Description
Soviet mechanical ZARIA wrist watch, 22 jewels
MADE IN USSR!
This is a classic stylish mechanical wristwatch ZARIA (“Dawn” in russian).
Lovely vintage watch made by Заря (Pensa Watch Factory).
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
Original soviet Zaria watch has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.
DATE 1980s
CASE SIZE 32.5mm x 26mm(with crown)
THICKNESS 8.5mm
LUG WIDTH 12mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2014.A
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Calendar
Watch been through a recent service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.
Comes with box and leather strap included.
Modes of payment:
- PayPal
- Credit Cards (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover)
This watch ships out from Ukraine (with tracking number) usually within the same business day!
About the watch factory
In early 1930s there were already two functioning watch factories. In 1935 decision was made to build another factory to produce women’s watches.
After long negotiations french equipment LIP was purchased and the construction of factory begins in Penza(on Penza bicycle factory). In 1938 the first watches were produced.
The factory produced mainly womens watches of small caliber movements. However, some men’s watches were also produced.
All watches were branded “Zarya” only after 1965.
Other watches produced on the factory: «ЗИФ», «Звезда», «Победа», «Аврора», «Комета», «Мечта», «Весна», «Рассвет».