DongFeng watches (1960’s Chinese domestic market Seagull)

While I’m still waiting for the perfect vintage Seamaster listing to come up, I’ve been turning my attention to some other interesting niches in the vintage watch world.

One such niche that has struck me as particularly compelling are Dongfeng watches from China. Translated as “East Wind,” my understanding is that this was the name printed on domestic models of what would eventually be sold as Seagull to the international market in the mid-70’s. For obvious reasons, the name Dongfeng, with…

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