Description
Soviet mechanical URAN watch – 15 jewels
MADE IN USSR!
Manufactured on Chistopolsky Watch Factory “VOSTOK”, USSR.
The Uran brand (Уран, meaning “Uranus”) was built around a rudimentary 15-jewel caliber 2602 movement. The Uran line of watches feature notably small cases with an unusually-narrow 14mm lug width.
The Uran brand was retired in 1964, when the vast majority of brands from the Chistopol Watch Factory were consolidated under a single trademark: Vostok. Similar watches continued to be produced in the 1960s, but only under the Vostok name.
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
Original soviet “URAN” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.
CASE SIZE 34.5x30mm(with crown)
THICKNESS 9mm
LUG WIDTH 14mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2602
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Watch went through a complete service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.
Comes with vintage stainless steel bracelet included.
This watch ships out from🇺🇦 Ukraine with tracking number
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About URAN brand
Uran / Уран
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 Uran brand (Уран, meaning “Uranus”) was built around a rudimentary 15-jewel caliber 2602 movement. The Uran line of watches feature notably small cases with an unusually-narrow 14mm lug width.
The Uran brand was retired in 1964, when the vast majority of brands from the Chistopol Watch Factory were consolidated under a single trademark: Vostok. Similar watches continued to be produced in the 1960s, but only under the Vostok name.
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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
