The Knockout (2023)

The Knockout

The Knockout (狂飙) is a 2023 mainland Chinese crime drama that traces two decades of organized crime and corruption in the fictional city of Jinghai, following police officer An Xin (Zhang Yi) as he repeatedly fails to bring down fishmonger-turned-syndicate-boss Gao Qiqiang (Zhang Songwen). It became the year's most-watched mainland drama and its highest-rated title on Douban at 9.1/10, with wide international VOD distribution. (IMDb)

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Vacheron Constantin Patrimony 85180

Worn by Zhang Songwen as Gao Qiqiang. Gao Qiqiang's watch changes across three stages of his rise as the syndicate's leader, per xbiao.com: bare-wristed while working the fish market, a Rolex Explorer after he becomes a subordinate, and finally this Vacheron Constantin Patrimony 85180/000R-9248 once he takes over as boss. xbiao.com names the exact reference at an official price around ¥295,000. (xbiao.com) Independently, rwb66.com, a replica-watch review site with no connection to the drama press, reviews a copy of the same reference explicitly sold as "《狂飙》高启强同款表" ("The Knockout's Gao Qiqiang same-model watch") and separately describes the rose-gold case, caliber 2450 movement, and Maltese-cross rotor, confirming the identification from a genuinely different-purpose source. (rwb66.com)

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Rolex Explorer

Worn by Zhang Songwen as Gao Qiqiang. The middle stage of Gao Qiqiang's three-watch arc: after he becomes a subordinate in the syndicate but before rising to its leader, xbiao.com describes him switching to "劳力士经典款的探险家" (a classic-style Rolex Explorer), naming only the model. One reader comment on the article suggests the story's 2006 timeframe predates the modern 39 mm Explorer, favoring an older five-digit reference, but the article itself names no reference. (xbiao.com)

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Casio (unidentified model)

Worn by Zhang Yi as An Xin. xbiao.com describes protagonist police officer An Xin's watch only as a Casio, "兼顾耐用还便宜" (durable and cheap), fitting the character's police-officer image, and notes the drama gives it its own close-up shot. No model or reference is named. (xbiao.com)

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Rolex Datejust Two-Tone

xbiao.com describes rival gang figures Xu Jiang and Jiang Tian as both wearing "江湖大哥气息浓厚的劳力士间金日志" (a two-tone Rolex Datejust with a gangster-boss air), without a reference for either. A reader comment claims a 41 mm Datejust is shown in close-up, but that is a comment rather than the article itself and is not relied on here. (xbiao.com)

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Rolex Datejust Two-Tone

Same source and description as Xu Jiang above: xbiao.com describes both rival gang figures wearing the same style of two-tone Rolex Datejust, without a reference for either. (xbiao.com)

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Cartier Santos

xbiao.com describes the character Chengcheng (程程) wearing "卡地亚的经典方表，山度士" (Cartier's classic square watch, the Santos), without a reference. (xbiao.com)

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