As I understand it, a similar mentality was applied to the design of Russian mechanical watch movements. Think of the AK-47 rifle, and its goal of being like a tank and able to put up with a lot while still firing. In many instances they were perhaps not as accurate as Swiss or American watches, but they might last longer between service times. Because resources were scant, it was important to produce timepieces that required as little service as possible. A particular interest for Russian watch makers was durability and dependability. The Soviet Union was responsible for producing timepieces for its people, which was an important part of daily life. Many Russian-made watch movements were copies of other designs, which of course wasn’t uncommon for the era. One such historic Russian watchmaker was Slava, and they had a manufacture in Moscow. Today, only one or so of these factories is still in operation (Raketa I believe), but there are some serious collectors who seek out Russian-made Soviet watches. When the USSR annexed parts of Germany they gained new skills in watch making, and over the years the Soviet Union built a range of watch factories across its territory, especially in places such as St. In the West, the history of Russian-made watches is not entirely well-known, but they have a fascinating history. On the surface, CCCP Time is a company producing Russian-themed watches along with a host of other companies. This CCCP Heritage watch is among the latter, and contains a restored Slava caliber 2427 automatic movement that the modern brand was able to acquire as part of what is an interesting story. Of the mechanicals, some are Japanese, and some are historic mechanical movements produced in the USSR by the watch makers Slava. Some of these watches contain quartz movements, and others contain mechanical movements. CP-7019-05 watch, and it comes from a brand called “CCCP Time,” which – based out of Hong Kong – produces a range of USSR-era themed watches.
0 kommentar(er)
