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Tan Zehua

Tan Zehua designed multiple watch movements and a Di-axial escapement after decades of repair and restoration practice. 1

AHCI describes a Di-axial escapement patent application; no patent grant or independent performance test is established here.

At a glance

Place
China
Dates
1953–? 1
Also known as
Zehua Tan

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Tan Zehua's work is Di-axial escapement. 1

Tan Zehua, Shenzhen is the name recorded for Tan Zehua's own watchmaking practice. 1

Recognition: AHCI member; profile records 2019 1

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Professional recognition and documented craft

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Tan Zehua, Shenzhen

Documented origin: Hunan, China 1

Geographic ties: China. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

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

    Tan Zehua, Shenzhen — Own watchmaking practice. Independent watchmaker / inventor 1

    Legacy affiliation: Tan Zehua, Shenzhen. Person-level contribution: Designed multiple watch movements and a Di-axial escapement after decades of repair and restoration practice.

    Original affiliation wording: Tan Zehua, Shenzhen. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 11 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (11)
  • Full name: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 1
  • Representative work: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 1
  • Specific role: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 1
  • Documented origin: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 1
  • Birth year: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 1
  • Recognition: Scoped reread of existing institutional/association or maker biography. No current membership/employment inference; editorial role classification is not a verbatim credential. 1
  • Birth year: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened the inherited association biography; mapped explicit life year, origin and craft. 1
  • Documented origin: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened the inherited association biography; mapped explicit life year, origin and craft. 1
  • Recognition: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened the inherited association biography; mapped explicit life year, origin and craft. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened the inherited association biography; mapped explicit life year, origin and craft. 1

Sources

  1. Zehua Tan – AHCIAcadémie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) · Institutional / association · Not stated

    [S0041] Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). "Zehua Tan – AHCI." Not stated. https://www.ahci.ch/members/zehua-tan/ Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Associated professional body

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text read

    Limitation: Association profile; undated text can contain legacy role or production claims. Only the recorded biographical facts are used.

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