Share your PARNSRPE watches

I’ve been thinking of taking the plunge on a couple of these for some time now.
The name does kind of look like a row of left over letters in scrabble, that you can’t make a word out of…. But it’s certainly memorable.
That aside, some of their watches are very appealing (especially the retro divers!) but they get very little attention compared with other similarly priced brands online.

So, what have you got and what are your thoughts?

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What features/design elements/additions would you like to see appear on Aliexpress watches?

There are so many good watches on Aliexpress and the business there seem willing to listen to customers (sometimes).
So with that in mind what would you like to see in upcoming releases?

I’m really attracted to retro designs from the 60s/70s, so firstly I’d like to see some of my favourite retro elements seeing a revival.

1. Radiate/sunburst brushing on cases.
Not circular, but radiating outward.

2. separate battery covers for digital/quartz watches.
Remember when some watches had a…

What features/design elements/additions would you like to see appear on Aliexpress watches?

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Полет-Элита Poljot Elita / Elite commemorative Presentation watch: Federal Guard Service (FSO) 2006 G8 Summit in Saint Petersburg

There is certainly a tradition of commemorative/presentation watches in Russia and the USSR.
I seem to have got lucky and picked up a ‘new’ (unused) Poljot Elite from 2006, complete in the original box with manual. The strap’s not ever been done up, it’s absolutely as new as a 15 year old watch can be.
I couldn’t even bring myself to do the strap up to take the below picture! lol
The caseback is laser etched:
ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ
СЛУЖБА
ОХРАНЫ
РОССИЙСКОЙ
ФЕДЕРАЦИИ

Which in English reads…

Полет-Элита Poljot Elita / Elite commemorative Presentation watch: Federal Guard Service (FSO) 2006 G8 Summit in Saint Petersburg

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