trailboss99 994 Posted August 7, 2009 For your infomation: Common markings on Chinese watches Modern Chinese watches are usually marked in English for the international market, however older watches may be signed in English, Simplified Chinese, Pinyin (Chinese written in Roman characters) or any combination of these. Early watches were mostly signed in Chinese with use of Pinyin gradually increasing through the 1960s. English was introduced with the first exports in the 1970s. It is not unusual to see 'Made in China' written in both English and Chinese on the same watch. Some common Pinyin inscriptions BAN GANG half steel QUAN GANG all steel FANGCI antimagnetic FANGSHUI waterproof FANGZHEN shockproof SAN FANG 3 proof i.e. shock, water and magnetic proof ZIDONG automatic ZUAN jewels 17 ZUAN 17 jewels ZUANBIAO jewelled watch DIAN ZI BIAO electronic SHIYING quartz SHOUBIAO CHANG watch factory ZHONGGUO China ZHONGGUO ZHIZAO made in China Identification marks on the Standard movement The Chinese standard Movement is customarily identified by a three character code, beginning with Z followed by two characters defining the factory of origin. ZBE Beijing Number 2 ZBJ Beijing Number 1 ZCQ Chongqing ZFL Feng Lei Instruments ZGZ Guangzhou ZHE Harbin ZHF Hefei ZHQ Hongqi ZHZ Hangzhou ZJS Shijiazhuang ZLC Liaocheng ZLN Liaoning ZLY Luoyang ZNC Nanchang ZNN Nanning ZQD Qingdao ZSE Shanghai Number 2 ZSH Shanghai Number 1 ZSY Shenyang ZSZ Suzhou ZTJ Tianjin ZWH Wuhan ZXZ Xuzhou ZYT Yantai Some early examples of the Standard movement use different identifiers. Some examples: SS7 Shanghai Number 1 SZ-1 Original production run, Shanghai Number 2 ZB-1 Beijing SZB-1C Beijing, automatic Other movement identification marks A standardized format of movement designations was introduced in 1965. It is however a fairly flexible standard. Here are a few examples with explanations: HJ1A pocket watch Jilin series 1 shockproof SB-5 wristwatch Beijing series 5 SD2 wristwatch electronic series 2 SJL8 wristwatch Jilin series 8 SM1A-K wristwatch Diamond series 1 shockproof fast beat SN-2 wristwatch Nanjing series 2 SS4H wristwatch Shanghai series 4 high grade ST6D wristwatch Tianjin series 6 shockproof auto date Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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