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Created Monday 01 July 2024

Sekonda

Sekonda is a British company set up in 1966 to import Russian watches, since 1993 it sells chinese made watches.

Sekonda (Poljot)

Poljot

Poljot meaning "Flight"
The flagship brand of the USSR's watch industry, Poljot produced numerous historical watches used in many important space missions, including the world's first space watch worn by Yuri Gagarin.
Movement 2614.2H 17 Jewel
21600BPH
This movement is the second refactoring (therefor the suffix “.2H”) of the handwound Poljot movement with data and a diameter of 26mm. It has got a direct driven center second hand, a Glucydur balance and a Poljot shock protection system.
Made in First Moscow watch factory, USSR

Slava

Slava (Russian: Cлава, meaning "Glory") watches were classic "civil" Russian watches. The Slava factory (known originally as the Second Moscow Watch Factory) was the second non-military watchmaker established in the Soviet Union.
The second Moscow Watch Factory, started production of watches in 1931, which became the Slava brand of watches during the 1950s. Starting in 1985, under the Gorbachev era, the brand manufactured models for the political party.
In January 2006, the Slava factory and its site were sold for retail development.

Slava 21 Jewel
The Slava Caliber 2414 is a remarkable hand winding movement from Russia, since it contains two mainspring barrels, which drive the minute wheel simultaneously. Together with the large Glucydur balance a good precision can be achieved.
Double barrel
Made in 2nd Moscow watch factory
Slava 2414 movement
18000BPH
Case=36mm
Strap=18mm

Raketa

meaning "Rocket"
Movement 2609.HA 19 Jewel
case = 34mm
strap = 18mm
18000BPH
Made in the Petrodvorets Watch Factory, St Petersburg.
Raketa Watch Factory has manufactured watches for the the Interior Ministry, the Russian Railways, the Red Army, the Soviet Navy, the Air Force, the North Pole expeditions, and for civilians.
"Raketa" is one of the rare manufacturers capable of fully producing its watches, including movements, hairsprings and escapements in-house.
The Petrodvorets Watch Factory Raketa is one of only five watch brands in the world producing their movements in-house from start to finish, including hairsprings and escapements.

Silver Raketa

Gold Raketa

Raketa 2623 24Hour movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5s0elaWAOw

Raketa 24Hour World Time
Raketa 2623.HA

The iconic Raketa 24-hour movement was first engineered by the Raketa Watch Factory in 1970 for Soviet polar explorers. It allowed them to tell the time in regions where it is difficult to distinguish night from day. Since then, its use was extended to other professionals working in similar conditions, such as submariners, cosmonauts & Russian pilots.

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Places on Dial with UTC offset
Russian, English UTC Export
Гонолулу, Honolulu -10 Honolulu
Аляска, Alaska -9 Anchorage
Сан-Франциско, San Francisco -8 San Francisco
денвеа, Denver -7 Denver
Чикаго, Chicago -6 Chicargo
нью-иорк, New York -5 New York
Буэнос-Айрес Buenos Aires -3 Caracas
Жанейро, Rio de Janeiro -3 Buenos Aires
Рейкьявик, Reykjavík 0 Reykjavík
Дакар, Dakar 0 Azores
Лондон, London 0 London
Женева, Geneva +1 Paris
Москва, Moscow +3 Johannasburg
Саратов, Saratov +4 Moscow
Екатеринбург, Yekaterinburg +5 Abu Dhabi
Ташкент, Tashkent +5 Karachi
Новосибирск, Novosibirsk +6 Tashkent
Иркутск, Irkutsk +7 Jakata
Якутск, Yakutsk +8 Singapore
Владивосток, Vladivostok +9 Tokyo
Магадан, Magadan +10 Sydney
П-Камчатский, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky +11 Magadan
веллингтон, Wellington +12 Wellington
самоа, Samoa +13 Anadyr

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