15—16世纪,随着地理大发现和东西方航路的开辟,西方的传教士将西洋钟表介绍到了中国,而几乎在传入的同时,中国也开始了仿制,1583年便有制作自鸣钟的记载。包括康熙、乾隆在内的皇帝都是钟表的爱好者,并且收藏了大量的钟表。在18—20世纪之间,西方钟表厂商开始专门为中国制造钟表,被称为“中国市场钟表”。 In the 15th and 16th centuries, with the discovery of the great geography and the opening up of the East-West route, Western missionaries introduced the Western clocks to China. At the same time as the introduction of the system, China began to imitate the system. In 1583, . The emperors, including Kangxi and Qianlong, were lovers of timepieces and collected a large number of timepieces. Between the 18th and 20th centuries, Western watch makers began to make watches specifically for China, known as the “Chinese market watch.”