Description
Soviet mechanical Wostok (Vostok) gold-plated watch – 22 jewels
MADE IN USSR!
Manufactured on Chistopolsky Watch Factory “Vostok”, USSR.
The company was appointed an official supplier of watches for the Defence Department of the Soviet Union in 1965. This year also marks the creation of the well known Komandirskie (“Commander’s”) watch.
Precision, 22 jewels. Caliber 2809 is a precision-class movement with a centre seconds hand, developed at the Chistopol factory from the legendary Swiss Zenith 135, with 22 jewels in place of the original 17.
This is an early example: both the dial and the movement carry the ЧЧЗ (Chistopol Watch Factory) marking, and the watch comes with a period Chistopol factory box.
The silver dial carries “Восток” (Vostok) with “Прецизионные” (Precision), “22 камня” (22 jewels) and “Сделано в СССР ЧЧЗ Чистополь” (Made in USSR, ChChZ Chistopol). It has a full set of gilt Arabic numerals, a guilloché centre with a radiating sunburst and scalloped “spider web” pattern, a railway minute track numbered every five minutes, gilt hands and a red-tipped centre seconds hand. The movement bridge is stamped with the winged ЧЧЗ factory logo and “22 камня”. The steel case back is engraved “Противоударные” (shock-resistant) and “Пылевлагонепроницаемые” (dust- and moisture-proof), and the case is stamped “AU” for its gold plating.
The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.
Original Soviet “Vostok” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.
CASE SIZE approx. 42x37mm (with crown)
CASE Gold-plated (AU), steel case back
DIAL Silver, guilloché centre, gilt Arabic numerals
CRYSTAL Acrylic
TYPE Mechanical
MOVEMENT 2809 (22 jewels)
FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Condition: the gold plating is bright on the bezel and lugs, with light scratches from use and a small area of toning on the case side next to one lug. The dial has a light, even patina with a few small specks, most visible around 10-11 and toward the lower right; the numerals, hands and printing are clean and fully legible. The gilt movement is clean and bright. The cardboard Chistopol box shows its age, with scuffed corners and edges and wear to the red covering.
This watch has recently been serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.
Comes complete with its Chistopol factory box and a new leather strap included.
This watch ships from 🇺🇦 Ukraine with tracking number
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Soviet Vostok 22 jewel movement is based on Swiss Zenith Calibre 135.
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The Zenith Calibre 135 is a legendary, award-winning manual-winding watch movement produced from 1949 to 1962, renowned for its exceptional precision, particularly in observatory chronometer competitions. It is considered one of the most significant and successful chronometer movements in watchmaking history.
Design Features:
- An extra-large balance wheel (14mm diameter) with a Breguet overcoil spring to enhance inertia and rate stability.
- A large mainspring barrel to deliver consistent power to the regulator.
- A unique movement architecture with an off-center minute wheel to make space for the large balance wheel.
- Early versions featured a swan-neck regulator, while later, modern reinterpretations incorporate double-arrow regulator arms for fine-tuning.
About the watch factory
Watch Factory “Vostok” – began as the “2nd State Watch Factory” was evacuated during World War 2 to Chistopol in 1941.
In 1943 began producing Kirovskie watch – first Soviet man’s wrist watch earlier made on 1st Moscow Watch Factory. From 1949 famous “Pobeda” watches were made here.
From 1965 “Commander’s” watch Vostok were made on the factory.
Since 1965 factory was official supplier of Ministry of Defence, all watches produced were branded as “Vostok”
Other brands produced: Albatros, Amphibia, Buran, Chaika, General’s, Kama, Kolos, Komandirskie, Mir, Pobeda, Saturn, Sekonda, Sputnik, Svet, Uran, Vostok
