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.
YEARS 1970s
CASE SIZE 40x36mm(with crown)
THICKNESS 11.5mm
LUG WIDTH 18mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT: ZIM 2608
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Mechanical lever movement
Manual winding
Watch been fully serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.
Comes with NAGATA leather strap included.
Modes of payment:
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About the watch factory
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.
