“苏钟”是清代苏州所制钟表的简称,一般认为,苏州地区钟表制造的起源甚早.水平很高。但以往对苏钟的研究推测演绎成份居多,影响了我们对苏钟乃至中国钟表史的整体认识。本文即在前人研究之基础上,从文献和实物等方面对苏钟历史进行重新考察,从而获得对苏钟历史较为客观的描述,纠正了以往研究者对苏钟认识的偏颇之处。 “Suzhong” is short for the watch made by Suzhou in Qing Dynasty. It is generally believed that the origin of clocks and watches in Suzhou is very early. However, in the past, the study of Su Zhong presumed that the majority of deductive elements influenced our overall understanding of Su Zhong and even the history of Chinese clocks and watches. On the basis of previous studies, this paper re-examines the history of the Su-Chung from the aspects of the literature and the real so as to obtain a more objective description of Su-Tsong’s history and correct the biases of the former researchers on Su-Chung.