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4/27/2009

The first China made quartz watch - JinXing (Prototype)






It carries a quartz 32768hz of DSE movement with "prototype" marked on the case back.

Quoted from Shanghai Light Industry Bureau web-page about this watch, URL as follow
http://www.shtong.gov.cn/node2/node2245/node68930/node68935/node68960/node68972/userobject1ai66698.html

"国内最早研制第三代电子表是上海钟表元件厂。1972年初,试制出电子元器件和4节5号电池都装在机芯外面的第一只样表。1974年底,研制出16级分频电路叠加而成。到1984年共研制生产4177只,注册商标为金星牌。为使该厂能集中精力把电子表元器件的生产搞上去,是年12月,金星牌三代电子表停止生产。"

"The First China made "3rd generation" quartz watch was made by Shanghai Watch & Clock Parts Factory. By the early 1972, SH W&C Parts Factory made the 1st prototype operated by 4x 1.5V #5 battery. By the end of 1974, made a 16 beat frequency circle movement prototype. Till to 1984, 4,177 piece of prototype had made, registered "JinXing" as the trade mark. In order to let SH W&C Parts Factory more concentrated on quartz movement invention, JinXing stopped their production on December of 1984."


As per the Bureau recorded, the terms of 1,2,3 generation;
1st generation quartz watch = Electronic -Mechanical watch, made by Shanghai Ball Pen Factory named "XiongYang".
2nd generation quartz = Tuning Fork watch (Not sure which factory did the first, I know Tianjin and Shanghai, both watch factory had made their tuning fork watch in the past as for experimental purpose),
3rd generation quartz = real quartz watch movement, power by battery and time taking by quartz vibration.