Oral History

Leung Wai Ho, Eddie, Managing Director of Dailywin Watch Products Mfg. Ltd. (Dailywin), joined the watchmaking trade in the early 1960s, eventually going on to set up his own company in the late 1970s. He told our interviewers about the main trends in the local watch industry of the 1970s and 1980s, detailing among other things the rise and decline of mechanical watches and the arrival of electronic and quartz analog upgrades. He also provided us with valuable insights into the relationship between various types of factories within Hong Kong’s watch industry.