Beijing Watch Factory

{{Short description|Chinese watchmaking company}}

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| name = Beijing Watch Factory

| logo = Logo of Beijing Watch Factory.png

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| foundation = 1958

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| location_city = Beijing

| location_country = China

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| industry = Watch

| products = Mechanical watches, mechanical watch parts, precision machinery

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| owner = Private{{Cite web|url=https://www.europastar.com/magazine/highlights/1004084031-the-beijing-watch-factory.html|title=The Beijing watch factory|first=Jean-Luc|last=Adam|website=www.europastar.com}}

| num_employees = 600 (2013)

| parent = Fiyta

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| homepage = {{URL|en.beijingwatch.com}}

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The Beijing Watch ({{zh|s=北京手表厂}}) is a watchmaking company located in Beijing, China. Founded in 1958, it is a producer of high-end watches, watch movements, and components.{{Cite web|date=2017-07-28|title=Beijing Watch Factory threatens Swiss dominance|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2104506/beijing-watch-factory-flies-chinese-flag-grand|access-date=2021-08-09|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Hornby|first=Lucy|date=2014-09-29|title=Chinoiserie struggles to compete with Swiss luxury {{!}} Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/5a7c7c42-0ceb-11e4-bf1e-00144feabdc0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210812060019/https://www.ft.com/content/5a7c7c42-0ceb-11e4-bf1e-00144feabdc0#selection-1687.0-1689.1|archive-date=2021-08-12|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Financial Times}}

In October 2016 the Shenzhen-based watch manufacturer Fiyta took over ownership of Beijing Watch.{{Cite web |last=Shanghai |first=By Jean-Luc Adam / |title=Beijing Watch Factory and FIYTA join forces |url=https://www.europastar.com/the-watch-files/watchmaking-in-china/1004089717-beijing-watch-factory-and-fiyta-join-forces.html |website=Europa Star}}

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