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A Swiss manufacturer (Sindaco SA Watch Factory) also known as Sindaco SwissLine and listed as such from around 1946 up to 1959. It started out in Muralto, nearby Locarno. | A Swiss manufacturer (Sindaco SA Watch Factory) also known as Sindaco SwissLine and listed as such from around 1946 up to 1959. It started out in Muralto, nearby Locarno. | ||
− | Address Fabrique SINDACO S.A. Montres Roskopf, goupilles, et réveils Locarno | + | Address: Fabrique SINDACO S.A. Montres Roskopf, goupilles, et réveils Locarno |
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+ | In 1955 in the People's Republic of China, the decision was made to establish a national watch industry. Most of the resources focussed on Shanghai where several businesses were already in operation. However the Ministry for Light Industry decided to simultaneously set up a watchmaking enterprise in the north of the country. In January 1955, four men set themselves up in a small workshop in Tianjin. They dismantled a 5 jewel Sindaco watch and began to copy it. Within 3 months, they had their first complete scratch-built watch ticking on the bench. It was named 'Wuxing' (5 Stars), and it was the first Chinese built watch. | ||
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Revision as of 02:12, 12 June 2020
Sindaco
A Swiss manufacturer (Sindaco SA Watch Factory) also known as Sindaco SwissLine and listed as such from around 1946 up to 1959. It started out in Muralto, nearby Locarno.
Address: Fabrique SINDACO S.A. Montres Roskopf, goupilles, et réveils Locarno
In 1955 in the People's Republic of China, the decision was made to establish a national watch industry. Most of the resources focussed on Shanghai where several businesses were already in operation. However the Ministry for Light Industry decided to simultaneously set up a watchmaking enterprise in the north of the country. In January 1955, four men set themselves up in a small workshop in Tianjin. They dismantled a 5 jewel Sindaco watch and began to copy it. Within 3 months, they had their first complete scratch-built watch ticking on the bench. It was named 'Wuxing' (5 Stars), and it was the first Chinese built watch.