Description
Automatic Rodina soviet watch from 1950s – 1MWF
MADE IN USSR!
Beautiful vintage watch manufactured on 1st Moscow Watch Factory
Watches branded ‘Rodina’ were among the wristwatches produced at the famous 1st Moscow Watch Factory Kirov.
You can see the old factory mark around the 6: “1МЧЗ им Кирова”.
The 1MWF also manufactured early Pobeda watches, Sturmanskie (the first watch in space), Rodina, Sputnik, the first Komandirskies, and finally Poljot watches, for which they’re probably best known.
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
Original soviet “Rodina” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.
YEARS 1950s
CASE SIZE 43x37mm(with crown)
THICKNESS 12mm
LUG WIDTH 18mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2415A
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Mechanical lever movement
Automatic self winding movement
Watch been fully serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.
Comes complete with grey 18mm nylon strap!
Modes of payment:
- PayPal
- Credit Cards (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover)
- BDO bank deposits (for Philippines customers only)
This watch ships from Ukraine with tracking number usually within the same business day!
About the watch factory
1st Moscow Watch Factory – named “1.MWF “Kirov”” from 1935 till 1964(renamed to POLJOT afterwards) – the biggest and oldest of soviet watch factories.
Russian watches have a rich and interesting history dating back over 80 years with the creation of the First Moscow Watch Factory, which today manufactures Poljot watches.
A highlight of Russia’s watch history came in 1961 when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin took the first ever flight into space with a watch from the First Moscow Watch Factory.
POLJOT Brand History
Watches branded ‘Kirovskie’ were among the first wristwatches produced at the famous 1st Moscow Watch Factory Kirov.
The early watches have the old factory mark around the 6: “1МЧЗ им Кирова”.
The 1MWF also manufactured early Pobeda watches, Sturmanskie (the first watch in space), Rodina, Sputnik, the first Komandirskies, and finally Poljot watches, for which they’re probably best known.
