Description
Poljot Soviet watch – 17 jewels
MADE IN USSR!
Movement manufactured on 1st Moscow Watch Factory “Poljot”
A gold-plated Poljot dress watch with a case back made for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Union. The silvery-white dial is signed POLJOT, 17 jewels and MADE IN USSR in Latin letters. It has applied gilt Roman numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9, faceted gilt baton markers in between, slim gilt hands and a centre seconds hand.
The stainless steel case back carries the State Emblem of the USSR and the inscription «К 50-летию со дня образования СССР 1922–1972», which means “To the 50th anniversary of the formation of the USSR, 1922–1972”. Case backs like this were made for the 1972 jubilee, so the watch dates from 1972 or very shortly after. A previous owner’s personal dedication has been hand-engraved in Russian script around the edge of the case back.
The case is stamped Au 20, the Soviet mark for a 20-micron gold plating. Inside is a hand-wound 17-jewel movement with centre seconds, marked 17 JEWELS in English on the bridge. No caliber number is stamped on it. Its layout matches the 1st Moscow Watch Factory’s caliber 2409, which the factory used in its dress watches from the late 1950s into the 1970s.
The gold plating on the case is in good order with only light wear. There is a small knock on the case edge beside one of the lugs. The case back has scratches from use, and part of the hand engraving at the top has been scratched across. The dial and hands are clean.
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
This watch has original Soviet mechanical lever movement and manual winding.
YEARS 1972
CASE SIZE Approx. 43×37.5mm (with crown)
THICKNESS 9mm
CASE Gold-plated (Au 20), stainless steel case back
CRYSTAL Acrylic
LUG WIDTH 18mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2409, 17 jewels
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Mechanical lever movement
Manual winding
This watch has recently been serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.
Comes complete with a vintage gold-plated mesh bracelet with a folding clasp. The bracelet end pieces are stamped Au.
This watch ships from 🇺🇦 Ukraine with tracking number
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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 1964.
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.
