Description
Zim vintage mechanical pocket 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.
This particular watch is manufactured in the 4th quarter of 1947!
YEARS 1940s
CASE SIZE Approx. 50x60mm (with crown)
THICKNESS Approx. 15mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT: ЧК-6
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Mechanical lever movement
Manual winding
This watch has recently been serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.
The cream dial has honest age patina with a few small spots, and the chrome case shows light scratches from use, as expected on a watch from the 1940s.
Comes with chain!
This watch ships from 🇺🇦 Ukraine with tracking number
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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.