Watchmaker profile

Fu Tinghai

Fu Tinghai designed mechanical and quartz clock movements, including musical cuckoo and tide-indicating mechanisms. 1

Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. Employer unspecified in inspected profile.

At a glance

Place
China 1
Dates
1954–? 1Birth year explicitly stated in association biography.
Also known as
傅廷海 1

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Fu Tinghai's work include W0301, WB-2 musical cuckoo movement, and W2011 tide movement. 1

Sources associate Fu Tinghai with Not established, although the precise role remains unresolved. 1

Recognition: First-batch Chinese mechanical-clock movement design master (2012) 1

Scope: Broader horology

Why this person is included

Documented individual work and/or professional recognition

Background and working context

Geographic ties: China. Documented professional location; not a citizenship assertion

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Context / no named watch brand · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Not established — Unresolved affiliation. Clock-movement engineer 1

    No named affiliation in the supplied row.

    Research required; this is not a claim of no affiliations.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 8 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established; unresolved relationship(s) remain

Claim qualifications (8)
  • Full name: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. Employer unspecified in inspected profile. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. Employer unspecified in inspected profile. 1
  • Representative work: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. Employer unspecified in inspected profile. 1
  • Specific role: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. Employer unspecified in inspected profile. 1
  • Primary geography: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. Employer unspecified in inspected profile. 1
  • Birth year: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. Employer unspecified in inspected profile. 1
  • Other names / spellings: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. Employer unspecified in inspected profile. 1
  • Recognition: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. Employer unspecified in inspected profile. 1

Sources

  1. 第一批中国机械钟机心设计大师 傅廷海China Horologe Association / 中国钟表协会 · Professional association · 2012-06-19

    [S0228] China Horologe Association / 中国钟表协会. "第一批中国机械钟机心设计大师 傅廷海." 2012-06-19. https://www.chinahorologe.com/zbdsdetail.aspx?id=313 Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Professional recognition / subject profile

    How it was checked: Web page opened; relevant text inspected

    Limitation: Historical profile; promotional priority claims and current employment are not adopted.

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