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If you're interested in Russian watches, Molnija and Raketa make some beautiful ones based on Soviet mechanical movements.
my favourite ones from Molnija
and Raketa
Love how the Raketa one is an identical design to the cover image for this post (minus the hammer + sickle). What was the Soviet stance on knockoffs? Weirdly the one I posted has English writing on it; I wonder what that means. That style seems to be widely available. I like it a lot personally.
For the third raketa I have this image , very similar, also says "CПУTHИK" not sure what that means:
One or more of the links I posted is talking specifically about Raketa, it says they are a good brand and I believe still in production.
It's not a knockoff, It's the same watch. They are made in the Peterhof "Raketa" watch factory, same as the Soviet one.
probably an export variant. Exported watches were usually localised
pretty sure these are Raketa as well. The ones I posted are a newer design from few years ago and a slightly different movement
yeah, they still make them. Here is the website: https://raketa.com/shop/chasy/raketa-chasy/
holy moly it is €1600 new!!
yeah raketa watches are kinda pricey :(
look into Luch, Vostok or maybe Molnija for something more affordable
The refurbs are like 98% discount compared to new. I'd be happy with one of those.
fair enough. Just be careful about buying Soviet watches unless you're 100% sure that the previous owner took good care of them. 30+ year old movements are gonna be super unreliable without proper maintenance. Take it to a watchmaker if you're not sure