You are looking at a handwound 17-jewel pocket watch movement in a dead cheap "Polaris" pocket watch from the Yantai Watch & Clock Factory.

These watches were sold for the breathtaking amount of 75 CNY (equals about 10.40 EUR or 11.76 USD) as souvenirs at the Yantai Watch & Clock Museum.

Considering how much gunk is inside this movement, it is no wonder the watch is that cheap...

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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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A Seagull "1963" China Air Force chronograph watch with a China Navy (中國海軍) belt buckle.

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Some electrician's tools...

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Unfortunately I did not have a CMM at hand to throw into that mess for good measure... 😁

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