Clocks and watches have always been one of the favorite commodities of Chinese people. Since the founding of new China, the state has invested a lot of money to develop the watch industry, which has developed rapidly. Since then, China's reform and opening up and the development of economic globalization have brought prosperity to China's watch industry. After decades of development, China's watch industry has experienced the development process of feed assembly, appearance parts manufacturing, product development and brand creation. At present, a fully equipped watch manufacturing industry has been formed, and all spare parts except high-end movement can be processed and produced.
From the perspective of regional pattern, the country has formed six major clock production areas, such as the Pearl River Delta, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong and Tianjin, led by Guangzhou and Shenzhen; In terms of output, China has become a major watch producer in the world, and the output of watches and clocks ranks first in the world. In 2011, the output of clocks and watches in China reached 159 million and 130 million respectively.
