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my apologies MTF for referring...
my apologies MTF for referring to 'that auction
site', but it was deliberately kept in very general terms.
site', but it was deliberately kept in very general terms.
best
Graham
Sometimes It's Worth Looking On The Other Side...
Sometimes it pays to look on the other side of things. For example, this pocket watch that I just received. It is a 7-jewel Type-1 pocket watch in a presentation case with floral bezel produced around 1935 by the First Moscow Watch Factory. The dial is si...
Type 1
Mark, As these were Type 1 time pieces from the Commissar of Railways - no less - does it mean that they were top grade chronometers as required for the timing of railways? Regards, MTF
There were better quality watches for railroad and technical applications
This was a presentation piece. In the 30s and 40s factories also produced a 15-jewel version of the Type-1 movement for industrial and military applications. A photo of a typical early 15-jewels railroad piece is attached. This one was made by the 1st Mos...
Mark, were these basically copies of high quality swiss watches?
from what i've seen of Soviet watches and their watch industry they are very good at buying high end swiss pieces then producing their own pieces which are the same, but without the finish. i had a Poljot deck watch which was identical to a UN Deck Chrono...
Previous USSR watch postings....
Check out previous postings about Mark's USSR collection: click here AND click here Please use PM for specific re-directions to other sources and materials. Regards, MTF...
my apologies MTF for referring...
my apologies MTF for referring to 'that auction site', but it was deliberately kept in very general terms. best Graham
Sorry Graham, You're Wrong...
Graham -- Your characterization of Russian movements as poorly finished copies of Swiss calibers is both unfair and inaccurate. Firstly, while the Soviet’s did indeed import technology periodically from French, Swiss and German sources. It almost invariab...
Mark, i must apologise wholeheartedly.
in no way did i intend to demean the soviet watch industry. what i wrote was poorly written and not intended to sound as it did. when i refer to copies of Swiss movements i was only speaking from my limited knowledge. i was aware of their use of swiss pro...
No Worries...
No worries, Graham. I took your comments in the positive spirit of discourse, as I am sure they were intended. Unfortunately, because I am in Singapore, our face-to-face will have to wait. In all fairness, I should also point out that the Soviets were not...