Video: Ron Good Talks Watches, Friendships, and China
Ron Good is a watch collector and historian for the Chinese watch industry, and founder of the Alberta Museum of Chinese Horology in Peace River.
Watch Industry Updates from the Far East
As I continue to study and learn about the watch industry, there’s one major difference between Chinese and foreign brands that keeps making itself apparent. What is it that separates a “luxury” Chinese brand from luxurious foreign brands?
News, Photos, Reviews & Stories
This week, a story about a little-known independent watchmaker from Chongqing spread like wildfire among watch enthusiasts in China after being posted online. Qin Gan (秦干) hand-produces enamel dial repeater watches with startlingly interesting features.
I've lived in China for a while now, and have been in and out of factories of all kinds. I can honestly say that I was not expecting the state-of-the-art watchmaking facility that I found in Zhuhai.