Vintage Chinese military wrist watch, "Jixing" brand, handwound, 17 jewel movement. And a 解放军 belt buckle (解放军 Jiěfàngjūn = Liberation Army)
The "Jixing" brand was made by the Jilin Watch Factory (吉林手表厂). Yes, this is a military watch - though people usually expect a more "tactical" look from military watches. At only 34 mm over the crown (case diameter 32mm) it is also pretty tiny.
The "Jixing" (吉星) brand means roughly "Lucky Star". The 軍用 (jūnyòng) on the dial means "military use". The 軍 (jūn) for "soldier" or "military" is the classic Chinese character, modern would be the 军 character as on the buckle.
These watches were issued during the China-Vietnam conflict in 1979 - and also in the "second phase" of this conflict in 1984.
Here is another military Jixing, in a gold toned case.
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Hangtian branded vintage watch made by the Jilin Watch Factory (吉林手表厂). "Hangtian" (航天) means "Spaceflight".
17-jewel handwound movement.
17 Zuan = 17 jewels
Fangzhen = shock resistant
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Yes, this is a military watch - though people usually expect a more "tactical" look from military watches. At only 32 mm case diameter it is also pretty tiny.
Vintage Chinese military wrist watch, handwound, 17 jewel movement.
"Jixing" brand, made by the Jilin Watch Factory (吉林手表厂).
The "Jixing" (吉星) brand means roughly "Lucky Star". The 军用 (jūnyòng) on the dial means "military use". The 軍 (jūn) for "soldier" or "military" is the classic Chinese character.
These watches were issued during the China-Vietnam conflict in 1979 - and also in the "second phase" of this conflict in 1984.
Here is another military Jixing, in a two-tone case.
The prop is a Chinese military cap, souvenir style, as sold on nearly every corner in Bejing.
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