{"id":60145,"date":"2022-03-22T16:17:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T16:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sovietwatchstore.com\/?post_type=product&p=60145"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:37:17","slug":"zim-hefty-soviet-mechanical-watch-from-1948-3","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sovietwatchstore.com\/index.php\/product\/zim-hefty-soviet-mechanical-watch-from-1948-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Pocket soviet ZiM – hefty mechanical watch from 1940s!"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ZIM vintage mechanical pocket watch – 15 jewels<\/p>\n

MADE IN USSR!<\/p>\n

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Produced on ZIM –\u00a0Zavod Imeni Maslennikova\u2019 – Maslennikov Watch Factory, city of Samara – \u0417\u0430\u0432\u043e\u0434 \u0438\u043c. \u041c\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430 (\u0417\u0438\u041c)<\/p>\n

Factory was\u00a0located 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.<\/p>\n

Watches were produced on factory since 1937. During World War II it was making artillery shells as well.<\/p>\n

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The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.<\/p>\n

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Original soviet watch has mechanical lever movement and manual\u00a0winding.<\/p>\n

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YEARS 1940s<\/p>\n

CASE SIZE 50x60mm<\/p>\n

THICKNESS 15mm<\/p>\n

TYPE\u00a0 Mechanical<\/p>\n

MOVEMENT: \u0427\u041a-6<\/p>\n

FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds<\/p>\n

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Mechanical lever movement<\/p>\n

Manual winding<\/p>\n

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Watch been fully serviced\u00a0by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Comes with chain![\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”60158″ img_size=”full” onclick=”zoom”][vc_column_text css_animation=”bounceInLeft”]This watch ships out from<\/strong>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Ukraine with tracking number<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”60150″ img_size=”full” onclick=”zoom”][vc_column_text]Modes of payment:<\/p>\n