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China’s Home-Grown Luxury Brands Struggle For Credibility, Customers
One of the most commonly discussed topics within China's luxury industry is when the country will produce its own luxury brands that people are actually willing to buy. Read MoreRed O’Clock? Tianjin Watchmaker Releases $4,600 Timepieces For CCP’s 90th Anniversary
This week, domestic watchmaker Tianjin Seagull unveiled a pair of wildly expensive limited-edition timepieces created, ironically enough, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Read MoreChina’s Retro Brand Renaissance Continues As Shanghai/HK Watchmaker Iguzzini Debuts New Releases
Over the past few years, despite Beijing's status as China's arts and culture epicenter, Shanghai has emerged as the engine of China's retro brand renaissance. Read More“The Chinese Have Always Had A Weakness For Watches”
A quick look at the history books indicates that China's interest in timepieces stretches back to its imperial past, when Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci first dazzled Ming Dynasty emperor Wanli… Read MoreChina’s Best Retro Brands
With foreign brands becoming ubiquitous everywhere from Shanghai to Xiji, in recent years a growing nostalgia for home-grown Chinese brands has taken hold among some of China's younger, or more… Read MoreSwiss Watchmakers “Pin Sights” On China, Asia: FT
For decades, the wristwatch has held particular value in China. First, in the first 30 years after the revolution as a sort of "pragmatic luxury," then, since 1979, as a… Read MoreJing Daily Roundup: Chinese Brands And Their Prospects For Success
A roundup of Jing Daily posts looking at some of China's up-and-coming domestic brands. Read More