Russian/Soviet Watches

[TacoDelRio]

Yo

Lookin' for a new watch that's good and reliable, looks good in a snowstorm, party, AND an interview... etc...

Always been interested in the "Soviet" watches you can find online. I'm wondering if anyone can steer me in the right direction. I imagine some of the watches are junk or repro's that don't keep time. Been looking at various sites for a while now.

Anyone got any advice on these? Something Ruskie, classy, solid...

Thanks!

[CombatBoots]

I remember there is a thread on watches, might wanna look into there :)

[Mr.Woland]

"Часы Командирские" - it is russian military style watches.
http://copypast.ru/2007/10/08/chasy_komandirskie__legenda_sssr_16_foto.html
Ofiicial site http://www.vostok-inc.com/?do=col&lang=rus&group=commander
And some shops
http://russian-watch.ru/katalog/komandirskie
http://www.smirs.com/watches/vostok/komandirskie.html

[TacoDelRio]

Thanks for the links, Mr Woland!

[Xaito]

my father had a "kommandirskie" watch during his army time - lost it in a swamp and found it again a week later - were still working like a charm.
Later bought "Generalskie" but they turned out to be a fake and stopped working very soon.

[TacoDelRio]

That's the lineup I'll probably go with, Vostok Kommandirskie. Something that looks real Russian, but no tank on it or anything too elite extreme PKM-Headshot.

Only stuff I could find last night was in the $1,200 range. Looked nice, though. ;-)

[Xaito]

That's the lineup I'll probably go with, Vostok Kommandirskie. Something that looks real Russian, but no tank on it or anything too elite extreme PKM-Headshot.

Only stuff I could find last night was in the $1,200 range. Looked nice, though. ;-)

you sure it was US$ and not ruble?

[TacoDelRio]

Yeah. There were Swiss-movement ones in there as well.

[dave81]

Go to Russia and get one.
I bought a Chinese Communist watch during a trip to Beijing (picture of Mao, arm raised and waving to a crowd, his arm served as the second hand of the ticking clock. With each second passing, he waved (tick tick tick = wave wave wave).
It was a pretty funny and unique watch, but couldn't keep good time for $hit.

[TacoDelRio]

That's pretty badass. I wonder what Chairman Mao woulda thought. :-)

[Breakfast in Vegas]

Yo

Lookin' for a new watch that's good and reliable, looks good in a snowstorm, party, AND an interview... etc...

Always been interested in the "Soviet" watches you can find online. I'm wondering if anyone can steer me in the right direction. I imagine some of the watches are junk or repro's that don't keep time. Been looking at various sites for a while now.

Anyone got any advice on these? Something Ruskie, classy, solid...

Thanks!http://www.poljot-times.com/

[Roy Batty]

I saw some old Soviet watches for sale in Afghanistan. I really should have boought a few.

[TacoDelRio]

Vegas, you are hero. I extend to you harvest of potato as gratitude. Sweet watches in there.

[Breakfast in Vegas]

Vegas, you are hero. I extend to you harvest of potato as gratitude. Sweet watches in there.If you find a certain model you like in there, I suggest googling it or checking ebay to find the "real" market price. The prices seem a bit high on the link I sent you.

[TacoDelRio]

Gotcha. Looked like it.

[kremilek_a_vochomurka]

http://www.tophodinky.cz/watches-poljot-panske_hodinky-5.html

http://www.tophodinky.cz/watches-sturmanskie-panske_hodinky-46.html

http://www.tophodinky.cz/watches-aviator-panske_hodinky-6.html

http://www.tophodinky.cz/watches-buran-panske_hodinky-7.html

and majority of the "German" watches Zeppelin and Junkers have russian movements

http://www.junkers-shop.de/

[tex2007]

russians don't use such watches..for all links above - it is fake :) good only for "mother Russia" funs from other countries who has stereotype thinking about USSR and Russia - such as "vodka", "Lenin", "Stalin", "balalayka" :))))