Watchmaker profile

Tang Xiping

Tang Xiping led development of musical striking and skeleton clock movements at Yantai's Polaris clockmaking business. 1

Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. No birth year inferred from age/service duration.

At a glance

Place
China 1
Also known as
唐西平 1

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Tang Xiping's work include BY(G) twelve-note striking movement and SY eight-note movement. 1

Tang Xiping worked for or held a role at Yantai Polaris. 1

Recognition: Second-batch Chinese mechanical-clock movement design master (2015) 1

Scope: Broader horology

Why this person is included

Documented individual work and/or professional recognition

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Yantai Polaris 1

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

    Yantai Polaris — Worked for / held role. Clock-movement engineer / project leader 1

    Legacy affiliation: Yantai Polaris. Person-level contribution: Led development of musical striking and skeleton clock movements at Yantai's Polaris clockmaking business.

    Original affiliation wording: Yantai Polaris. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 8 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (8)
  • Full name: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. No birth year inferred from age/service duration. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. No birth year inferred from age/service duration. 1
  • Representative work: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. No birth year inferred from age/service duration. 1
  • Affiliations / workshops: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. No birth year inferred from age/service duration. 1
  • Specific role: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. No birth year inferred from age/service duration. 1
  • Primary geography: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. No birth year inferred from age/service duration. 1
  • Other names / spellings: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. No birth year inferred from age/service duration. 1
  • Recognition: Historical association attribution; no national/world-first or independently tested performance claim. No birth year inferred from age/service duration. 1

Sources

  1. 第二批中国机械钟机心设计大师 唐西平Association Secretariat / 协会秘书处 · China Horologe Association / 中国钟表协会 · Professional association · 2015-05-22

    [S0229] Association Secretariat / 协会秘书处. China Horologe Association / 中国钟表协会. "第二批中国机械钟机心设计大师 唐西平." 2015-05-22. https://www.chinahorologe.com/zbdsdetail.aspx?id=1268 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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