Description
Soviet mechanical Raketa wrist watch with hammer and sickle on a red and black dial
MADE IN USSR!
Raketa (Ракета, meaning “Rocket”) with a bold dial split diagonally into two fields: black in the lower left and red in the upper right, the red half with a fine striped texture. A white hammer and sickle sits in the red field with white speed lines trailing down towards the “РАКЕТА” logo and “СДЕЛАНО В СССР” (Made in USSR). White baton markers, a double marker at 12, white baton hands and a centre seconds hand.
The round gold-plated case has broad, flat lugs and a plain steel snap-on case back carrying only a serial number (8265054).
Manufactured at the Petrodvorets Watch Factory, USSR. The dial is marked “Сделано в СССР”, which was used until the end of the Soviet Union.
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
Original Soviet Raketa watch has mechanical lever movement and manual winding. Caliber 2609.HA (stamped on the bridge) is the Petrodvorets 19-jewel movement with centre seconds.
CASE SIZE approx. 40x40mm (with crown)
CRYSTAL Acrylic
LUG WIDTH 18mm
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2609.HA, 19 jewels
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds
CONDITION: The dial is clean, with bright colours. The gold plating on the case is in good order, with only light wear. The steel case back has scratches from use (see the case-back photos).
This watch has recently been serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.
Comes complete with a new NATO Commander genuine leather strap.
This watch ships from 🇺🇦 Ukraine with tracking number
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About the watch factory
The Petrodvorets Watch Factory «Raketa» was founded by Peter the Great in 1721. Factory was producing wide range of items, including jewels for watches since 1930.
Factory was devastated during World War 2, restored in 1949 and was making “Pobeda”(Victory) and “Zvezda” watches. In 1954 renamed into Petrodvorets Watch Factory.
Since 1962 “Raketa” watches are produced which became the trade mark of the factory.
The Petrodvorets Watch Factory is one of the rare watch factories in the world that fully manufactures its own movements from A to Z, including hairspring and escapement.
Other band names produced on the factory include Baltika, Leningrad, Mayak, Neva, Pobeda, Raketa, Rossiya, Svet, Start.
Read more about on of few surviving Soviet watch factories on factory’s website.
