Description
Rare soviet mechanical Wolna (Волна, “Wave”) – precision soviet watch!
MADE IN USSR
Manufactured in 1950s & 60’s by Vostok Factory in Chistopol.
Soviet copy of ZENITH CHRONOMETER Cal. 135 which was launched by LeLocle, Switzerland in 1948.
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
Original soviet “Volna” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.
CASE SIZE 42x37mm(with crown)
THICKNESS 9.5mm
LUG WIDTH 17mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2809 Б
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Watch went through a complete service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.
Comes complete with stainless steel bracelet.
This watch ships out from🇺🇦 Ukraine with tracking number
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Soviet Vostok 22 jewel movement is based on Swiss Zenith Calibre 135.
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The Zenith Calibre 135 is a legendary, award-winning manual-winding watch movement produced from 1949 to 1962, renowned for its exceptional precision, particularly in observatory chronometer competitions. It is considered one of the most significant and successful chronometer movements in watchmaking history.
Design Features:
- An extra-large balance wheel (14mm diameter) with a Breguet overcoil spring to enhance inertia and rate stability.
- A large mainspring barrel to deliver consistent power to the regulator.
- A unique movement architecture with an off-center minute wheel to make space for the large balance wheel.
- Early versions featured a swan-neck regulator, while later, modern reinterpretations incorporate double-arrow regulator arms for fine-tuning.
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
