THE RED 6 FIGHTER

红6战机

Brand: Sea-Gull. Reference: 816.13.6156. Launch date: 2023-March-1.

Sea-Gull's aviation watch logo at 6 o'clock on the dial was specially designed for Chinese Air Force back to the 1960s.

Salute to the H-6 Bomber: On the dial, the "red 6" in Chinese (红六) pronounced the same as the "H-6 Bomber" (轰六).

Mark the 68th year since the establishment of Sea-Gull/Tianjin Watch Factory in 1955: The first 68 pieces of this watch produced has special engravings on the movement plate -- Sea-Gull's aviation watch logo, a unique serial number from Chinese Air Force, and two lines of text "中国空军" (Chinese Air Force) and "天津手表厂" (Tianjin Watch Factory).

Chinese character:
中国空军 - China Air Force. Positioin: on movement plate, visible through case back.
天津手表厂 - Tianjin Watch Factory. Positioin: on movement plate, visible through case back.

MOVEMENT
Mechanical, manual-winding. China Made. Caliber: Sea-Gull ST1901. Functions: Hour, Minute, Second, Chronograph, Tachymeter (Central hour and minute hands, small seconds hand at 9 o'clock; Central chronograph seconds hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock; tachymeter on bezel). No hacking (Seconds hand does NOT stop when crown is pulled out). Jewels: 22. Frequency: 21600 vph. Power reserve: Around 42 hours.

CASE
316L Stainless Steel. Diameter: 44 mm. Thickness: 14 mm. Lug width: 22 mm. Water resistance: 5 ATM. Weight: 201 grams (the whole watch including strap). Luminescence: Green lume on hour, minute and seconds hands, indices. Bezel: Black. Tachymeter Bezel. Fixed bezel, NOT rotatable. Dial: Applied numerals, hour markers, the Sea-Gull watch graphics logo at 12 o'clock and the exclusive watch logo for Chinese Air Force at 6 o'clock. The "Red 6" in Chinese (红六 Hóng Liù) homophonic/sounds like the Xian H-6 (轰-6 Hōng-6) jet bomber of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. Crystal: Sapphire Crystal. Case back: Screw-Down Notched. Transparent. Crown:Push-Pull. Fluted Cylinder shape. Signed with the "S" logo.

BRACELET
316L Stainless Steel Links. No quick release: Need tool to remove strap from case. Fit for case lug width: 22 mm. Clasp:Fold-Over Clasp. Stainless Steel clasp.