Time machine
By Wang Kaihao | China Daily | Updated: 2012-08-09 08:05
Above: Yang Zuobin adjusts watch movements in Sea-Gull's workshop. Left from top: The first watch on the Chinese mainland that combines a tourbillon, minute repeater and calendar was sold for 1.28 million yuan in 2011. China's first watch was manufactured in 1955 in Tianjin. Zhao Guowang is a young master and the big hope of China's watch industry. Photos Provided to China Daily |
The nation's master watch and clock makers have emerged from a difficult decade to make the most of the luxury market. Wang Kaihao reports in Tianjin.
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