AlbertaTime

Ron Good AKA AlbertaTime



Born in 1951, I'm a Canadian musician/writer with other professional background in Human Resources management, Employment Development counselling and consulting, Retail Sales management and Computer Repair and Audio-Video Technology. I've worked as a self-employed musician, in private industry, in commercial and public television, Community Education (music/computers/HR), and in and/or with both provincial and federal government agencies.

I lived most of my life on Vancouver island, but also about 5 years in Montreal, 8 years in northern BC, a little less than a year in scenic Woodland Hills, California (loved it), and for the past few years in northern Alberta.

I made the mistake of looking for a better watch a few years ago. That led me first to affordable watches generally and, quickly following that, to the then little-researched and explored area of mainland Chinese (PRC) watchmaking, especially wristwatches from the 1950s, through the Cultural Revolution era to today.

I use the research and communication tools and skills I've developed during my work history, and I'm doing my best to learn---and then to share everything I'm discovering---about not only the watches, but also the friendly and skilled people who made them, the culture in their beautiful countries, and the many values and hopes we all share. I'm poorly trilingual and very slowly learning to read some Chinese.



Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 11/16/2011 01:27AM by AlbertaTime.