Everyhing else seems to be made in China..........Jumble find

[calypso]

Local Jumble sale here today. Lots of watches (well, this is Switzerland) but mostly not very interesting and overpriced (for the same reason).

I was just about ready to call it a day when I spotted a rather nice bauhaus dial.

Turned out to be a a Chinese Seagull 19 jewels, manual wind, dress watch.

OK, not exactly a Rolex, but the guy was asking $30 for it.

The strap was crap, but the watch was clean and looked new and unused.

Anyway, I took it home and looked inside. Movement is the ubiquitous Seagull ST5, again looking brand new.

According to WIKI .........

"The ST5 is a 19 jewel, manual winding mechanical watch movement which was manufactured by the Tianjin Watch Factory from 1966 until 19xx. It was the first movement to be 100% designed and produced in China using Chinese tooling, and it was first used in DongFeng brand watches. The ST5 met the National First Grade standard, which may have been a factor in the Tianjin factory being granted an exemption from production of the Chinese standard movement (Tongji). The ST5 movement is prized by collectors for its distinctive 'Sea-Gull Stripes' decoration comprising graceful radiating arcs engraved deeply on the plates. Due to the hand-finishing, no two are exactly alike."

I'm sure it's not rare (production numbers must be huge), but I rather like it. 35mm but that's OK with me. Strap is temporary.

Not a bad price for an in-house, hand-finished movement, I suppose.

[PatrickJ]

Nice looking piece and interesting find!


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[alfat33]

Very nice, I’d be pleased to find that. Interesting shock protection and large balance (to me who knows next to nothing anyway).