Horological Meandering

Red Army Watches (RAW) opens its latest branch (5th branch in total) at the brand new Tropicana City which is the newest mall in the suburbs of Petaling Jaya in Malaysia. I found out about it and decided to drop by to have a look. My thanks to Team RAW - Sugiharto Kusumadi (MD of RAW), Soemantri and Julianna Chai (MD of RAW Malaysia) for accommodating my visit by providing the explanations and taking the time to provide me with kind attention

Fyi, RAW retails some affordable German, Russian and Chinese brands of watches and it was an interesting experience for me as these brands are not often highlighted especially with so many of them in one retail outlet.

Some scenes in the shop...





A lot of thought has been put into the design of the shop to streamline and highlight the pieces

Limited Edition corner



Moscow Classic showcase



Aviator showcase



Aviator Wings and Moscow Classic Amphibia



Lots of details to enhance the theme











And on the T-shirts



And a cool watch case



Onto the watches...

Schaumburg Auf/Ab Gnomonik

















Poljot International CCCP 1973







Poljot International CCCP 1924







Poljot International Baikal









Buran V.M.





Zeppelin LZ127







Denissov Vodolaz



Aviator Wings 2007







Moscow Classic







Soyuz Sea Treasures





Sturmanskie







Team RAW (Sugiharto, Soemantri and Julianna)



I must say that the prices are actually very decent especially considering how impressive some of the pieces are. Thanks for looking!

there are a lot of single handers around now, i have one, but this particular watch is very balanced and gives features not normally seen on that style of watch. a bit like the Meistersinger chrono.

very nice indeed from a brand not considered to be very good.

Graham

I was impressed with that piece as well. Even though the finishing on the movement side needs a bit more work, the porcelain dial caught my eye.

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nt

I will go and check it out...

I called them to clarify further about the porcelain and after checking the literature further, it's actually burnt ceramic gloss coating. So I'm guessing it's not porcelain in the traditional sense. Sorry to disappoint.

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Would like to clarify that the dial is covered with burnt ceramic gloss paint giving it a surface similar to porcelain.   

Wish I could check it out in the flesh. Still can find the time.

This message has been edited by patrickau on 2009-01-06 20:48:05

Thanks for the post Kelvin!

Cheers,
Anthony

transformation in looks and quality since
my two examples of Red Army watches which were
from time that Army existed
Thank you for sharing this interesting pieces

Thks for sharing

Thanks for the coverage KT.
Kong

There's a couple of the models with the 'burnt ceramic coated dial'.

Checked out the shop today. Julianna really knows her stuff!

Nice watches and good price points.

Thanks for sharing.

their website shows some very nice looking enamelled dials including dragons and peonies. some macro shots would be great.

also, is it possible to get their email address and pm me with it so that i can discuss international purchase with them. i've contacted Schaumburg direct, but we have no AD for 1000,s of miles. i can see the Gnomonik up/down joining my collection in the next few months if i can get a deal over the web.

regards

Graham