WUXING

五星

Brand: Sea-Gull (海鷗). Reference: FKWX. Mechanical, self-winding. Launch date: 2022-Month?-Date? Spring. Fat Kong (孔胖子) custom model.

This model reproduces the Wuxing watch (五星表) originally made on 1955-Mar-24 by a trial production team which would later become the Tianjin Watch Factory and now Sea-Gull Watch Group. The watch case back presents the gate of former Tianjin Watch Factory at No. 11 Kangfu Road (康复路), Nankai District (南开区), Tianjin City that was established in 1962, same year when the Tianjin Wuyi Watch Factory was renamed Tianjin Watch Factory.

Chinese character:
17占防水表 - 17 Jewels Water Resistant Watch. Position: 12 o'clock on dial.
中國製 - China Made. Position: 6 o'clock on dial.
天津手表廠 - Tianjin Watch Factory. Position: at center of case back, small but visible on the factory gate pattern.
中国 · 天津 - China · Tianjin. Position: on case back.

MOVEMENT
Mechanical, self-winding. China Made. Caliber: Sea-Gull ST2130. Functions: Hour, minute, second, date. Quick date setting. Instant date change. Stop-seconds (hacking) to set time precisely. Jewels: 28. Frequency: 28800 vph.

CASE
316L stainless steel. Diameter: 38 mm. Thickness: 11 mm. Lug width: 20 mm. Water resistance: 50 meters. Weight: 65 grams (the whole watch including strap). Luminescence: No lume. Dial: Beige. Applied numerals, hour markers and a five-pointed star. Crystal: Sapphire crystal. Case back: Screw-down dodecagon shaped. Not transparent. Stainless steel case back. Crown: Push-pull. Fluted cylinder shape. Crown not signed.

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.