TIME CAPSULE: Soviet mechanical ZIM watch in box – new old stock(NOS)!

$159.95

Original Soviet mechanical vintage ZIM watch with manual winding

MADE IN USSR!

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Description

ZiM vintage mechanical wrist watch – 15 jewels

MADE IN USSR!

 

Produced on ZIM – Zavod Imeni Maslennikova’ – Maslennikov Watch Factory, city of Samara – Завод им. Масленникова (ЗиМ)

Factory was located in the town of Samara (previously called Kuibischev) and produced pipes and parts for artillery shells since 1909. After bolshevik revolution of 1917 it was named after the revolutionary Maslennikov.

Watches were produced on factory since 1937. During World War II it was making artillery shells as well.

 

The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.

 

Original soviet watch has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.

 

MANUFACTURE DATE:  Feb 1985

CASE SIZE 42x36mm(with crown)

THICKNESS 10mm

LUG WIDTH 18mm

TYPE  Mechanical

MOVEMENT: ZIM 2602

FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds

 

Mechanical lever movement

Manual winding

 

Watch been fully serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.

 

Comes with box, passport and nylon NATO strap.

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Fast international shipping: ships from Ukraine with tracking number usually within the same business day!

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About the watch factory

soviet flag over Berlin Reichstag

About ZiM watch factory

Factory was located in the town of Samara (previously called Kuibischev) and produced pipes and parts for artillery shells since 1909. After bolshevik revolution of 1917 it was named after the revolutionary Maslennikov.
Watches were produced on factory since 1937. During World War II it was making artillery shells as well.

After 1951 watch production resumes under the trade names ‘POBEDA’ (Победа) and” ZIM”.
These later Pobeda watches should not be confused with those produced in the 1950s in the Moscow Factories.

The ZIM Factory struggled following the collapse of the USSR(1990s) and has since closed down in early 2000s with the loss of jobs in the local area.