Description
Digital Vintage USSR Watch Electronika 5
MADE IN USSR!
This is a vintage Soviet LCD digital watch Elektronika 5 (Электроника 5) in the large square case, with a blue and black dial and gold print. The dial is marked «Сделано в СССР» (Made in USSR), so this example dates from the Soviet era, most likely the 1980s.
Above the display, a row of seven boxed letters ПВСЧПСВ marks the day of the week (Mon–Sun in Russian), and the gold-framed «СЕКУНДОМЕР» panel below it is the stopwatch, timing to 1/10 of a second.
Dial legend:
СВЕТ – light (backlight button)
СТАРТ-СТОП · УСТАНОВКА – start-stop · setting
ВЫБОР · РЕЗУЛЬТАТ – select · result (lap)
РЕЖИМ – mode
СЕКУНДОМЕР 1/10 С – stopwatch, 1/10 second
ДЕНЬ НЕДЕЛИ – day of the week
Movement – quartz, LCD display, battery powered
Case – chrome plated, steel case back
Case size – approx. 40mm x 35mm
Case thickness – approx. 8.5mm
Lug width – 18mm
Functions:
– hours, minutes, seconds
– day of the week
– stopwatch with 1/10 second resolution
– backlight
All functions are in working order.
Condition: the display is clear and complete, and the dial print is crisp. The chrome-plated case shows honest wear: scratches across the top, sides and bezel, with the plating rubbed through at a few edges and corners. The bracelet shows light scratches.
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 Elektronika brand
Elektronika / Электроника
Electronika or Elektronika? Both spellings mean the same brand. The Soviet name is Электроника, and English-language sources transliterate it as either “Electronika” or “Elektronika”. This watch is the same one under either name.
Elektronika (Электроника) is the brand name used for many different electronic products built by factories belonging to the Soviet Ministry of Electronic Industry. These included computer systems, calculators, electronic watches, tape recorders, video recorders, portable games, and radios. Some products were exported under various names, including Sekonda and Elorg, and some devices were direct copies of foreign technology.
The watch brand Elektronika was the Soviet response to the advent of quartz technology in the West. The first Elektronika quartz watches appeared in the early 1970s and were based on technology from Western brands such as Pulsar. Early models had very few functions, but as the technology developed, more advanced functions were developed (e.g. chronograph and calendar complications). At least four factories were responsible for the production of Elektronika watches, including Pulsar (Moscow), Angstrem (Zelenograd), Integral (Minsk), and Soyuz (Novosibirsk). The primary factory, Integral Joint Stock Company, continues to make a variety of consumer electronics today.
