Watch: From the timer to the collection

Although some object in life though never left us, but they are role changes with the times changing. 30 years ago, the watch can be considered pieces of a rarity, and the girl find the man if the object sent one watch, one piece that can make girls feel more fashionable things, it is the embodiment of man's well-off family property. Now, say a little exaggerated, almost not many people willing to wear "heavy" and watch, even if some people are willing to wear it, watches are no longer a timing tool, she has become one kind of status and personality of the typical highlight items symbol. In addition, once a prominent wall hanging at home or on the watch highlight family of watches and clocks, also gradually change from the necessities of people into the closet for a fascinating collection of. Haikou, watch collectors, as a Professor Liu said the elderly, the time clock ticks, it seems, his status also will be an interesting change.

Professor Liu displayed his collection of old Soviet revolutionary memorial watch set

80s of last century

Watch a "Big Three" of

Datong Road, Haikou, a company who lives in dormitory areas for the elderly Professor Liu is a retired cadres. He is 70's last century came to Hainan as the talent introduction, through the southern island of Hainan, which was once the province of international travel times change, and eager to watch the collection he has not watch this little thing 30 years feelings of profound change.

Mr. Liu told reporters that the 70's, his power from a vocational school in Guangdong after graduation went to Hainan "pioneer" and his life into the power industry in Hainan, while the clock is his most favorite of this life 1.

"At that time the people of Hainan can not find places to buy the watch, then victory is the sea of sand road along the busy area, although there are several small traders row, daily tickets are received, such as items like clocks are rare. "Mr. Liu said of the last century 80s, all married at home should pay attention to" The Big Three ": watches, sewing machines and bicycles, both items a new life after marriage is a manifestation of family living standards, so there is" 3 "The wedding was" decent "So watch the status in the minds of most people is evident.

"At that time the watch can not just anybody can buy, ask for help through the back door to find relations." Mr. Liu said at the time watch should be under the planned economy to buy tickets, watch though is necessary, but it turns out to be "easy to get the daughter, hard to get a watch. " Although Mr. Liu has been retired for many years, can watch as much as the young love of the time, has been wearing a wrist heavy "radar." Bring up the past, the old man said his most memorable is the "Shanghai."

Mr. Liu recalled that when he has a Shanghai Brand watches, "to spend more than 120 dollars to buy, and really quite luxurious, and the top of their wages for months! Careful to wear, sleep is not willing to Abstract." Mr. Liu that was the most popular imported watch has Enicar, Rome, Swiss watches, etc., is made of "Shanghai", "Tianjin", "Zhong Shan" ... ..., made the watch in the 50-90 dollar price range generally, as Hainan no local production of the watch business, people have to go outside the province to buy to buy the watch, he watches his father is doing business in Hong Kong to buy him and mail it back. "Probably in 1985, when once I was sent to Guangzhou, Hainan, the power sector of a vocational school, was in Guangzhou, a famous mountain, there are many shops to buy the watch, never seen in Hainan so many kinds of watches, I was instantly attracted. "Mr. Liu said that since the trip to Guangzhou, so that he felt after the charm watches, and watch the indissoluble bond, but was more than 40 yuan a month's wages, Tim full stomach on a good family, and simply can not afford a watch, had to "look the watch beyond the reach of" the.

It is understood that the late 80s of last century, quartz watches, mechanical watch technology to produce mainly caused by the impact of Chinese watch, because travel time and high precision, without winding, and inexpensive, stylish, quartz digital watches has become when people buy watchs choice, some people also put on a quartz clock.

 90s of last century

Come watch phone "back second-line"

90's of last century, with the deepening of China's reform and opening up, improving people's lives, whether spiritual or material life, great changes have taken place. BP machine from the early 90s (pager) epidemic, to quietly phone the mid 90s pop, a variety of BP machines and mobile phones have timekeeping function watches the status and greatly decrease the price, many people took many years of wearing the watch picked. Many people are still hard at home clock ticking along, but slowly has become a decoration, lost its original meaning.

