Russian Pocket watches.

[AlanJohn]

I have quite a few USSR pocket watches.Molnija and Raketa and one Agat.
Here are a few pictures. How many of you collect Russian watches?


W.Smiths back. by velocipede228822, on Flickr

This is a nice Raketa (rocket) made in the Petrodvorets Military factory in Leningrad. Started in 1962.


W.stopwatch by velocipede228822, on Flickr

Here is an Agat Stop watch.


W.Molnija Ural. by velocipede228822, on Flickr

A Molnija made in Chelyabrinsk military factory near the southern end of the Ural Mountains. 1947- 2007.


W.Ural Legend by velocipede228822, on Flickr

And the back of it showing Ural, a Russian legenday hero.
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That first picture was a mistake.
Here is the picture I meant to send.


W.Raketa USSR. by velocipede228822, on Flickr

 

[spam01]

I also have a few pocket watches USSR

Part1 stopwatches
Slava 0.2s



Slava 0.1s



AGAT




ZLATOUST

 

[spam01]

Part 2 - pocket watches

My favorite Soviet pocket watches

1ГЧЗ" -- "Первый Государственный часовой завод" - First State Watch Factory
Circa 1936-1938




First State Watch Factory - 1940





First State Watch Factory
Circa 1936-1938

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/523/dscf5088f.jpg



http://myvimu.com/collection/260

 

[Kevin W.]

I have a few Russian watches.They are not pretty by other standards but well made and work well.Also have a Raketa wrist watch too.

 

[spam01]

Good rocket is not bad

Raketa=Rocket (rus)

 

[Kevin W.]

Thanks Spam, i did not know Raketa means rocket in Russian.My Russian pocket watch is made by Zim.It has a broken balance staff.But that watch when it was running, ran very well.

 

[AlanJohn]

ship watch by velocipede228822, on Flickr

Here are a couple more of my Russian USSR Molnija (Lightning)

shipback by velocipede228822, on Flickr

The back.


molnija face. by velocipede228822, on Flickr

A hunter.

M.hunter inner by velocipede228822, on Flickr

 

[orlimarko]

Two more from my small collection..

 

[Watchfixer]

Had debranded pocket watch made by USSR Molnija bought for 20 bucks new at a temporary vendor in late 1980. Kept time rather well after I cleaned it and lubed properly. The fun ended when I dropped it. I've been on hunt for another russian pocket watch with anti-shock but no luck (especially the movement that is 50-60mm diameter not the version of gent watch fitted into pocket watch casing.

I have not seen a debranded Molnija pocket watch on ebay yet. What I mean is "Molnija" on the beige dial face is absent.

Cheers, Watchfixer

 

[RON in PA]

Before Molnija stopped the production of pocket watches in 2007 they had a series of watches devoted to the various religious faiths of the world. Here are some pics of a watch with a Jewish theme. What makes it unusual is the fact that it runs counterclockwise and winding is backwards as well. All this keeping in accord with the fact that Hebrew is written right to left. My understanding is that modern watches made in Israel, even if they use Hebrew numbers, are made to run clockwise.

 

[Watchfixer]

I missed out a Molnija with shock-proof staff jewels on ebay due to high bidding war. This was only one I saw among 100's of Molnija PWs.
Also russian stopwatches some of them did have shock-proof jewels to protect balance staff.

And this is odd that Jewish watch did not feature the shock-proof that late and 15J not usual 18J The escapement end cap looked steel?

Cheers, Wizard

 

[AlanJohn]

W.Molnija,new. by velocipede228822, on Flickr

Another Molnija 18 jewel.


W. Molnijka T. by velocipede228822, on Flickr

The back.


W.Oriosa inner by velocipede228822, on Flickr

The movement.

 

[AlanJohn]

W.ussr back by velocipede228822, on Flickr
My laters USSR watch,commemorating their part in the 2nd world war,


W.ussr front. by velocipede228822, on Flickr

The front.


W.ussr watch by velocipede228822, on Flickr

It is a skeleton hunter,

 

[topspin]

For that last one above, I have one just like it, and I'm somewhat less than convinced that it's 100% authentic Russian, even though that's where the seller was based. One little clue is right there on the dial - "Ao####u" - sounds more Japanese than Russian to me, does any one else think so?

Photo below - My tourist souvenir from a market in Sofia. I wonder whether this is what was being referred to earlier as a "debranded" Molnija? It's a standard Molnija 3602 movement, the case is the common wood-grouse / pine cones & leaves design, however it's been named "Diamant" - presumably as in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamant - perhaps they ran out of home-grown space rockets to name their watches after?

 

[JTD]

Yes, I also doubt the watch in the last picture is Russian. Ao####u, despite its Japanese-sounding name, is a Chinese company, admittedly specialising in marketing electronic goods made by others, but I suspect this is a chinese watch.

JTD