{"id":157317,"date":"2026-04-20T13:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sovietwatchstore.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=157317"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:33:19","slug":"vintage-soviet-moskva-mechanical-wristwatch-from-the-1950s","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sovietwatchstore.com\/index.php\/product\/vintage-soviet-moskva-mechanical-wristwatch-from-the-1950s\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage soviet MOSKVA mechanical wristwatch from the 1950s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Moskva watch from 1950s &#8211; 16 jewels<\/p>\n<p>MADE IN USSR!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful vintage watch manufactured on 1st Moscow Watch Factory<\/p>\n<p>The Moskwa brand (\u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430, meaning &#8220;Moscow&#8221;) was manufactured in the 1950s and early 1960s, using\u200b an at-the-time cutting edge caliber 2408 movement with central second hand. 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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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original soviet &#8220;Moskwa&#8221; has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>YEARS 1950s<\/p>\n<p>CASE SIZE 37&#215;31.5mm<\/p>\n<p>THICKNESS 10.5mm<\/p>\n<p>LUG WIDTH 16mm<\/p>\n<p>TYPE\u00a0 Mechanical<\/p>\n<p>MOVEMENT 2608<\/p>\n<p>FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds<\/p>\n<p>Mechanical lever movement<br \/>\nManual winding<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch has been fully serviced\u00a0by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Comes with 16mm Nagata leather strap included.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;155974&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;zoom&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bounceInLeft&#8221;]<strong>This watch ships out from<\/strong>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 <strong>Ukraine with tracking number<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;155964&#8243; 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the biggest and oldest of soviet watch factories.<br \/>\nRussian 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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A highlight of Russia&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;620&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;POLJOT Brand History&#8221;][vc_column_text]The Moskva\u00a0brand was\u00a0retired in 1964, when all individual First Moscow Watch Factory\u00a0<span class=\"color_25\">brands were consolidated under a single trademark:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mroatman.wixsite.com\/watches-of-the-ussr\/poljot\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poljot<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;625&#8243; 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