Tianjin Seagull Watch Group () is a watchmaking company located in Tianjin, China.[ 'Tianjin Sea-Gull Watch']
History
The company was originally formed as
Tianjin Watch Factory in January 1955 with four craftsmen on order of the People's Republic of China government. In 1990, the Tianjin Watch Factory was awarded the status of a national company, and in 1992, the Tianjin Seagull Corporation was founded. That same year, the decision was made to discontinue the production of mechanical watches in favour of quartz watches; five years later it came to a complete reversal of this decision. It has since produced exclusively mechanical
watch movement and watches.
In 2000, Tianjin Seagull Watch Group went public, and in 2003 a representative office in Hong Kong was opened. In 2010, the company moved to new production and administration facilities near Tianjin Airport.[ 'Sea-Gull - La nouvelle fabrique (french)']
Tianjin Seagull has recently gained substantial expertise in the manufacture of advanced including a multi-axial orbital tourbillon movement.[ 'Seagull Watch Official Website'][ 'Patent: Dual-axis tourbillon for a mechanical watch']
Brands
The following brand names were used for watches produced by Tianjin Seagull.
[amchpr.com: 'Short Overview of Sea-Gull Watch history' ]|
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| WuXing |
| WuYi |
| Dong Feng (East Wind) |
| Seagull |
==Gallery==
[Image:Sea-gull-m182sk.jpg|Modern]]
See also
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Chinese standard movement
External links
