Made in the USSR :lenin-pogger:
ancom watch ancom watch ancom watch
:ancom-pat: :ancom-heart: :ancom-pat: .
China basically makes Rolex quality watches for $80 now with sapphire, milled stainless steel and everything if you don't want to feel bad about accidentally damaging your watch
I felt terrible about damaging vintage Soviet goods
I felt terrible about damaging vintage Soviet goods
:yea: I used to regularly wear a modern Vostok reissue of the original Komandirskie (made in Russia mid-2010s) to avoid this. Then I had a kid and didn't want to risk dealing with importing another from Russia if it got damaged so I wear the true watch of the proletariat - cheap Casio.
I want to get a Seagull 1963 aviator watch eventually, but really can't justify the expense right now lol.
China basically makes Rolex quality watches for $80
Where can I find these?
I got mine here after someone recommended them on /r/Sino
The models vary but I got the default looking Rolex, they are mechanical and have that self-winding thing.
The one I got was sapphire, the band was defective so I changed it but the newer models should accept standard 20mm bands.
It's the nicest watch I've ever seen, I wouldn't buy anything sold in the US now lol
I think they're a bit more expensive now but they have sales pretty frequently
Rolex quality
Rolexes are like 95% hype. They're neither particularly well made or complex, especially for the prices they command. A Chinese brand like Seagull or even the current Russian Raketa can make the same quality of watch for a fraction of the price.
You're exactly right, which is why I got the cheapest mechanical diver with a good build quality I could find lol
I bought mine for $60, but the dome sapphire, ceramic dive ring and magnifier make it a better watch than I've ever seen anyone else use :stalin-feels-good:
It sat in my garage under a whole bunch of boxes, exposed to sand and concrete and the like, and the only scratch on it is on the stainless steel.
Every other watch I've owned was destroyed in a stupid way, especially the Timex quartz watches with the date window. The batteries aren't user serviceable so they are useless to me after a few years and also the date windows broke for no reason.
I'm only buying mechanical watches now, at least they'll last 5 five years of use at minimum and don't wear out while I'm not wearing them.
I feel like Soviet quartz watches would be a nightmare to keep running. Some old Soviet button battery that they may or may not make anymore and would need to be imported.
i have a made in the ussr watch but it was made for export so the face is in english
If I had infinite money I'd get a poljot okeah. The prettiest watch I've ever seen, and it's soviet
I have a racketa watch with needles shaped as a sickle and a hammer. cool looking but with a pretty shitty mechanism
Hell yeah. I have a made in USSR Vostok Amphibia I wear all the time. The Soviets made great watches.
They did! I had a hard time choosing. I like the pobeda line too. Ended up choosing something that would be hard to find today, i.e. commie iconography. Since any new mechanical you can get today will be technically better and cheaper lol.
It won't have an ancom flag though!
It won’t have an ancom flag though!
True!
Tbh, I have never bought a new watch. How much is a decent new mechanical watch? My Amphibia was $80 on ebay and I have another Soviet watch that was less than that - it has Yuri Gagarin on it which is pretty cool, but I think yours does look cooler.
Someone else in the thread linked to $80 Chinese made Pagani watches that are apparently really good.
My guess is that at above a couple hundred USD you're no longer buying a better timepiece but a fancier piece of jewelry.
This post inspired me to search for other Ракета watches and found a cheap Юрий Гагарин commemorative watch. Thank you Comrade!
