Vostok Komandirskie mechanical watch with date – green KGB dial

Vostok Commander’s watch – 17 jewels

Manufactured on Chistopolsky Watch Factory “Vostok”.

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.

The experience gained through development of the army watch led to the Amphibia, a stainless-steel watch able to withstand a 200 metre depth (20atm).
Watches sold to the military were marked “ЗАКАЗ МО СССР,” meaning “Ordered by the Ministry of Defence of the USSR.” These models were sold exclusively through Voentorg stores, which catered to military personnel with identification only.  Today, these models have become sought-after collectibles.

The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.

The movement is the Vostok 2414A: mechanical, manual winding, with the date at 3 o’clock.

CASE SIZE 44×44.5mm (with crown)

THICKNESS 11.5mm

LUG WIDTH 18mm

TYPE  Mechanical

MOVEMENT 2414A

FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Date

The green dial carries the KGB shield-and-sword emblem and the letters КГБ; it has no Vostok or Komandirskie printing. The case is chrome-plated brass, and the plating is worn through to the brass around the case back, as the photos show.

This watch has recently been serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.

Comes complete with a new Komandirskie padded leather strap.

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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