β Sea-Gull 1963 Chronograph Watch
Watch Type: It is a quartzl chronograph (a watch with a stopwatch function).
Case and Crystal: The watch has a polished or satin-finished metal case (likely stainless steel) with chronograph pushers on the right side next to the crown. The crystal appears to be domed (often acrylic or a type of mineral glass).
Dial:
The dial is a distinctive creamy or off-white/champagne color.
The center features a red star icon, which is characteristic of this model....
β Sea-Gull 1963 Chronograph Watch
Watch Type: It is a quartzl chronograph (a watch with a stopwatch function).
Case and Crystal: The watch has a polished or satin-finished metal case (likely stainless steel) with chronograph pushers on the right side next to the crown. The crystal appears to be domed (often acrylic or a type of mineral glass).
Dial:
The dial is a distinctive creamy or off-white/champagne color.
The center features a red star icon, which is characteristic of this model.
The primary hour markers are large applied gold or bronze-colored numerals at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 o'clock, with stick markers in between.
Text: Below the 12 o'clock position (the red star) it says "ZIZUAN" (a variant of "Zuan" or "Zuanshi," meaning Diamond, a historical Chinese watch brand). Below the center hands, the text in Chinese reads "" (China) and "" (Tianjin Watch Factory).
Hands: It features thin blued steel hands for the hours and minutes, a red central chronograph second hand, and smaller sub-dial hands.
Sub-dials (Registers):
It has two sub-dials:
Strap: The watch is fitted on a military-style green nylon or woven canvas NATO strap, secured by metal hardware/keepers.
Context: The watch is being held by a person, showing the watch face clearly in focus, with the strap visible over the fingers.
This specific model is a famous re-issue of a watch originally designed for the pilots of the Chinese Air Force in 1963.
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