Su Zheng had spent most of his money before asking Jack to sell the Mosan diamond.
Now, Su Zheng wanted to invest in Guansheng Food and establish Huaxia Cola Co., Ltd.
This was a huge shortage of funds.
Therefore, Su Zheng had to continue pawning some supplies.
Although he could also sell Mosan diamonds, Su Zheng still wanted to see how much a few hundred mechanical watches from a certain treasure could be worth.
He was going to be a good man.
Very quickly.
Su Zheng arrived at Henry Clock Shop.
Henry Clock Shop was the largest clock shop in the International Settlement. The clocks sold there were all expensive, mainly making pocket watches and watches.
Pocket watches were relatively cheaper, but they still cost dozens to hundreds of dollars.
As for watches, they were even more expensive.
Usually, it would be a few hundred to a few thousand, or even tens of thousands.
In this era, all watches were mechanical.
During the period of the Republic of China, watches and pocket watches were luxury goods. Until modern times, only people with a certain status had watches.
Because clocks and watches were imported and expensive, they were considered a symbol of status.
Especially in 1923, when watches had not yet fully entered the domestic market, the price was even higher.
Among the Western clocks that were mainly used in the Qing Palace before the Opium War, there were only two brands that still existed today. One was Jacques Droux, and the other was Boville.
Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, many Swiss watch brands had entered the domestic market. By the time of the Republic of China, Shanghai, the largest city in the Far East at that time, was the main city for watches that were rare to people all over the world. Many Swiss brands had established agents and distribution points in Shanghai.
Su Zheng walked into Henry Clock Shop.
A gentleman in a suit came forward and asked,"Sir, what kind of watch do you need?”
"Let me take a look first!" Su Zheng strolled around Henry Clock Shop.
This watch shop was indeed the largest watch shop in the International Settlement. There were quite a number of watch brands.
Omega, Longines, Tissot, Meidu, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Rolex, Innag, Rome, and other Swiss watch brands could be seen.
Su Zheng casually asked for an Omega watch and looked at it carefully.
Omega was a Swiss watch brand, named OMEBA in English, named after the Greek letter Omega. It was founded by Louis Brandt in 1848.
In 1894, Omega developed the original masterpiece "Omega" 19-order movement, and the company was officially renamed "Omega" Omega.
However, it was not until 1932 that Omega launched its first diving watch, the Marine watch. Now it was 1923, and there were very few watches, mainly pocket watches.
The salesperson beside him quickly introduced enthusiastically,"This is a Swiss Omega watch. It has a mechanical movement and is accurate. It is a symbol of status and fits your temperament very well.”
Su Zheng looked at this very ordinary Omega watch. It was priced at 4888 dollars.
The price was indeed high.
A luxury item.
After looking at the clock of Henry Watch Shop, Su Zheng looked at the salesperson and said,""May I ask where your boss is? I have something to discuss with your boss!"
"Our boss is repairing the watch."”
Generally speaking, due to the manufacturing technology, clocks often had inaccurate time or faults.
If there was a problem, it was natural to repair the watch instead of changing it.
It was too expensive.
"Ask your boss to come out. I want to be a watch!"”
The salesperson hesitated for a moment and nodded."Alright!"
Not long after.
A Caucasian with curly hair, a high nose bridge, and glasses walked out.
He was Henry, the owner of Henry Watch Shop. He was an expert in mechanical watches.
Henry came in front of Su Zheng and said,""Sir, I'm Henry, the owner of Henry Watch Shop. I heard that you want to be a watch? Is it convenient for you to take it out and take a look?"
"Take a look." Su Zheng took out his wristwatch and handed it to Henry."How much do you think this watch is worth?”
Although Su Zheng's watch was bought by a certain treasure for a few hundred yuan, and it was an inferior brand, it was probably a mechanical watch assembled by Yangcheng itself. If the quality was in 2022, it would really be very ordinary and worthless.
However, it was now 1923.
The mechanical watch immediately attracted Henry's attention.
When Henry saw the mechanical watch, he quickly put on his white gloves and carefully took the watch from Su Zheng's hands. He began to study it carefully.
Looking at the watch's constantly swinging tourbrelon, the hollowed dial, and the exquisite workmanship, he was completely stunned.
He had been in the industry for decades, but this was the first time he had seen such an exquisite watch.
He was shocked!
Henry, who was already wide-eyed, was dumbfounded. His pupils dilated as he looked at the tourmaline watch in his hand in disbelief. He muttered," Oh, my god, there's actually such an exquisite and stunning watch in this world."
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