Ancient timekeeper

Chinese watchmaker Zhang Shuyang heads to Baselworld with the mission of bringing world attention back to the masters of porcelain. Wang Kaihao reports.

Zhang Shuyang, a Shanghai-based veteran porcelain collector but a relatively new watchmaker, will unveil his new watch designs at this year's Baselworld - the world's leading watch and jewelry show that is expected to be held in Basel, Switzerland, in March.

Although in his 60s, Zhang, only a year after launching his own watch brand, comes across as a maverick. His timepieces include porcelain watch dials in shining colors and watch hands carved in oracle bone script, the oldest Chinese characters dating back to around 3,000 years ago.