Shanghai 25th 2023 with Mr. Zhang Zhenghao
Mr. Zhang is the Chairman of the Shanghai Collection Association, Clocks and Watches Branch and the third generation of experts in his family of watch and clock sellers, repairers and collectors.
Mr. Zhang's shop is at 265 FangBangZhong Road, the #6 shop at the basement level.
As will become very apparent, Mr. Zhang's expertise extends far beyond Chinese watches and clocks, but my as my own interests rest there and because Mr. Zhang was kind enough to show me (and allow me to hold) some of the rarest vintage Chinese watches in existence, we'll start with those.
Some readers may already be familiar with the famous and now quite common Sea-Gull 1963 re-issues, manufactured now in various incarnations by Sea-Gull and by others who use the Sea-Gull ST19 movements manufactured by Sea-Gull--but originals are very rare, and seldom seen.
This example is from Mr. Zhang's collection.
Some readers may already be familiar with the famous and now quite common Sea-Gull 1963 re-issues, manufactured now in various incarnations by Sea-Gull and by others who use the Sea-Gull ST19 movements manufactured by Sea-Gull--but originals are very rare, and seldom seen.
This example is from Mr. Zhang's collection.
People familiar with original 304 model Chinese air force chronographs will note that this has the square indices found on the common "1963" re-issues, but also the original (not red star) logo, as found on the HKED re-issue versions.