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The ABCs of Time – The History of Chinese Watchmaking, From Reverse Engineering to a Growing Indie Scene

ByW.B.D. Editorial Desk· October 17, 2026
The ABCs of Time – The History of Chinese Watchmaking, From Reverse Engineering to a Growing Indie Scene

China was very late to watchmaking, with its first wristwatch debuting in 1955, while Japan had a domestic pocket watch in 1895 and its first wristwatch in 1913 (respectively Seiko’s Timekeeper and Seiko’s Laurel). Both …

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