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Su Wenbin

Su Wenbin assembled and regulated Beijing tourbillon prototypes and production watches, including the 1996 prototypes and 2004 rose-gold edition. 13

Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim.

At a glance

Place
China 1
Dates
1942–? 1Birth year explicitly stated in association biography.
Also known as
苏文彬 1

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Su Wenbin's work include TB01 family, 1996 tourbillon prototypes, and 2004 limited edition. 1

Su Wenbin worked for or held a role at Beijing Watch Factory. 1234

Recognition: First-batch Chinese mechanical-watch movement making master (2012) 12

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented individual work and/or professional recognition

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Beijing Watch Factory 13

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

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Beijing Watch Factory — Worked for / held role. Complicated-watch assembler / regulator 1234

    Legacy affiliation: Beijing Watch Factory. Person-level contribution: Assembled and regulated Beijing tourbillon prototypes and production watches, including the 1996 prototypes and 2004 rose-gold edition.

    Original affiliation wording: Beijing Watch Factory. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 13 field-specific evidence records with 4 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (13)
  • Full name: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. 1
  • Representative work: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. 1
  • Affiliations / workshops: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. 1
  • Specific role: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. 1
  • Primary geography: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. 1
  • Birth year: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. 1
  • Other names / spellings: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. 1
  • Recognition: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. 1
  • Recognition: Historical snapshot differs from current People field; supports only the stated claim. Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Award and factory attribution are supported; personal assembly totals, birth year and specific tourbillon attributions from commercial summaries are not adopted. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 2
  • Specific role: Historical snapshot differs from current People field; supports only the stated claim. Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Award and factory attribution are supported; personal assembly totals, birth year and specific tourbillon attributions from commercial summaries are not adopted. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 2
  • Affiliations / workshops: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Award and factory attribution are supported; personal assembly totals, birth year and specific tourbillon attributions from commercial summaries are not adopted. 3
  • Noteworthy contribution: Historical snapshot differs from current People field; supports only the stated claim. Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Award and factory attribution are supported; personal assembly totals, birth year and specific tourbillon attributions from commercial summaries are not adopted. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 3

Sources

  1. 第一批中国机械表机心制作大师 苏文彬China Horologe Association / 中国钟表协会 · Professional association · 2012-06-19

    [S0220] China Horologe Association / 中国钟表协会. "第一批中国机械表机心制作大师 苏文彬." 2012-06-19. https://www.chinahorologe.com/zbdsdetail.aspx?id=315 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.

  2. 关于授予周文霞等12位同志“中国钟表大师”的决定 [Decision awarding twelve Chinese horological masters]中国钟表协会 (China Horologe Association) · 中国钟表协会 (China Horologe Association) · Institutional / award record · 2012-06-21

    [S0267] 中国钟表协会 (China Horologe Association). 中国钟表协会 (China Horologe Association). "关于授予周文霞等12位同志“中国钟表大师”的决定 [Decision awarding twelve Chinese horological masters]." 2012-06-21. https://www.chinahorologe.com/contentdetail.aspx?id=301 Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Four award-category lists..

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Awarding body

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text read

    Limitation: Establishes the named award and its category; alone does not identify each recipient’s objects or life dates.

  3. 北京手表厂有限公司 [Beijing Watch Factory company profile]中国钟表协会 (China Horologe Association) · First-party / corporate history · Not stated

    [S0268] 中国钟表协会 (China Horologe Association). "北京手表厂有限公司 [Beijing Watch Factory company profile]." Not stated. https://www.chinahorologe.com/companydetail.aspx?id=17 Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: 1958 foundation and 2012 master-award entries..

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Company self-description hosted by professional association

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text read

    Limitation: Corporate history with promotional first claims omitted. Award notice uses 苏文彬; this company page uses 苏文斌 for the same awardee.

  4. https://www.chinahorologe.com/zbdsdetail.aspx?id=315 https://www.chinahorologe.com/contentdetail.aspx?id=301 https://www.chinahorologe.com/companydetail.aspx?id=17linked source

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