Vika – the steely-eyed Raketa girl

Beautiful model Victoria + vintage soviet Raketa wrist watches

Seasoned beauty of the vintage mechanical watch / timeless design of natural leather strap + youthful beauty of the model = killer combination!

All photos taken using vintage Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35 m42 screw mount lens on Sony A7

Raketa Copernicus with white dial on Spanish made Nagata wrist strap looks almost as gorgeous as the model!

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.

Optional NATO COMMANDER® leather strap can be added to all wrist watches.

Handmade quality strap is made in Ukraine using fine grain natural leather.

Choice of three leather colors and various stitch variants available.

Choose from a few different styles available – gold plated or steel bodies, different styles of dials.

Pocket / Pendant Raketa

Selection of NATO COMMANDERS® straps in stock – do not compromise on quality strap!

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