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Tianjin ST5

N 329 B 4.8K C 114 E Jan 30, 2021 F Feb 5, 2021

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Vintage (mid 1970ties) Chinese wrist watch Tianjin (天津) ST5 (handwound movement). Nice cushion case, typical for that period, at 38 mm over the crown (36 mm case) it is small by modern standards.

There is a misprint on the dial: instead of the correct FANGZHEN (for "shockproof") the print says FANGZHGN.

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Chinese Lesson Time

A Nikon Df — 1/60s ƒ/16 ISO 800 at 90 mm

N 277 B 10.0K C 14 E Dec 18, 2020 F Dec 20, 2020

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First about the watch:
This is a vintage (mid 1970ties) Chinese wrist watch Seagull (海鸥) ST5-D (29J automatic movement). It came with original manual and original bracelet, but shown here on a steel mesh bracelet.
Nice silver pie pan dial.
The ST5-D was the first indigenous Chinese automatic movement, made by the Tianjin Watch Factory (天津手表厂).

That pocket dictionary used as a prop is not too good, but it has the character 表 at the right place for the photo.

Now for your Chinese lesson:
The character 表 biǎo has many meanings, more than given in that dictionary, most usage in a technical context is for anything with a dial. Depending what other characters it is combined with one gets the actual meaning.

Examples:
表带 biǎo dài watchband
手表 shǒubiǎo wristwatch
钟表 zhōngbiǎo clock
压力表 yālì biǎo pressure gauge
高度表 gāodù biǎo altimeter

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Shanghai - Seagull wristshot

N 2 B 2.1K C 6 E Feb 22, 2010 F Mar 16, 2010

G 中國 > 上海直辖市 > > 上海市 > Yangpu Qu

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Quick wrist shot of my 1980ties Seagull watch in front of the Pudong side terminal of the Qitai ferry line (其泰线), located at the northern end of Dongfang Road.

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Seagull ST5-D

N 6 B 3.9K C 6 E Feb 2, 2010 F Feb 1, 2010

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Vintage (mid 1970ties) Chinese wrist watch Seagull (海鸥) ST5-D (29J automatic movement), came with original manual and original bracelet, but shown here on a steel mesh bracelet. Below are pictures of the original bracelet and the card that accompanied the watch. The Chinese text is translated into English at the end. And - here's a wrist shot.

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Tianjin ST5

N 1 B 2.0K C 4 E Feb 2, 2010 F Feb 1, 2010

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Vintage (mid 1970ties) Chinese wrist watch Tianjin (天津) ST5 (handwound movement). There is a print error on the dial: instead of the correct FANGZHEN (for "shockproof") the print says FANGZHGN.

© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.