AlbertaTime
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You're welcome but...
both the Shizhi are prototypes...one likely worn by employees for testing and the other likely provided to government officials for production run approval.
Although I don't have a general production run SL-2 Hongqi in my collection...yet, one later general production model of Hongqi (with a standard movement inside) looked like this:
My apologies for the confusion.
Chinese Liaoning "Shizhi" ("test or trial run") prototypes (late 60s early 70s)..
Shizhi translates to "prototype" or, more literally, to "trial run" or "test run"...these are quite rare pieces as relatively few were ever made, especially when compared to the size of regular production runs. Shizhi #1 is atypical/unusual in that the mo...
very informative.
i'm very interested in exploring modern chinese watches so its good to see the history behind them. there is so little information in english and the only forum i've found for 'oriental' watches is pretty dormant so its good to hear from someone 'in the k...
Thanks!
Your post is very interesting reading. It is cool to see the prototype and regular production models side-by-side. The prototype is very attractive and brings to mind some Omega dress watches from that period. Chinese watches are a completely new and intr...
You're welcome but...
both the Shizhi are prototypes...one likely worn by employees for testing and the other likely provided to government officials for production run approval. Although I don't have a general production run SL-2 Hongqi in my collection... yet , one later gen...
Thanks for the clarification!
I'm sure the confusion was on my part, not yours! I really think the world of Chinese watches is full of wonderful mysteries waiting to be discovered. Thanks for your guidance in this realm! The watch you pictured in this post is so intriguing. The peacoc...
Is "Red Flag" a movement manufacturer?
Thank you for the information. I have a few queries that I hope you may help to clarify. The movement of Shizhi #1 signed "Red Flag". Is "Red Flag" a movement manufacturer or watch brand? From the picture, "Red Flag" was not signed on the 2nd movement eve...
To Ling5HK
Hi: This is my best understanding, but I think accurate... Liaoning was the factory where the movements (and the entire watches) were made. Hongqi or "Red Flag" was essentially a "brand" of the Liaoning Factory just as Kongque (or Peacock) was another Lia...
