Description
Vintage Poljot Soviet mechanical watch with automatic self winding 30 jewels movement
MADE IN USSR!
Beautiful vintage watch manufactured on 1st Moscow Watch Factory “Poljot”
Legendary Soviet brand trademark Poljot.
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
Original Soviet “Poljot” has mechanical lever movement with automatic self winding.
*An automatic or self-winding watch is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer’s arm, to provide energy to run the watch, making manual winding unnecessary.
YEARS 1980s
CASE SIZE 43.5x38mm (with crown)
THICKNESS 11mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2616.1H
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Calendar
Mechanical lever movement with automatic self winding
This watch has recently been serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.
Comes with leather strap included
This watch ships from 🇺🇦 Ukraine with tracking number
Engraved on the back:
“From the crew of passenger ship LITVA
to Stoychev K.L. on occasion of retiring”
Nov 19 1973″
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We guarantee the item you receive looks and works exactly as advertised — or your money back.
On June 11, 1991, near Lesosibirsk, the Litva collided with its sister ship, the Borodin, killing two passengers on the Borodin (a married couple in the cabin struck by the collision). The tragedy was caused by the Borodin’s captain being intoxicated while on duty.
more info – https://cruiseinform.ru/catalog/01/2/litva/
Fun fact: MS Litva collided with sistership under the helm of intoxicated captain
About the watch factory
1st Moscow Watch Factory (1.MWF, renamed to Poljot after 1964) – the biggest and oldest of Soviet watch factories.
Russian 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.
A highlight of Russia’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.
Poljot Brand History
Poljot watches are manufactured by the First Moscow Watch Factory. The factory began producing watches in 1930, and started using the Poljot brand name in 1961.
Poljot watches are higher-end Russian watches and cost more than most Russian watch brands. An average Poljot watch costs around $300. Some gold President-series Poljot watches sell for upwards of $10,000.
The Sturmanskie watch manufactured by the First Moscow Watch Factory has the distinction of being the first watch in space.
In 1966 the First Moscow Watch Factory was awarded the highest Soviet award, the Order of Lenin, for developing the national watch industry.
In 1992 the administration of the Russian president selected Poljot to be the rewarding watch from the President of the Russian Federation.
In recent years, the First Moscow Watch Factory scaled back production. Some of its equipment was purchased by Volmax, a Russian watch company launched by ex-Poljot employees. Volmax now uses the term “Poljot” for some of its watch movements.
