Qing Dynasty Emperor love watch collection, than Junji, Kangxi, Qianlong. The extent of the three emperor love clocks and watches, generation over the generation. Qing Emperor favorite collection of watches and clocks, and the Ming dynasty is not unrelated. Many of the watches and clocks collected by the Palace Museum today are mostly collected or made by Qianlong in that year. They are handsome in appearance and are exquisitely crafted. Qianlong AD 1602, the Ming emperor Wanli Beijing's Imperial Palace in Beijing ushered in a special guest, he is the famous Italian missionary Ricci. When Matteo Ricci met with the emperor, she presented two greeting ceremonies: two young and old chimes. Emperor Wanli met, ecstatic endless, praise for the god thing, play more than. It stands to reason that the emperor has what things have not seen, what baby did not play, the palace of gold and silver jade, jade agate pearl and more, but why the emperor alone so deep love to the two seats? Matteo Ricci familiar with this point, know what the emperor Han baby have seen, to offer, will offer something rare, in order to win the favor of the emperor. [page] After the establishment of the Qing dynasty, royal interest in watches increased unabated. At that time foreigners, spotted this, do everything possible to spend their time in the clock and watch: the sun and the moon stars, horse and horse figures, birds and insects do decorative things to do. Can be amazing is that the sun and the moon can be turned into a winding star through the clockwork, let the horses move up, people live up, the flowers open up, the birds cried. This novel and unique, how can the Emperor hold back? This point, attracted a lot of playful and playful Shunzhi Emperor, saying "never seen before, unheard of"; and Kangxi addition to playful, he likes watches and clocks, a more diligent and studious, have a strong interest in Western science and technology. Kangxi collection clock is not just to play. The most crazy, to count Emperor Qianlong. He spare no effort to collect all kinds of strange and unusual forms, and repeatedly purported to Guangdong Customs officials, let them spared no expense to buy Western clocks and watches, and personally command production in the palace, so watch collection and production reached a climax of a generation. Qianlong once, intended to buy, manufacture, transformation of the clock imperative abound. [page] According to "Qianlong tribute file" records, twenty-two years of Qianlong (1757), Guangdong customs governor Li Yongbiao, Guangzhou general Li Shiyao tribute "inlaid glass ocean music clock, gilt King Table Pavilion." Emperor Qianlong read the tribute, the encyclical: "The gold plated King Table Pavilion is a very good, heir like looking for a few more good, then there are a few large and good also find a few, without regret the price. If found, in a few tribute to the end of Yang. Chin Chin. " Qian Long Emperor like the mood of the clock is very urgent, therefore, less than the end of Yang tribute, Li Shiyao and others on the purpose of organizing the way, into the "size of the ring bell 13, King of King set a King." Concerned and respected by Qianlong, naturally promoted the development of watch making, watchmaker then watches for the design and improvement of many of the most enjoyable features, such as changing text, music birds, dolls, water law, boat, transfiguration, bowls and other complex The function is dazzling. In order to satisfy Emperor Qianlong's preferences, officials from all over the country also bought exotic high-end Western clocks and watches and paid tribute to the emperor. This allowed Qianlong to become the largest watch collector in the world at the time. Xiaobian recommended Longines Longines elegant series watch a model of contemporary watches Asia Watch Lange launched two new limited edition watch FIYTA debut 2013 Shenzhen Watch Fair Insane 2013 debut Basel Watch Fair Chengdu Hengdeli held the second quarter of the clock culture festival 2013SIHH Richard Miller RM 039 E6-B Chronograph Tourbillon Constance: Reputation is also a luxury Blancpain 2013 Basel World Watch and Jewelery Fair new exhibition