Ptolomeo Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I've read an interesting topic in a spanish forum (replik.as) and I'm trying to translate here: "Movements factories in Chine were born by Government order in sometime and copying swiss movements in order to create a powerful chinese watch industry. Specifically Seagull, the best well-known, was born in January of 1955 by Government order, in a workshop with only four people with hardly any tools. The started copying a Sindaco swiss movement with 5 jewels and the first prototype was finished in 24th of March of this same year. This famous watch (WuXing 5 stars) started to be produced by hand... In 1957 the started the preparation of the mass production, with the creation of the Tianjin factory. One year later, with the finish of the building works, the WuYi -based in a swiss movement too- started its production. This movement was improved in differents times. Last serie was called ST-2A WuYi and it's the first one with something similar to an incabloc. In 1962, the factory moved and changed its name to Tianjin Watch Factory...... From then there is a huge history for creating the Industry that manufactures the 25% of the movements sold in the world, most of them for OEM watches with overestimate prizes in Europe and America. Everybody knows the lack of transparency in the production and sale of the movements from companies like Seagull but for they the rep market doesn't lead, they lead over the rest of the market and outshine even the powerful Swatch group. Current Seagull movements ST6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnkay Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Very interesting! Thank you for the translation; it is easily understandable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtraExtra Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Interesting read. It's ironic that the Chinese ended up copying swiss made movements when it was also the Chinese that invented/built the first clock about 580 years before the first one was ever made in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceberg1127 Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 cool read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 WOW Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porsche356a Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Very good info. Thanks for taking the time to share and translate it for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Does anyone know if you can buy the Sea-gul mechanisms seperately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Thanks for the translation! *thumbs up* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 i LOVE the ST-19s very accurate too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capice Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 saw in on RG, tnx for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Good stuff, thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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