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    Are there any Chinese watch brands that are NOT state-owned?

    Well, all's in the title. Are there?

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    I'm not an expert on this, but I think there are quite a few privately-owned Chinese watch brands. However, I don't understand the nature of private ownership there.
    My collection of Vintage Chinese Mechanicals can be seen at myvcms.com

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    Memorigin comes to mind. It's a independent luxury brand

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    A Google came up with this -

    The Hong Kong-listed China Haidian Holdings Limited manufactures its own watches and also distributes selected Swiss luxury watch brands in China and throughout Asia.

    China Haidian, which owns two of the top four domestic Chinese watch brands, EBOHR and ROSSINI, also owns the Swiss brand Eterna which has a license to manufacture and distribute globally "Porsche Design" watches.


    The names don’t mean anything to me.

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    Oh, I see - China Haidian became Citychamp. I know Citychamp.


    About Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Limited

    Listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 1991, Citychamp is primarily engaged in the design, production and sales of watches and timepieces. The Group possesses proprietary brands, including "Rossini" and "EBOHR" which are two of the four major Chinese watch brands, as well as renowned global watch brands "Corum," "Eterna" and "Rotary." The Group is also committed to exploring the distribution business of the non-proprietary brands. Currently, the Group has approximately 280 self-owned brand retail shops and distribution outlets, distributing more than 25 international brands in Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shenyang, Sichuan, and other major cities in mainland China.

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    The Beijing Watch Company is private, according to Wikipedia.

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    Some of these are quite nice -

    http://www.good-stuffs.com/Beihai_c_38.html

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    In fact, the 1958 reissue is quite nifty -


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    Looks like I’m hooked on Beijing for a while -


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    The second one is the thick end of £3k...
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