The First Half of My Life (2017)

The First Half of My Life

The First Half of My Life (我的前半生), directed by Shen Yan and adapted from Hong Kong novelist Yi Shu's novel of the same name, is a 2017 Chinese television drama that aired from 4 to 26 July 2017 across 42 episodes. Ma Yili stars as Luo Zijun, a full-time housewife whose comfortable marriage to Chen Junsheng (Lei Jiayin) collapses, forcing her to rebuild an independent career and identity in Shanghai alongside her confidante Tang Jing (Yuan Quan) and top executive He Han (Jin Dong). (Wikipedia)

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Cartier Clé de Cartier

Worn by Ma Yili as Luo Zijun. 八卦兔's jiemian.com column names the model and strap color directly, framing the choice as reinforcing Luo Zijun's "middle-class housewife" affect early in the drama. Xbiao.com's own, independently reported piece on the same show gives matching detail without citing 八卦兔: a 31 mm case, 18K rose gold, twisted-fluting (guilloché) dial, automatic movement, and purple crocodile-leather strap. Neither source names a reference number, so this links the model page rather than a specific execution. (Jiemian, Xbiao)

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Rolex Datejust Lady

Worn by Yuan Quan as Tang Jing. Xbiao.com describes a watch worn by Ma Yili's confidante Tang Jing as "a similar-style" (类似款) Rolex Datejust Lady, 26 mm, in steel and 18K white gold with a fluted bezel: 劳力士女装日志型系列腕表（类似款），26毫米表款，不锈钢、18K白金表壳，三角坑纹外圈. The article's own priced comparison names the Datejust Lady 179174 in a white, diamond-set dial (劳力士女装日志型系列179174白盘镶钻), but the "类似款" wording frames that reference as an illustrative price comparison rather than a confirmed on-screen match, so this links the model page rather than 179174 specifically. (Xbiao)

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso

Worn by Yuan Quan as Tang Jing. Xbiao.com also attributes to Tang Jing a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso worn often in her office scenes, describing a steel case set with diamonds and an automatic movement (积家翻转腕表系列腕表，精钢镶钻表壳，自动机械机芯) and calling the square dial "substantial" (方形表盘大气). The article names no reference, so this links the model page rather than a specific execution. (Xbiao)

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IWC Portofino Automatic 37

Worn by Yuan Quan as Tang Jing. Xbiao.com identifies a third Tang Jing watch, the orange-strapped, more casual piece Luo Zijun's mother notices and asks about, "this looks expensive, right?" (这表特别贵吧？), as an IWC Portofino Automatic 37: a 37 mm dial, 18K rose gold case, and automatic movement (IWC万国表柏涛菲诺自动腕表37，表盘直径37毫米，18K玫瑰金表壳，自动机械机芯). The article names no reference, so this links the model page rather than a specific execution. (Xbiao)

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Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec 00.10620.03.33.01

Worn by Jin Dong as He Han. Xbiao.com identifies He Han's watch as a Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec three-timezone chronograph, 46.6 mm, in 18K rose gold with a double-sided anti-reflective sapphire crystal, displaying three time zones simultaneously and powered by the manufacture's CFB1901.1 automatic movement (宝齐莱柏拉维三地时间计时码表，表盘直径46.6毫米，18K玫瑰金表壳，双面抗折射蓝宝石水晶镜面，同时显示三个时区时间，搭载宝齐莱独特研发CFB1901.1自动上链机芯), pricing it at ¥380,000. The article's own priced-product listing names the reference as the Patravi 00.10620.03.33.01 (宝齐莱柏拉维系列00.10620.03.33.01), and Carl F. Bucherer's own listing for that reference documents the same 46.6 mm rose-gold three-timezone TravelTec case and CFB 1901.1 movement, so the description and the article's own reference agree. A reader comment on the article also states that Jin Dong is Carl F. Bucherer's real-world brand ambassador; that fact alone does not establish on-screen wear, but it is consistent with the article's own descriptive identification, which is the actual evidence for the appearance. (Xbiao; Carl F. Bucherer)

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Cartier Drive de Cartier Flying Tourbillon

Worn by Lei Jiayin as Chen Junsheng. Xbiao.com identifies the watch worn by Ma Yili's unfaithful husband Chen Junsheng as a Cartier Drive de Cartier Flying Tourbillon, its 40 by 41 mm case built around a flying tourbillon riding a "C"-shaped bridge that also indicates seconds, the individually numbered movement comprising 142 parts including 19 ruby bearings (卡地亚DRIVE DE CARTIER浮动式陀飞轮腕表，40毫米 x 41毫米表款，搭载浮动式陀飞轮，"C"字形陀飞轮框架，兼具秒钟指示功能，独立编号机芯含142个零件，其中包括19枚红宝石轴承), pricing it at ¥630,000. Those specifications match Cartier's own W4100013, the sole reference the maker catalogs under this name. The article also relays reader commentary questioning whether the character's stated salary could support the watch, and quotes one claim, unverified, that it was reportedly revealed the on-screen watch is actually a fake ("曾爆料说他在剧中戴的是假表"); IMWDb records this only as a disputed claim the article carries, not as a settled fact about the prop. (Xbiao; Cartier)

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