Beijing Watch

Beijing Watch Factory was officially established on June 19, 1958, with 21 watchmaking pioneers. The first 17 watches were completed by September 1958. The factory played a key role in developing China's Standard Movement, producing the ZB-1 beginning in 1972 and the first automatic version in 1974. In 1995, master watchmaker Xu Yaonan began work on China's first high-quality tourbillon, which entered production in 2004 as the TB01-2 with a titanium carriage. A double-tourbillon with China's first differential device was released for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Beijing Watch debuted at Baselworld in 2008 and pioneered a dual-axis tourbillon in 2009. In October 2016, Shenzhen-based FIYTA took over ownership, making Beijing Watch part of China's largest watch group while maintaining its focus on high-end watchmaking.