"Some of the mall in Hainan gradually began to watch, watch the counter." Mr. Liu told reporters the mid 90s of last century, the Swiss high-end watch, represented by "overseas Army" watch-making industry in China has brought new impact, Rolex , Omega, radarwatchesthe first to enter the Chinese mainland, the product family, count, love their brands have entered, the concept of luxury was introduced to China. With the development boom in Hainan, one hundred thousand talents to Hainan, and huge spending power, buying watches do not have to go outside the province to a hard, eager to watch a certain economic base, he began to spend a lot of money and energy, using every means he could think of "solicit" clocks and watches.

"90's of last century, my monthly salary has risen to a more than 1000 pieces, have some economic foundation to buy clocks and watches." Mr. Liu said that from the beginning of man operation to the entire family, and later developed into the market to Favorites faithful to find form, "Amoy watch", asked a friend or relative to travel abroad or to Hong Kong and other places to buy the watch. Mr. Liu, like in a clock like a child's world, the more "play", the more "play" more happy, more "play" more You Jin. "With time, the phone can see there, is not popular to watch slowly, and people on the clock also reduces the demand for passion." Mr. Liu said, laughing in the process of collection of watches watches as he felt the tremendous changes in people from the extreme inspired by watches and clocks, to the land of the watch and watches are electronic counters in the high-end import watch, watches from the necessity to normal supplies and then to the real status symbol, so that Mr. Liu with emotion changes of the times and people's living standards and levels of life seeking to upgrade.

In the new century

Watches have become a fashion collection

Into the 21st century, watches not worth the general population can afford, some high-end watches, gold-silver mounted easily diamonds, one should tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands. "The poor play cars, rich people play watch" concept of consumption is gradually penetrating consumer groups in China.

This reporter learned that 80 of the last century, the supply of watch shops in Hainan have the counter for more than 95% are domestic watch, last century, the early 90s account for 80% of the domestic watch, to the late 90s of last century the proportion of imports and 90 %, to import the watch now is "to shine." "Mr. Liu said, now watch this is becoming a status symbol, but also increasing the value of the function," the general white-collar workers may pick a few thousand to 10,000 price of the watches, and some merchants to accept the price can go to a few 100 000, watches have become manifest as a symbol of wealth and value.

11, walked into Mr. Liu's watch collection room, reporters were attracted by a variety of clocks, including two well-made watch by the combination of Mr. Liu's most striking. One set of American Maritime Tiu Chung, rotary clock can be formed and the French Angel clock watch portfolio Mr. Liu called for the "three wishes in life," that is "smooth sailing", "Turnaround," "longevity." According to Mr. Liu introduced, in accordance with the shape of these types of clocks and collection process have developed their own different life symbolizes life at different stages of the three wishes. The other set of French Tourbillon, glass clock, clock beauty composed of the three clocks clock combination, Mr. Liu named "Entrepreneur of the successful", that "honesty is the party", "price is the round" "Once we hold onto," "These elements are an entrepreneur what is essential for the success of the essence." According to Mr. Liu introduced some of these watches for nearly a century of history, are collected from all over his back, Institute carefully expressed a meaning in life. "In my mind, these clocks have not just watch, but represent some of my perception of life, only the standard of living, pockets bulging, and I have thought to study the clock to represent a profound moral ah. "

"The process of collection and collection of watches I really enjoyed." Chat with reporters, said Mr. Liu, "In life, people will unavoidably unsatisfactory, upset is much ado about nothing, always give yourself a little peace and quiet stay in the spirit To some the pursuit of world total, live talent to enrich. "Mr. Liu on the watch collection process is of most importance to find and research, rather than the so-called" ownership. " What's bothering when his wife advised him as long as a "pack up and make your pile of watches go," over half an hour to calm the Fed.

"Are more than 60 people, and a torment to watch from, as is the same as being childish." This is the wife of his evaluation. On all these years to watch from the necessities of the changing of fashion collections experience, Mr. Liu concluded the sentence: "watch is a living work of art, like life, keeps the movement, their status changes, also on behalf of our times changes and improvement of living standards, clocks and watches will be more or less leave something of value to future generations pondering. "