Latest Watches News Report: The reason why China's watchmaking technology stagnation can be attributed to the invasion in the 12th century Jin, Su Song outstanding ancient bells were destroyed as a result, eventually finding lost knowledge of traditional watchmaking. In addition, after the Mongols took over China and Turkey, only to continue the development of astrology, to protect fortunes, all other knowledge relating to the measurement of time, are Yigai ignored.
Among the first introduced to China from Europe, the clock, is introduced by Jesuit priests, they spread the Christian faith, to mark the establishment of the kingdom of heaven, as early as the mid-16th century came to China was. They quickly learned that can be accumulated through the spread of Western scientific knowledge to achieve mission objectives. They successfully mastered the emperor's taste, in the subsequent two centuries, introduced a lot of astronomers, doctors, artists and artisans to the court to watch.
Pacific Bell is the first imported into China in 1582, and December 27 in the same year dedicated to the Governor Chen Rui.
1601 Matteo Ricci Father to China, by Emperor Wanli hospitality. Lee's tribute was a fall of the iron bell has driven it sound four times per hour; bell body placed in wooden cabinet, the cabinet body engraved with a dragon to olecranon indicating the time with Chinese characters written in lettering.
Yang Zhong popular, not because the Chinese people or extremely concerned about the exact time (at the technology will simply not be very accurate), but because of rare novelty clocks, then the incident became the emperor and the court of human struggle phase to talk about things.
Before 1912, the Chinese people still "more" (two hours) divided by time of day, and is divided into 100 hours per shift, each one minute; Western calendar is divided into 24 hours a day, a total of 96 quarter of an hour, every quarter of an hour 15 minutes. Shows no correlation between the two.
After the 17th century, the Jesuits began to only use Chinese artisans made clock. Father Matteo Ricci I, together with two local craftsmen to create a bronze bell, to every two hours (one more) timekeeping time.
In 1630, China two years of the Jesuit priest Alvaro Semedo, said: "Chinese people highly appreciate the Western mechanical technology. They know how to make desk clock. And if their wages with the Western's Carpenter teacher as high, they can do more sophisticated. "Thus, a genius without financial support, but also useless.
China Clock Square is the court made the Qianlong period (1736-1795) established. Supervision of sarin (Chaler) Father's almost a hundred slaves.
Close to 1810, there were several reports that the sale of the clock in the Guangdong Province of Western businessmen say they are struggling to survive due to face competition from local products - they can be sold at the low half of the ah.
By the 18th century, the Qing court saw the clock, all craftsmanship, precious stones and gold inlay of the Huali Yao purposes, are compliments of Western diplomats eager to please the emperor. For the game, even more precious, the watch presented. As a result, made more representative in China, foreign clock technology to spread, well known.
1811, the French consulate in Beijing, wrote to Napoleon, he said: "Now China's foreign envoys, all armed with dedication, due the tribute into the ceremony, however due to the mechanical beauty of the Han Chinese works of art, not can appreciate, each stacked in the palace only to the warehouse. our country is to resort to arms, the offer of the ceremony, which should be out by the majesty of the studio, a compact design and easy to carry officials.
Trade has always been to watch stationed in Guangdong Province admirals monopoly, but because of massive influx of goods flooded, and soon, even this kind of business has become difficult to operate.
In 1824, Bovet brothers from Switzerland to Guangdong in business, rehabilitation of the watch industry. At that time, the watch is in Bovet Neuchatel of Fleurier production; Today, these places are still tabulating center.
In 1840, Bovet brothers for their first products using the brand name in China, called "Po Wow" or "broadcast Viagra", is from the "Poway" transliteration of the word comes. Until the 20th century, this brand is still very popular.
Meanwhile, the Chinese are beginning to enter Europe's gossamer winding, and at reasonable prices, production and daily use of the watch. It is worth noting, this is Europe, anti from Asia, especially Hong Kong, enter the number using the quartz watch.
All in all, the first on the entrance of the Chinese people are not interested in foreign bell. First, because the East and West different methods of computing time; second, unlike the Chinese, foreigners generally requires precise timing; Finally, since the traffic and adverse climatic factors detailed in the mechanical operation. Yang Zhong attraction is in the ingenious design, beautiful and luxurious decoration, the Chinese court as such expensive gifts such as jewelry, or will be moving some of their gadgets.
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