Tianjin Seagull

Tianjin Seagull Watch Group Co. Ltd.

Industry	Watch
Founded	1955
Headquarters	Tianjin , China
Products	Mechanical watches, mechanical watch parts, precision machinery
Owner	state-owned
Number of employees	3000 (2011)
Website	www.sea-gullmall.com

Tianjin Seagull Watch Group (Chinese: 天津海鸥) is a watchmaking company located in Tianjin, China.

History

The company was originally formed as Tianjin Watch Factory in January 1955 with four craftsmen on order of the People's Republic of China government. In 1990, the Tianjin Watch Factory was awarded the status of a national company, and in 1992, the Tianjin Seagull Corporation was founded. That same year, the decision was made to discontinue the production of mechanical watches in favour of quartz watches; five years later it came to a complete reversal of this decision. It has since produced exclusively mechanical movements and watches.

In 2000, Tianjin Seagull Watch Group went public, and in 2003 a representative office in Hong Kong was opened. In 2010, the company moved to new production and administration facilities near Tianjin Airport.

Tianjin Seagull has recently gained substantial expertise in the manufacture of advanced tourbillons including a multi-axial orbital tourbillon movement.

Brands

The following brand names were used for watches produced by Tianjin Seagull.

Year	Brand Name
1955-1958	WuXing
1958-1966	WuYi
1966-1974	Dong Feng (East Wind)
1974–present	Seagull

Gallery

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  ST19 Chronograph Movement produced by Tianjin Seagull Watch Group
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  Seagull branded Wristwatch
• 
  Modern Seagull M182SK

See also

• Chinese standard movement

External links

• Official website (Chinese)