Raketa “Avant-Garde” 0292 – Ракета (World)
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I guess it second take on Avant-Garde.
Not my cup of tea at this price but i like original c…
Hand Alignment Tool.
The older I get the worse my eyesight is getting. I am slowly but surely turning into a
throbbing piece of gristle, Kotsov knows what I am talking about!…..
So to help me align the hands I made a simple tool using red thread.
I align the HR hand fir…
Vostok amphibia 190 case 2209
Hi guys! I need your help! Yesterday I received a beautiful amphibia 119 case. Unfortunately seller failed to mention that the crown/stem doesn’t work properly. Long story sort i didn’t bother to send it back I like to fix it.
Took it to the watchmaker and he said we need to get a new crown /stem. I think I found one not sure if it will fit but I bought it and waiting for it.
In case it doesn’t fit, do you know if…
1st Russian Watch Purchase
What would be your recommendations for a 1st russian watch?
Continue readingПолет-Элита Poljot Elita / Elite commemorative Presentation watch: Federal Guard Service (FSO) 2006 G8 Summit in Saint Petersburg
There is certainly a tradition of commemorative/presentation watches in Russia and the USSR.
I seem to have got lucky and picked up a ‘new’ (unused) Poljot Elite from 2006, complete in the original box with manual. The strap’s not ever been done up, it’s absolutely as new as a 15 year old watch can be.
I couldn’t even bring myself to do the strap up to take the below picture! lol
The caseback is laser etched:
ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ
СЛУЖБА
ОХРАНЫ
РОССИЙСКОЙ
ФЕДЕРАЦИИ
Continue readingI seem to have got lucky and picked up a ‘new’ (unused) Poljot Elite from 2006, complete in the original box with manual. The strap’s not ever been done up, it’s absolutely as new as a 15 year old watch can be.
I couldn’t even bring myself to do the strap up to take the below picture! lol
The caseback is laser etched:
ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ
СЛУЖБА
ОХРАНЫ
РОССИЙСКОЙ
ФЕДЕРАЦИИ
Which in English reads…
Amphibia movement replacement
I have a number of Vostoks, but likely only one vintage that is “real” in the sense of not being a Frankenstein from piece parts. I like one of the Frankensteins, but the movement stops a lot. It’s completely unreliable. I’m looking for a recommenda…
Continue readingAmphibia movement replacement
I have a number of Vostoks, but likely only one vintage that is “real” in the sense of not being a Frankenstein from piece parts. I like one of the Frankensteins, but the movement stops a lot. It’s completely unreliable. I’m looking for a recommenda…
Continue readingSturmanskie Amphibia (Dolphin) 2416B / 7771502 Limited Edition
This watch by Sturmanskie is a homage to the 1970s Poljot Amphibia (refer below). introdced in the second half of 2021 it adopts a Vostok 2416 movement and is produced by Volmax. watch should be unmarked and unnumbered.
It is an elegant retro style wa…
Continue readingCrystal Size for a Volna
I just acquired an old Volna 22J with the hard-to-find sharp font precision movement. Unfortunately, the crystal spins in the case, so I need to replace the crystal. It also needs the correct seconds hand, but I have a parts watch for that.
Does anyon…
Continue readingRaketa Republic of Armenia??
Hello. Have any of you seen one of these? It looks like Big Zero case and hands. Unsure of the movement just yet. I have never seen this dial. Thanks!
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