The Shanghai watch was the first mechanical watch completely designed and made in China. It was so prized that no one would marry a man without a Shanghai watch. The timepiece was worn by Chinese leaders like Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Zhou Enlai.

We went to the factory in Shanghai to see how these historical watches are made.

**CORRECTION: @04:49, we said that Shanghai Watch released pieces with tourbillon complications similar to that you might find in a Rolex. This is a factual error because Rolex has never released a tourbillon watch.

0:00 Introduction
0:21 Meet Master Feng
0:39 Why was it so valuable?
1:57 How was it made?
2:38 Why haven’t I heard of it before?
2:50 Meet Lin Lin
3:52 Bringing the watch into the 21st century

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Producer: Jessica Novia
Videographer: Shirley Xu and Frentee Ji
Editor: Joel Roche

Music: Audio Network