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Tan Zehua — independent watchmaking atelier

Tan Zehua, also presented in Western name order as Zehua Tan, is an independent Chinese watchmaker associated with an atelier in Shenzhen. 12

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 12
Documented work
Work No. 1 2
Documented work
Work No. 2 2

Repair foundation

AHCI records an apprenticeship with his watch-repairer father beginning in 1966 and his own watch shop from 1980. The AHCI biography combines a 1966 apprenticeship, fourteen factory years and a 1980 shop opening without resolving their overlap. 1

Original work and public recognition

AHCI credits four movement designs and a Di-axial escapement for which a patent application had been made. SJX identifies Work No. 1 with a display drawing on traditional Chinese time reckoning.

Work No. 2 was described as a long-reserve design with ten days of running time. Work No. 3 added a separate constant-force arrangement to the long-reserve concept.

Work No. 4 was presented as a higher-finish construction inspired by Philippe Dufour; inspiration is not a documented collaboration. The 2017 Di-axial description concerns an experimental escapement and a pending patent, not a verified granted right or independently tested performance result. 12

Business and present-status boundaries

AHCI lists him as a member since 2019; the 2017 SJX profile described him as a candidate. SJX reported that Tan was not accepting orders in 2017. That dated observation cannot establish his 2026 order policy.

The accessible AHCI profile gives a Futian District, Shenzhen contact address; it does not date that address to a particular move. The published work spans repair, original movements and toolmaking rather than simple resale or assembly of branded retail watches. 12

Tan Zehua: four movements before a conventional brand story

Tan Zehua, also presented in Western name order as Zehua Tan, is an independent Chinese watchmaker associated with an atelier in Shenzhen. 12

Ownership and continuity

Tan Zehua, also presented in Western name order as Zehua Tan, is an independent Chinese watchmaker associated with an atelier in Shenzhen. 12

Watchmakers and designers linked to Tan Zehua — independent watchmaking atelier

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

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Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. verified fact

    Tan Zehua, also presented in Western name order as Zehua Tan, is an independent Chinese watchmaker associated with an atelier in Shenzhen.

  2. verified fact

    AHCI records an apprenticeship with his watch-repairer father beginning in 1966 and his own watch shop from 1980.

  3. verified fact

    AHCI lists him as a member since 2019; the 2017 SJX profile described him as a candidate.

  4. verified fact

    AHCI credits four movement designs and a Di-axial escapement for which a patent application had been made.

  5. source stated claim

    SJX identifies Work No. 1 with a display drawing on traditional Chinese time reckoning.

  6. source stated claim

    Work No. 2 was described as a long-reserve design with ten days of running time.

  7. source stated claim

    Work No. 3 added a separate constant-force arrangement to the long-reserve concept.

  8. source stated claim

    Work No. 4 was presented as a higher-finish construction inspired by Philippe Dufour; inspiration is not a documented collaboration.

  9. verified fact

    The 2017 Di-axial description concerns an experimental escapement and a pending patent, not a verified granted right or independently tested performance result.

  10. verified fact

    SJX reported that Tan was not accepting orders in 2017. That dated observation cannot establish his 2026 order policy.

  11. verified fact

    The accessible AHCI profile gives a Futian District, Shenzhen contact address; it does not date that address to a particular move.

  12. verified fact

    The AHCI biography combines a 1966 apprenticeship, fourteen factory years and a 1980 shop opening without resolving their overlap.

  13. verified fact

    The published work spans repair, original movements and toolmaking rather than simple resale or assembly of branded retail watches.

Known limits

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

Direct sources

  1. Zehua TanAcadémie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants · association member record · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: full_text. External source.

  2. Introducing Rising Chinese Watchmaker, Tan ZehuaSJX Watches · original specialist profile · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: full_text. External source.

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