Description
Poljot Soviet watch – 17 jewels with day and date
MADE IN USSR!
Movement manufactured on 1st Moscow Watch Factory “Poljot”
A Poljot made for the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. The grey sunburst dial darkens to almost black at the edge and is signed ПОЛЕТ 17 КАМНЕЙ in Cyrillic, with СДЕЛАНО В СССР (Made in USSR) at the bottom. On the left is the white Moscow 1980 emblem: the stylised running track rising into a Kremlin tower with a star, above the five Olympic rings. White baton hands and a printed white minute track sit over the dial, and a pair of windows at 3 o’clock shows the day of the week in Russian next to the date. The large oval chrome-plated “Stadium” case has flat angular flanks, the crown at 3 o’clock and a push-button at 8 o’clock for the day.
Inside is the 1st Moscow Watch Factory’s hand-wound day-date caliber 2628.H with 17 jewels, stamped SEVENTEEN 17 JEWELS and SU on the plate.
The watch is in good vintage condition. The dial is clean and the day and date windows are clear. The chrome plating on the case shows scratches and a few small dings on top. On the underside and along the flanks it has worn through to the brass base metal in places, which you can see in the case-back photos. The stainless steel snap-on case back carries the serial number 31982 and has light surface scratches.
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
This watch has original Soviet mechanical lever movement and manual winding.
YEARS Circa 1980
CASE SIZE Approx. 43.5×39.5mm (with crown)
THICKNESS 11.5mm
CRYSTAL Acrylic
LUG WIDTH 18mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2628.H, 17 jewels
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Day, Date
Mechanical lever movement
Manual winding
This watch has recently been serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.
Comes complete with vintage steel bracelet.
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.
