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Sept 13th update: AMCHPR China Tour 2023
Hi all:
You folks are the first to hear these 2 things, and that's because you (and I) are the Lords:
1) there's going to be an article about this but, as I noted before, I've been kinda busy. Today, no exception. I was taken by a long-time friend to the Tianjin Modern Vocational and Technical College which has, according to their website "10 sub-schools and 3 teaching departments, covering 16 specialty categories such as Equipment Manufacturing, Electronic Information, Finance and Commerce" and the country's #1 most comprehensive horological training/engineering faculty, which operates, among other connections, in cooperation with Tianjin Sea-Gull.
The site states "There are more than 16,000 college and undergraduate students in campus" across it's programs, with 'about 100" horology students I was told.
The first thing you're hearing first, beyond that, is that I was asked, if I return next year, to give a speech to the horology students. I accepted, so I guess one place on next year's tour (I hope) is decided. No one else but you folks and family hears that til the article is written.
2) I met with Mr. Liu of Jintuofei yesterday.
He had arranged to replace a missing lug screw on my beautiful blue Jintuofei tourbillon, which can be seen in more detail at the link, here (some of you might remember the case-back
)
My China watch purchases, June 2014
I re-met him a few hours ago, today. He had entirely re-cased the watch, provided two extra screws, plus gave me my old case back--and gave me a new watch, this very thin and very classy Jintuofei "bauhaus-style" sub-dial mechanical model.
The generosity I'm shown here in China is pretty humbling.
It was quite a day, and I'm floored.
You folks are the first to hear these 2 things, and that's because you (and I) are the Lords:
1) there's going to be an article about this but, as I noted before, I've been kinda busy. Today, no exception. I was taken by a long-time friend to the Tianjin Modern Vocational and Technical College which has, according to their website "10 sub-schools and 3 teaching departments, covering 16 specialty categories such as Equipment Manufacturing, Electronic Information, Finance and Commerce" and the country's #1 most comprehensive horological training/engineering faculty, which operates, among other connections, in cooperation with Tianjin Sea-Gull.
The site states "There are more than 16,000 college and undergraduate students in campus" across it's programs, with 'about 100" horology students I was told.
The first thing you're hearing first, beyond that, is that I was asked, if I return next year, to give a speech to the horology students. I accepted, so I guess one place on next year's tour (I hope) is decided. No one else but you folks and family hears that til the article is written.
2) I met with Mr. Liu of Jintuofei yesterday.
He had arranged to replace a missing lug screw on my beautiful blue Jintuofei tourbillon, which can be seen in more detail at the link, here (some of you might remember the case-back
)My China watch purchases, June 2014
I re-met him a few hours ago, today. He had entirely re-cased the watch, provided two extra screws, plus gave me my old case back--and gave me a new watch, this very thin and very classy Jintuofei "bauhaus-style" sub-dial mechanical model.
The generosity I'm shown here in China is pretty humbling.
It was quite a day, and I'm floored.
Curator: Alberta Museum of Chinese Horology in Peace River
"That stone buddha deserves all the birdshit it gets. I wave my skinny arms like a tall flower in the wind." Ikkyu
"That stone buddha deserves all the birdshit it gets. I wave my skinny arms like a tall flower in the wind." Ikkyu
)
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