Description
Soviet mechanical AURORA wristwatch, 15 jewels
MADE IN USSR!
This is a classic stylish mechanical wristwatch Aurora
Lovely vintage watch made by Zarya (Pensa Watch Factory).
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
Original soviet Aurora watch has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.
The Aurora brand was a short-lived brand of ladies watches produced until the early-1960s. The brand name originated from the Space Race, when cosmic-themed watch names were growing in popularity. The brand was retired around 1964, when all watches produced at Penza Watch Factory were consolidated under a single trademark: Zaria.
DATE 1960s
CASE SIZE 30mm x 25.5mm(with crown)
THICKNESS 10mm
LUG WIDTH 12mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2002
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Watch been through a recent service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.
Comes with Nagata leather strap included.
This watch ships out from🇺🇦 Ukraine with tracking number
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About the brand
Aurora / Аврора
In April, 1935, the Third State Watch Factory was formed in Penza, a city 625 kilometres southeast of Moscow. This factory was reconstructed from the remnants of the Frunze Bicycle Plant using newly-acquired tooling from LIP. LIP engineers and technicians were also responsible for supervising the installation of all equipment and for training Russian engineers. (See also: ZIF)
The factory was renamed Penza Watch Factory in the year 1940. This factory focused primarily on small-sized ladies movements, and throughout the 1950s a number of different brands were produced, including Aurora, Junost, Kometa, Lux, Lyra, Mechta, Sura, Vesna, and Zvezda.
The Aurora brand (Аврора) was a short-lived line of ladies watches produced until the early-1960s. These watches were notable for their beautiful, decorative dials and gold-painted aluminum cases. The Aurora brand was retired around 1964, when all watches produced at Penza Watch Factory were consolidated under a single trademark: Zaria.
*source – https://mroatman.wixsite.com
About the watch factory
In early 1930s there were already two functioning watch factories. In 1935 decision was made to build another factory to produce women’s watches.
After long negotiations french equipment LIP was purchased and the construction of factory begins in Penza(on Penza bicycle factory). In 1938 the first watches were produced.
The factory produced mainly womens watches of small caliber movements. However, some men’s watches were also produced.
All watches were branded “Zarya” only after 1965.
Other watches produced on the factory: «ЗИФ», «Звезда», «Победа», «Аврора», «Комета», «Мечта», «Весна», «Рассвет».
