Russian Molnija Pocket Watch – Part 2: Reassembly
Time to reassemble our pocket watch after having taken it apart. I’ve cleaned the parts in cleaning fluid, and put them on tissue paper (not tissue, but the stuff that comes in shoe boxes where the...
View ArticleTeardown: Raketa Pocket Watch #679721
My next Russian pocket watch project – a “Raketa” (you have to love that name). Very unique design, and very 70s I would say. It has a date display and central second hand as well, and it comes in a...
View ArticleService + Repair: Poljot DeLuxe Automatic calibre 2415
This Poljot was sent in by David from Alberta in Canada. The watch isn’t working – it just doesn’t wind up. Looks like the mainspring is slipping or the ratchet wheel on top of the barrel is broken....
View ArticleService: Luch 701 Ladies watch calibre 1801
I bought this lovely ladies’ watch on eBay from a guy in Belarus (vlad7600). Not only did he ship very quickly, but the watch was as described, so full marks for him. I bought it for £3.13 plus £3.13...
View ArticleWatch abuse: the truth ;-)
Without naming names, I just removed a balance with hairspring from a watch a client has sent in. This one beats everything I’ve seen so far. Please don’t open up your watch, bend all sorts of things,...
View ArticleRepair: Sekonda Alarm watch
Another one of Richard’s watches – a lovely Sekonda Alarm with a great dial. The crystal is quite scratched, but that’s not a problem, and the watch doesn’t work. The Sekonda movement is pretty much an...
View ArticleService: Poljot Chronograph calibre P3133
Robert from the Netherlands sent me this great looking Poljot chronograph. It’s not keeping good time, and not working properly. Let’s see what’s happening… Not much by the looks of it! A terrible...
View ArticleService: Sekonda Automatic calibre 2416
I don’t get Russian wrist watches too often, and there is a good reason for that. It’s the value of these watches that normally doesn’t make it economical to service such a watch. But if you like them,...
View ArticleService: Vimpel 23 jewels
This watch belongs to William, and it’s a Russian Vimpel, made by Kirova. It has 23 jewels, and that’s all I know about it. Maybe one of my readers can identify the movement and shed some light on it?...
View ArticleService: Wolna calibre 2809 / Zenith 135 copy
Mitka and I like to surprise each other with the odd watch here and there, and Mitka had something special in stock for me – a Russian Wolna calibre 2809. Probably one of the finest watches made in the...
View ArticleRepair and service: 1st Moscow Watch Factory Sturmanskie (ШТУРМАНСКИЕ)...
Andrei has sent in his Soviet classic in the hope of getting it working again as it should. This model has a lot of history in the Russian air force and a modified model made it all the way into space...
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