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LYH Clock & Watch Workshop

AHCI identifies Lin Yong Hua’s Shenzhen practice as LYH Clock & Watch Workshop and records him as a member since 2019. 123

This profile covers the maker’s identity, history and documented work. A complete model catalogue is being researched separately.

At a glance

Subject
Independent Atelier 1
First documented date
1991 — Watch-industry entry 12
Documented work
Vinyl Record 1
Documented work
Dragonfly Man 4

Repair first, original watches later

The association and SJX describe Lin’s entry into the watch industry in 1991, initially in factory work; his subsequent independent practice grew out of repair and restoration. SJX dates a repair/restoration workshop to 2009 and own-watch creation to 2012. Later Revolution coverage describes earlier repair activity in 2001 and alternative atelier dating; these are not safely reducible to one incorporation date.

SJX reports a 2017 Basel presentation and AHCI candidacy; AHCI’s profile records full membership from 2019, distinguishing candidate and member status. 123

What Dragonfly Man proves about LYH

The AHCI biography dates the Vinyl Record watch to 2016. SJX’s 2018 hands-on account documents Dragonfly Man and substantial self-made components, including its case. It does not establish that every material, jewel, spring or component was made in-house. 14

People, production and attribution

AHCI identifies Lin Yong Hua’s Shenzhen practice as LYH Clock & Watch Workshop and records him as a member since 2019. 1

Key dates

  1. 1991

    Watch-industry entry

    The association and SJX describe Lin’s entry into the watch industry in 1991, initially in factory work; his subsequent independent practice grew out of repair and restoration. 12

  2. 2009

    Repair/restoration workshop date reported by SJX

    SJX dates a repair/restoration workshop to 2009 and own-watch creation to 2012. Later Revolution coverage describes earlier repair activity in 2001 and alternative atelier dating; these are not safely reducible to one incorporation date. 23

  3. 2012

    Own-watch creation begins in SJX chronology

    SJX dates a repair/restoration workshop to 2009 and own-watch creation to 2012. Later Revolution coverage describes earlier repair activity in 2001 and alternative atelier dating; these are not safely reducible to one incorporation date. 23

  4. 2016

    Vinyl Record watch

    The AHCI biography dates the Vinyl Record watch to 2016. 1

  5. 2017

    Basel and AHCI candidacy documented

    SJX reports a 2017 Basel presentation and AHCI candidacy; AHCI’s profile records full membership from 2019, distinguishing candidate and member status. 21

Ownership and continuity

AHCI identifies Lin Yong Hua’s Shenzhen practice as LYH Clock & Watch Workshop and records him as a member since 2019. 1

Watchmakers and designers linked to LYH Clock & Watch Workshop

These people have a sourced relationship to this brand in the Enjoy Watches register. The label beside each name states the relationship recorded; it should not be read as a broader employment or ownership claim.

Identification and service

For an individual watch, record the complete reference, serial, dial, case, and movement markings and compare them with dated primary documentation.

A brand history cannot authenticate, appraise, or establish the provenance of a particular watch.

Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. verified fact

    AHCI identifies Lin Yong Hua’s Shenzhen practice as LYH Clock & Watch Workshop and records him as a member since 2019.

  2. verified fact

    The association and SJX describe Lin’s entry into the watch industry in 1991, initially in factory work; his subsequent independent practice grew out of repair and restoration.

  3. verified fact

    SJX dates a repair/restoration workshop to 2009 and own-watch creation to 2012. Later Revolution coverage describes earlier repair activity in 2001 and alternative atelier dating; these are not safely reducible to one incorporation date.

  4. verified fact

    SJX reports a 2017 Basel presentation and AHCI candidacy; AHCI’s profile records full membership from 2019, distinguishing candidate and member status.

  5. verified fact

    The AHCI biography dates the Vinyl Record watch to 2016.

  6. verified fact

    SJX’s 2018 hands-on account documents Dragonfly Man and substantial self-made components, including its case. It does not establish that every material, jewel, spring or component was made in-house.

Known limits

  • This identity dossier is not a complete catalogue of every watch or reference.

Direct sources

  1. Lin Yong HuaAcadémie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) · professional association profile · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  2. Introducing Chinese Watchmaker Lin Yong Hua and His Quirky Hand-Made WatchesSJX Watches · specialist profile · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  3. In-Depth: The Evolution of Independent Watchmaking in China, Part 2Revolution · specialist history · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  4. Hands-On with Lin Yong Hua’s Dragonfly Man WristwatchSJX Watches · hands on specialist review · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

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