Does anyone know the real reason why Slava created this particular dial? I am under the impression that this dial was created as a propaganda devise by the Communist Party of the USSR to shore up failing support for the Party in the late 1980's. A…

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I've been looking at a Raketa Amphibia for a while, I just looked this evening and the price has gone up from 2000 Euros to 2600 Euros.. I think it just went up, because I'm pretty sure I looked yesterday and it was still 2k.

Is it just me,…

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Happy August! I hope you have a wonderful month!

Pobeda:

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Hey everyone,

I saw the Poljot Kirova Chronograph (Specifically, the Poljot 1MWF Kirova 3133/6503275) when I was a teenager, but it was way too expensive for me at the time.

I'm in my mid-30s now and have always kept an eye on it.

My recent sea…

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As I enjoy playing Stalker, Metro and like other Rust and Radiation themed games/shows and books, I want a watch to immerse myself a bit more.

I found this watch, that looks the part, but I am very aware that this is a gimmick watch and won't pro…

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Happy Friday, y'all!
I have 1971 Wostok 2209-083051 dress watch. The original crystal is cracked and I replaced it with low dome 31.2 x 4.5 x 1mm acrylic crystal. 4.5mm is a typical height for low dome crystals. It fits the watch but the original …

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These are different from the "standard" Vostok cases.

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So I recently purchased one of Dmitry Buyalov's 'refreshed/modernized' Vostok Amphibias – with a matching orange fluororubber strap and bronze buckle.

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Today's Victim.

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At one time I had over 80 Russian watches in my collection. I found out that if you did not wear watches and let them sit for some time they would not start right away. Is this common? Of course, a few light taps to the palm of my hand, a good wind, an…

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