HK 2000" Kiu Tai Yu

"HK 2000" Kiu Tai Yu, "HK 2000", No. 16/20. Made in a limited edition of 20 examples in 2000. Fine and unusual, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K white gold Kiu Tai Yu buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, case band engraved with red enameled logo, lugs with scroll decoration. Bi-color black and gold with painted Arabic and Chinese numerals, at 12 aperture with 2 gold arms for the balance. Blued steel "lozenge" hands. Notes Kiu Tai Yu Born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China in 1946. Both of his parents came from families with generations of literary achievements. In 1970, at the age of 23, Tai Yu made his first mechanical watch and started collecting and studying watches and clocks. In January 1978, he created the first Asian escapement without pallets. Two years later he moved to Hong Kong. In 1984, he opened Kew & Cie, a company specializing in special watches. In 1990, Tai Yu made the first Asian tourbillon wristwatch. Because of this achievement, he was invited by the "Académie Horlogère" to join them as a "Créateur Indépendent" (AHCI) in January 1992. In April of that year, he stunned the horological world at the Basel Fair with his three hand-made tourbillons. In November 1992, Tai Yu published "Time in Pocket" featuring his own collection, He made the flying tourbillon wristwatch (No. 6) in 1993, and joined the British Horological Institute that same