This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2017-09-28 07:09
Item from Sept 28, 1995, in China Daily: The first wristwatch manufactured by Chinese craftsmen since 1949 was auctioned for 111,000 yuan in Shanghai on Sunday.
The watch was made in 1955 by 58 craftsmen in Shanghai and it has been kept in mint condition for 40 years.
Dating back to the 1950s, the country's watchmaking industry has improved dramatically, and is going upmarket.
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