It’s a modern automatic watch, again powered by an in-house Seagull movement. In this model, the second crown rotates an inner bezel that records a second time-zone - making this is a GMT watch. This has the trademark double crowns of a Super Compressor style watch. The Dual Time is a reasonably chunky watch with a 42mm case. It’s less obviously Chinese than the 1963 Chronograph but it still represents tremendous value for money. It takes its design cues from similar dive watches from the 1950s and 60s. The Dual Time is an attractive Super Compressor watch. This is the safest place to start with Seagull. I’d suggest that it’s unlike anything else available at this price-point. Visible through the clear case back is the in-house Seagull hand-winding movement. The back may be more beautiful than the front. The numbers and indices are gold, the hour hands blue and the chronograph hand is red. The cream dial is authentically vintage and cleverly uses colour to separate the different functions. The straightforward round case and simple pushers are typical of the period and reminiscent of other chronographs of the time. The design is distinctive and clearly Chinese. They’ve taken an iconic aviation watch and recreated it down to the smallest details. Seagull has faithfully remade this 1960s piece - albeit with a larger 40mm case. It’s a stunning remake of the watch issued to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. It wasn’t my first Seagull watch, but it is my favourite. It’s been a real success in the West and I love mine. This is the most widely available Seagull watch. First, let’s see the best watches that they currently produce. We’ll come back to that story further down this post. It grew from China’s watch factories of the 1950s. Sea-Gull is a young company if compared to heritage Swiss brands. I want to show you the biggest and oldest of China's watch manufacturers.
Watches that represent great value for money but also have excellent workmanship and an interesting heritage. I want to show you something much better. And I don’t judge Chinese watches based on the bottom rung of the ladder. I don’t judge American cuisine based on the cheapest item on McDonald’s menu. But they’re just one end of the Chinese watch trade. That £20 automatic that looks like a Rolex? Trust me, it’s junk. You’ve heard bad things about Chinese watches, right? A lot of it’s true.
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