I wonder what you feel about the Chinese watch. When people hear “watch made in China,” what is it that comes to mind? It is likely a combination of both positive and negative things. I think most people think of either inexpensively made mass produced watches, or counterfeit luxury goods.
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Essay: An American High Schooler In Hong Kong That Loves Watches
The below essay is a contribution from Evan Tich: My name is Evan Tich, and I am currently living in Hong Kong and will be for the remainder of my high school years. I have relocated many times in my life due to my father’s job. It came as no surprise to me when my [...]
Auction Watch: Christie’s Harry Winston Opus Collection Results
On May 30th, 2012 Christie’s auction house in Hong Kong was host to the latest installment in their “Important Watches” auction series (which included a ton of watches). While this auction featured much of the normal fare from Panerai and Rolex, the main call for interest was an unparallelled representation of the Harry Winston Opus [...]
Longio SG3824E Automatic Watch Review
This is a very fine watch from China. I’ve mostly been exposed to low quality Chinese watches that I think have skewed my perception of what the country in capable of.
Longio 1000m Diving Tourbillon Watch
Remember the Chinese watch maker Longio? I talked about them here when discussing their first tourbillon watches. I applauded the Hong Kong based watch maker for having the courage to thrust itself in the tourbillon watch market that is dominated by European watch companies that have the process down pretty well. China’s strength is in [...]
Longio Tourbillon Watches: Chinese Watchmaking Pride
While many companies won’t like me saying this, a less than announced fact is that many watch makers these days have some or most of their parts made in China (movements often included). Even many high-end watch makers likely have something in the construction of the watch that is of Chinese origin. One exception are [...]
