Description
Vostok Commander’s聽watch – 17 jewels
MADE IN USSR!
Manufactured on聽Chistopolsky Watch Factory “VOSTOK”, USSR.
The company was appointed an official supplier of watches for the Defence Department of the Soviet Union in 1965. This year also marks the creation of the well known Komandirskie (“Commander’s”) watch.
“袟邪泻邪蟹 袦袨 小小小袪” Vostok Komandirskie – made in the former Soviet Union.
Watches sold to the military were marked “袟袗袣袗袟 袦袨 小小小袪,” meaning “Ordered by the Ministry of Defense of the USSR”. These models were sold exclusively through Voentorg stores, which catered to military personnel with identification only.
Today, these models have become sought-after collectibles.
The experience gained through development of the army watch led to the Amphibia, a stainless-steel watch able to withstand a 200 metre depth (20atm).
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
Original soviet “Commander’s” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.
CASE SIZE 44x44mm
THICKNESS 11.5mm
LUG WIDTH 18mm
TYPE聽 Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2414
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Calendar
Watch went through a complete service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.
Comes complete with Komandirskie leather strap
This watch ships out from馃嚭馃嚘 Ukraine with tracking number
with optional black bezel - highly recommended!
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About the watch factory
Watch Factory “VOSTOK”聽– began as the “2nd State Watch Factory” was evacuated during World War 2 to Chistopol in 1941.
In 1943 began聽producing Kirovskie watch – first soviet man’s wrist watch earlier made on 1st Moscow Watch Factory.聽From聽1949 famous “Podeba” watches were made here.
From聽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
