Hey guys!

So I've been curious as hell about Vostok for over a decade now but never had it on my radar because Russia was just too far and too sketchy to get.

Then, when I was looking at blue dial divers on amazon, this suddenly showed up and I …

I made a recent discovery of yet another odd corner of Soviet watches, a Zaria ladies dive watch. While I could not find this one in the catlogs, Dashell has one exactly like it so I believe that this is some valid reference:

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Hi all,

I'm trying to add some missing pieces to my small collection of vintage Soviet watches and would value the collective eye before I commit (genuine vs franken/redial) and whether the specific variant is what I think it is. After much resea…

I got this Slava quartz not long ago, and yesterday I put in a battery! To my surprising, this watch runs backwards 😆.

Anyone know what could cause this?

It runs just fine, here is it at 18.45, seems to keep time well.

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Hi everyone! A Slava recently joined my collection, and now two Vostoks have been added to the mix. Unfortunately, the quality cont…

The Poljot 2612 Alarm Movement

There are many Soviet and Russian alarm watches showcased in a very nice thread here:

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I had posted previously about how much I can pay for this Poljot Chronograph, which I had won in a bidding.
I received the watch today. The watch works but the crown is broken when I unwind it. Please see photo.
Hoping to get it fixed by a horologist…

Hey everyone, long-time lurker. I wanted to document this Vostok that seems super unusual. I bought it on Ebay in 2020, direct from Moscow. I've worn the watch for years without thinking too much about it. The watch started fogging up from water. …

Hey everyone,
I had an amazing watch day today! I stumbled upon a local display and got a chance to handle three incredible Russian timepieces from Raketa (Petrodvorets Watch Factory). I’ve seen them online, but seeing them in the metal is a completely…