Can anyone tell me anything about this vintage Sportivnie?

Hello all,
I have had this watch for decades at this point, and I know very, very little about it.

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I like the dial and hands, I have to say. The watch runs fine. I used a bit of polish to get the worst scratches out of the plexi crystal, it was so bad it made the watch illegible. I bought it for 40 bucks, 20 years ago. I have no idea what this is and I’m open to hear anything about it.

NO I don’t ask this so I can sell. I won’t. I just want to know…

Can anyone tell me anything about this vintage Sportivnie?

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NA: Revue Thommen Airspeed

I’ve had my eye on a Revue Thommen Airspeed chrono for a while. I like the size (38-39 millimeters), the 100 meters water resistance, the full titanium case and bracelet, rotating bezel, chrono+date.

At first, I wanted the version with the Lemania 5100 but after the ordeal with the Eberhard I decided: never again. The L5100’s main spring costs as much as the whole movement for this watch, because I got the quartz version.

I always dismissed quartz because it’s not as eclectic as a…

NA: Revue Thommen Airspeed

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