USSR Sekonda help please

So I recently received a small joblot of vintage watches, bought because I was after one particular case that was part of it. There were other nice old watches as well though, one of which was a 26 Jewels USSR Sekonda, manual wind.

I know next to nothing about mechanical watches so forgive my lack of knowledge.

It runs pretty well, but I haven’t tested for timekeeping yet. Can you guys look at the photos of the movement and tell me how I can remove it from the case so I can dunk that in…

USSR Sekonda help please

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OKEAH ST19

Hi,
I’ve always fancied a stainless steel OKEAH, but the cost has always put me off.
I have a Cyrillic civilian 3133 which I’m reluctant to wear, because it’s mint. The plated case puts me off.

Recently I’ve seen poljotuhren and poljot24de on eBay both have a remanufactured OKEAH with the seagull movement. They’re affordable, look pretty cool and tick the box.

My questions:
Has anyone bought one of these?
Is there any difference between either sellers product?
Any comments on the quality…

OKEAH ST19

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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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