Longio Tourbillon Watches and Dive Watches - Hope of Chinese Watch-Making廊桥表—中国制表的希望 By Amily Hahn
In minds of western people, Chinese prefer copying top-class watches made in Switzerland and other regions of the world than building up its own watch brands. It is true that 90% replica watches in the world are made in China. And it is not a secret in watch circles that many watch-makers(including not a few high-end watch manufacturers) equip their watches with parts of Chinese origin. Take Tianjin Seagull (a Chinese watch company established in 1995) for example, it is well


Longio Tourbillon Watches: Chinese Watchmaking Pride廊桥表--中国制表的骄傲
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 the rare (and expensive) watches with the Seal of Geneva, meaning they are the most Swiss made, "Swiss Made" watches around. Is it a bad thing that watch parts a