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1908 Rockford 18s in a big old silveroid case. Runs great!
1908 Rockford 18s in a big old silveroid case. Runs great!
Finally arrived!
Received a pickup notice from the post office the other day for a certain parcel that I'd been expecting from the Ukraine. And here it is.
Poljot Sturmanskie Aviator, circa 1988. Utilizes a Poljot 3133 movement, a Russian version of the Valjoux 7733 movement found in many chronographs from the '60s and '70s including Elgin and Breitling. Had to post a pic of it that's actually in my hands.
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That's a nice one! :thumb:
The Soviet/Russian 3133 chronographs first came out in 1976 and until 1983 were made only for the Soviet military. Mine is an actual VVS (Soviet air force) issue Sturmanskie made in 1988. This version was introduced in 1986 replacing an earlier, plainer version that came out in 1977 for the air force -- The very first 3133 was the highly collectible* Okean (Ocean) model that was produced for the Soviet Navy. They (both the Okean and the Sturmanskie) were originally awarded to the pilots upon completion of flight training.
*Warning: There's lots of fakes and franken versions of the Okean out there
This is going to be a Christmas gift to myself.
As you made me aware that some of the Russian wristwatches had very similar quality of Rolex, I look forward to finding a good bargain on one or two of them.