
Ciga Blue Planet Review: A Unique, Novel, Striking (and a Bit Odd) Chinese Watch
We tested the first Chinese timepiece to win a prestigious Swiss award.
Zen Love is Gear Patrol's Associate Editor. He has been deeply obsessed with watches for over a decade and has written about them professionally for nearly as long. Since 2019, he's been covering anything that ticks and fits on the wrist for Gear Patrol with a bent toward making watches' history, mechanics, and collector culture approachable and democratic. He is always punctual.
We tested the first Chinese timepiece to win a prestigious Swiss award.
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