Wuxing · Red Star

Wuxing · Red Star

US $299

Wuxing · Red Star

Condition: New (Unworn)

US $299

WUXING

五星

Brand: MERKUR (凡致). Launch date: 2023-Month?-Date?

This watch pays tribute to the original Wuxing watch, produced by the Tianjin Watch Factory in 1955 and widely regarded as the first Chinese-made wristwatch.

Chinese character:
19占防水錶 - 19 Jewels Water Resistant Watch. Position: 12 o'clock on dial.
中國製 - China Made. Position: 6 o'clock on dial.
ZHONG GUO (中国) - China. Position: on case back.
FAN ZHI (凡致) - Merkur. Name of the watch brand.
QUAN GANG (全钢) - All Steel.
JI XIE BIAO (机械表) - Mechanical Watch.
FANG ZHEN (防震) - Shock Resistant.
FANG SHUI (防水) - Water Resistant.
SHOU DONG (手动) -  Manual Winding.

MOVEMENT
Mechanical, manual-winding. China Made. Caliber: Merkur M01. This is an upgraded version of the Chinese Tongji (Unified) movement from the 1970s. Improvements include upgraded mainspring and hairspring, more precise transmission gears, and CNC-machined movement plates. Functions: Hour, Minute, Second (Central hour, minute and seconds hands.). No hacking (Seconds hand does NOT stop when crown is pulled out). Precision: -25/+25 sec/day. Frequency: 21600 vph. Power reserve: Around 42 hours.

CASE
Stainless Steel. Diameter: 37.8 mm. Thickness: 13.1 mm. Lug width: 20.2 mm. Lug to lug: 45.7 mm. Water resistance: 5 ATM. Weight: 59 grams (the whole watch including strap). Luminescence: No lume. Dial: Yellow. Domed dial. Matte finish. Applied numerals and hour markers. Crystal: Mineral Crystal. Double Domed. Case back: Screw-Down Notched. Not Transparent. Stainless Steel case back. Hands:Dauphine Hour And Minute Hands. Needle Seconds Hand. Crown:Push-Pull. Fluted Cylinder shape. Stainless Steel crown. Signed with the Merkur watch logo. Crown diameter: 5.9 mm.

STRAP
Khaki. Canvas. Quick release: Remove strap from case without tool. Fit for case lug width: 20.2 mm. Fit for clasp lug width: 20.3 mm. Clasp:Pin Buckle. Stainless Steel clasp.

Photo 1–30 credit to 小钟yc Zhong. Video 1–2 credit to 小钟yc Zhong.

Wuxing · Red Star

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