My VCMs – Part 78: Beijing & Suzhou

[saskwatch]

Some VCMs have unusual second hands. For example this Beijing:



It’s an SB-5 model from the early to mid- 1970s.





The 21600 bph SB-5 movement:



I bought this Suzhou because I like the textured dial. The extraordinary second hand didn’t show up well in the seller’s photo, and I didn’t notice it until I had the watch in hand.





The bracelet is too long. I think I would rather wear it loose than remove any links, however.





Under the balance: (the right half of C or G)A ZSZ.

[hooligan]

I am very new to Chinese mechanical watches so I don't know anything about how long production lasted for specific models or which models from the 70's may still be in production today, if any, (I am trying to learn) but I think both of these models are very attractive and would still sell well today in their 1970's incarnations.
In short, Congrats on the acquisition of a couple of very nice watches.

[AlbertaTime]

The Beijing with red arrow second hand is very, very cool but it's your spectacular Suzhou that impresses me. I've always thought that Suzhou dials were often among the very best in the VCM world and yours is a great example.