on display at the
China National Museum.
July 1, 1958, Shanghai brand watches the third department store in Shanghai market, customers
wait in line to buy, New People’s Daily has issued reports and pictures. 60 In the late, watch
factory technical personnel from the original handwriting of Mao Zedong, select a “last” word and
a “sea” of the word, spell body hair, “Shanghai” trademark still in use.
Not long ago, I an A581, the face of the “Shanghai” is the word body art. Products with good
price 2,500 yuan boss, I also went to 2200 yuan traded. Later, by the Shanghai watch collectors周
宝兴identification card that the value of the price. He also told me, A581 is a kind of movement
is the core component of watches, watch this production, a total of more than 70 kinds of models
do.
I also found the relevant information from, A581-based production has been basically completed in
1966. In 60 years, the Chinese people every four wrist watches have a license in Shanghai,
flashing a “self-reliance” of the light.
Later, the ranks of Shanghai rookie card watch come forth in large numbers, such as SS1A type,
the movement is from 1964 to 1966 At the conclusion of the entire design speed escapement
institutions, strong regulation to improve the modeling table board, summed up the basis of A581
-type movements to improve the type (Figure right), the accuracy of travel time to reach the
national standard level light of the assessment requirements of mechanical watches, it is said
that the end of the mission in 1974, the total number of 10 million produced.
Now, Shanghai is not only multi-brand watch movements, but also towards the jewelry, and fashion
-oriented development. Technically catch up with Swiss watch, such as the Tourbillon watches,
some technical data on more than ten Breguet watch the forefront of the table is far left behind
Omega.
In 2005, Shanghai tourbillon watches licensing debut Watch Fair in Basel, Switzerland, the Swiss
watches are amazing while the Chinese watch industry’s innovation capability is a huge pressure.
Even the local media that China catch up with the Swiss watchmaking industry, the list just a
matter of time. But in China, Shanghai tourbillon the value of a license has not yet been fully
understood, the price is only one-tenth of Swiss watch.
Shanghai brand watch, the Chin
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