The time travelers

Two young Frenchmen set up their own watch brand, owing to their appreciation of Chinese culture, Wang Kaihao reports.

Young Frenchman Robin Tallendier's love for Chinese watches started when, at the age of 14, he received a birthday gift of a Tianjin-made Seagull chronograph from his parents.

Now aged 23, he didn't expect that serendipity would lead him to become an entrepreneur in 2017 producing his own brand of watches made in China together with his business partner, Wilfred Buiron, who is also from France.