DONGFENG

东风

CN ￥6,980

Brand: Sea-Gull (海鷗). Reference: FKDF. Launch date: 2013-Month?-Date?

This watch is a reissue of the original Dongfeng watch that was made by Tianjin Watch Factory in September of 1966, the original Dongfeng watch has the ST5 movement that was designed and developed by the engineers and technicians of Tianjin Watch Factory, which is of extraordinary significance in Chinese watchmaking.

Dongfeng was a sub-brand of the Tianjin Watch Factory, it was the first Chinese watch brand exported to overseas market. There's a Chinese idiom "万事俱备，只欠东风" which means "All is ready expect for the east wind", and the "east wind" in Chinese is 东风 or "Dongfeng" in Pinyin, and Chinese people consider Dongfeng as a very important or critical condition. The calligraphy of "Dongfeng" (东风) on the dial came from Mao Zedong, former president of China.

Chinese character:
东风 (DONGFENG) - East Wind. Position: on dial, crown and case back.
19 钻/占 (19 ZUAN) - 19 JEWELS
天津 - Tianjin
防震 (FANG ZHEN) - Shock Resistant. Position: 6 o'clock on dial.
中国天津 (ZHONGGUO TIANJIN) - China Tianjin. Position: on case back.

MOVEMENT
Mechanical, self-winding. China Made. Caliber: Sea-Gull ST2130. Functions: Hour, minute, second, date (instant date change with quick setting, seconds hand stops when crown is pulled out). Quick date setting. Instant date change. Stop-seconds (hacking) to set time precisely. Jewels: 26. Frequency: 28800 vph.

CASE
316L stainless steel. Diameter: 38 mm. Thickness: 11 mm. Lug width: 20 mm. Water resistance: 30 meters. Luminescence: No lume. Crystal: Sapphire crystal. Case back: Screw-down dodecagon shaped. Not transparent. 316L stainless steel case back. Crown: Push-pull. Signed with the "东风" logo.

STRAP
Black. Cowhide leather. No quick release: Need tool to remove strap from case. Fit for case lug width: 20 mm. Clasp: Pin buckle. Stainless steel clasp.