Zhao Guowang: Watchmaking Work & Brands

At a glance

Role: Movement designer / engineering leader 1
Period: 20th–21st century
Place: China 1
Dates: 1978–? 1Birth year explicitly stated in association biography.
Also known as: 赵国望 1

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Zhao Guowang's work include ST9000, ST9100, ST8210, and ST9250. 1

Zhao Guowang worked for or held a role at Sea-Gull. 1 2 3

Recognition: First-batch Chinese mechanical-watch movement design master (2012) 1 2

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented individual work and/or professional recognition

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Tianjin Sea-Gull 1

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

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened
Sea-Gull — Worked for / held role. Movement designer / engineering leader 1 2 3
Legacy affiliation: Tianjin Sea-Gull. Person-level contribution: Led Sea-Gull repeater and tourbillon movement projects and participated in its complex combined-complication development.
Original affiliation wording: Tianjin Sea-Gull. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Cao Weifeng — Sea-Gull
Li Jiaqi — Sea-Gull
Yang Zuobin — Sea-Gull
Zhou Wenxia — Sea-Gull

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 14 field-specific evidence records with 3 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (14)

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
Birth year: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Project leadership does not mean every component was made by one person; no national-first or patent-status assertion. 1
Noteworthy contribution: Historical snapshot differs from current People field; supports only the stated claim. Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Project leadership does not mean every component was made by one person; no national-first or patent-status assertion. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 1
Representative work: Historical snapshot differs from current People field; supports only the stated claim. Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Project leadership does not mean every component was made by one person; no national-first or patent-status assertion. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 1
Affiliations / workshops: Historical snapshot differs from current People field; supports only the stated claim. Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Project leadership does not mean every component was made by one person; no national-first or patent-status assertion. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 1
Recognition: Historical snapshot differs from current People field; supports only the stated claim. Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Project leadership does not mean every component was made by one person; no national-first or patent-status assertion. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 2

Sources

第一批中国机械表机心设计大师赵国望China Horologe Association / 中国钟表协会 · Professional association · 2012-06-19
[S0226] China Horologe Association / 中国钟表协会. "第一批中国机械表机心设计大师赵国望." 2012-06-19. https://www.chinahorologe.com/zbdsdetail.aspx?id=319 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.
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.
https://www.chinahorologe.com/zbdsdetail.aspx?id=319 https://www.chinahorologe.com/contentdetail.aspx?id=301linked source

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