Hello all,

I'm looking for some advice as to whether this Raketa Copernicus is legit or not. This will be my second vintage watch purchase so still very new to checking for authenticity.

I've read that these watches have a distinctive crown...

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Hello guys,

I wanted to share my newly acquired Vostok Komandirskie watch with you.

Bought it for 35 Euros, non-working. When I unpacked the watch it didn't tick at all. Then, I accidentally gave it the "Russian fall of doom" onto the ...

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This is my first post on this forum but I've been reading it a lot.
I have just purchased my first vintage watch which is long time aspired Poljot 3017 (Strela).
I've done my homework and read everything I could found on the subject of real v...

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Hello,

I am a new member and this is my first/introductory post.

I am a vintage watch collector and have recently started teaching myself how to service my watches. Some time ago I won a job lot auction that included this Poljot Amfibia, which was a ...

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Does anyone have info or views on the authenticity of the site sovietwatchstoredotcom?
Specifically I see they often advertise genuine 1950s Pobeda 34-k watches that are supposed to be the same model as the one Dr.Genin strapped to Blackie for the firs...

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My contestant and personal favorite :-d

Greetings
Phil

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Welcome to May; I hope you have a fantastic month! Happy International Workers' Day!

Rodina:

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Hey all!

Just started getting into Soviet watches and tried to do all the research I could on this Raketa Big Zero. Everything here looks good to me, except I was expecting the print on the face to be a bit more raised than it is. I've seen some ...

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I hope you have a great day and an outstanding month!

Poljot:

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Hello, just joined, this is my first thread and a curly one.
I just received a Scuba Dude, Vostok 21j I bought from Ukraine via eBay and it is reading 25,200 then 21,600 and 19,800bph on the phone app Timegrapher. Sometimes if I first put it on another...

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