Description
Soviet mechanical Raduga watch
MADE IN USSR!
Manufactured on Chistopolsky Watch Factory(ChChZ), USSR.
The Raduga brand (Радуга, meaning “rainbow”) was an uncommon brand produced only for a short period around 1960. The larger model featured a unique case design not found on any other Soviet watch. The brand was retired in 1964, when the vast majority of brands from the Chistopol Watch Factory were consolidated under a single trademark: Vostok.
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
Original soviet “Raduga” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.
YEARS – 1950-60s
CASE SIZE 41×34.5mm(with crown)
THICKNESS 10mm
LUG WIDTH 16mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2604
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds.
Watch went through a complete service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.
Comes with new Nagata leather strap included.
This watch ships from 🇺🇦Ukraine with tracking number
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About Raduga brand
Raduga / Радуга
After World War II, the Chistopol Watch Factory focused heavily on wristwatch production. This lead to a proliferation of discrete brands in the 1950s, all powered by Chistopol movements. These brands included Almaz, Chaika, Druzhba, Kama, Kolos, Mir, Pobeda, Raduga, Rubin, Saturn, Sputnik, Uran, Volna, Vostok, and Yantar.
The Raduga brand (Радуга, meaning “rainbow”) was produced in the 1950s and early 1960s. Raduga watches manufactured for domestic sale were powered by a 17-jewel caliber 2603 movement. Export Radugas were found with caliber 2605 (17 jewels), caliber 2209 (18 jewels), and caliber 2809A (22 jewels) movements. The Raduga brand was retired around 1964, when the vast majority of brands from the Chistopol Watch Factory were consolidated under a single trademark: Vostok.
About the watch factory
Watch Factory “VOSTOK” – began as the “2nd State Watch Factory” was evacuated during World War 2 to Chistopol in 1941.
In 1943 began producing Kirovskie watch – first soviet man’s wrist watch earlier made on 1st Moscow Watch Factory. From 1949 famous “Podeba” watches were made here.
From 1962 “Commander’s” watch Vostok were made on the factory.
Since 1969 factory was official supplier of Ministry of Defence, all watches produced were branded as “Vostok”
Other brands produced: Albatros, Amphibia, Buran, Chaika, General’s, Kama, Kolos, Comandirskie, Mir, Pobeda, Saturn, Sekonda, Sputnik, Svet, Uran, Vostok
