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Xu Jiabao

Xu Jiabao made mechanical flying-ball clocks and chain-driven clock movements, integrating time indication, music and steel-ball displays. 2

Broader clockmaking, not wristwatch movement manufacture. Historical membership and award records do not establish current operation. Uninspected patents are not used to substantiate priority.

At a glance

Place
China
Dates
1941–?
Also known as
许家宝 2

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Xu Jiabao's work include Flying-ball clocks (飞球钟 / 飞球仪) and automatic chain-driven clock movements. 2

Xu Jiabao worked through a watchmaking practice under the same name. 123

Recognition: AHCI former-member profile records 2017; China Horologe Association, second-batch mechanical-clock movement making master (2015) 2

Scope: Broader horology

Why this person is included

Professional recognition and documented craft

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Xu Jiabao

Documented origin: China

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

    Xu Jiabao — Own watchmaking practice. Clockmaker 123

    Legacy affiliation: Xu Jiabao. Person-level contribution: Made mechanical flying-ball clocks and chain-driven clock movements, integrating time indication, music and steel-ball displays.

    Original affiliation wording: Xu Jiabao. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 4 field-specific evidence records with 3 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (4)
  • Other names / spellings: Separate historical clock mechanisms from wristwatch manufacture; patent priority is not verified. 2
  • Noteworthy contribution: Separate historical clock mechanisms from wristwatch manufacture; patent priority is not verified. 2
  • Representative work: Separate historical clock mechanisms from wristwatch manufacture; patent priority is not verified. 2
  • Recognition: Separate historical clock mechanisms from wristwatch manufacture; patent priority is not verified. 2

Sources

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

    [S0057] Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). "Xu Jiabao – AHCI." Not stated. https://www.ahci.ch/members/xu-jiabao/ 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.

  2. 第二批中国机械钟机心制作大师许家宝Association Secretariat · China Horologe Association · Professional association · 2015-05-22

    [S0240] Association Secretariat. China Horologe Association. "第二批中国机械钟机心制作大师许家宝." 2015-05-22. https://www.chinahorologe.com/zbdsdetail.aspx?id=1266 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 maker profile; patent counts are not adopted without patent identifiers. A 2010 AHCI candidacy account is not substituted for later membership records.

  3. https://www.ahci.ch/members/xu-jiabao/ https://www.chinahorologe.com/zbdsdetail.aspx?id=1266linked source

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