Description
Moskva watch from 1950s – 16 jewels
MADE IN USSR!
Beautiful vintage watch manufactured on 1st Moscow Watch Factory
The Moskwa brand (Москва, meaning “Moscow”) was manufactured in the 1950s and early 1960s, using an at-the-time cutting edge caliber 2408 movement with central second hand. Consumer preferences in the 1950s were moving away from the classic timekeeping layout with a sub-dial reserved for a running second hand. Therefore, engineers at the First Moscow Watch Factory adapted the caliber 2602 (widely used in Pobedas) by adding a wheel to drive a central second hand.
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
Original soviet “Moskwa” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.
YEARS 1950s
CASE SIZE 37×31.5mm
THICKNESS 10.5mm
LUG WIDTH 16mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2608
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Mechanical lever movement
Manual winding
Watch has been fully serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.
Comes with 16mm leather strap included.
Modes of payment:
- PayPal
- Credit Cards (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover)
Ships out 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
The Moskva brand was retired in 1964, when all individual First Moscow Watch Factory brands were consolidated under a single trademark: Poljot.
