{"id":90451,"date":"2026-05-16T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sovietwatchstore.com\/?post_type=product&p=90451"},"modified":"2026-05-16T13:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:44:50","slug":"soviet-mechanical-raketa-watch-big-zero-67","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sovietwatchstore.com\/index.php\/product\/soviet-mechanical-raketa-watch-big-zero-67\/","title":{"rendered":"Soviet mechanical RAKETA “big zero” wristwatch"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]RAKETA ZERO mechanical watch – 19 jewels
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Manufactured on Petrodvortsovsky watch factory, USSR<\/p>\n

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There’s a famous story about the RAKETA Big Zero watch being worn by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 80s.<\/p>\n

While in an official visit to Italy, he was asked by local journalists what perestroika meant for Russia. Gorbachev replied that Russians decided to start their lives from zero and showed them his own Raketa wristwatch which read 0 in lieu of the 12 mark.<\/p>\n

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The mark \u2018Peterhof\u2019 is on the dial.<\/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 “RAKETA” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.<\/p>\n

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CASE SIZE 41x41mm(with crown)<\/p>\n

THICKNESS 10mm<\/p>\n

LUG WIDTH 18mm<\/span><\/p>\n

TYPE\u00a0 Mechanical<\/p>\n

MOVEMENT 2609 HA<\/p>\n

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

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Watch been through a recent service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Comes complete with new Nagata leather strap.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”89187″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_shadow” onclick=”zoom”][vc_single_image image=”89190″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_shadow” 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=”89188″ img_size=”full” onclick=”zoom” css=”.vc_custom_1697009860611{margin-top: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Modes of payment:<\/p>\n