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Oh yes, one more thing. This movement was produced in the 3rd quarter of 1961. -- Mark

Sorry. I have lots of trouble up-loading to this forum. Here are some additional photos. -- Mark

I recently had the good fortune to come into possession of a very rare horological treasure from Soviet Russia… A compact constant force escapement 8-day chronometer. The clock, serial number 001, was produced as part of a very small production run for the Soviet military; probably fewer than 100 of

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 above swiping a design, though they did so o

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 invariably did so honestly, by licensing or the purch

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 Moscow Watch Factory - Kirov in 1938 (Q-3). It i

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 signed 'First State Watch Factory'. The movemen

To wind this clock, the navigator unlocked the brass retaining ring and pivoted the bowl so the bottom faced up. He then took the winding key, which is stored in a slot in the upper right hand corner of the box, and inserted it in the hole in the bottom of the bowl to wind it. A spring-loaded revolv