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SLAVA for men, made in Russia, 21 jewel gilding series 20. 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, in 1924.
The Vostok Komandirskie, marked "ЗАКАЗ МО СССР", meaning "Ordered by the Ministry of Defence of the USSR" Vostok Komandirskie with manual 2414A movement.. The Vostok Watch Makers company was founded in 1942 when one of the Moscow watch-making plants of the First Moscow Watch Factory was evacuated to Chistopol, a small town located on the Kama River in Tatarstan. [3]
Poljot Aviator caliber 3133 chronograph. Founded in 1930 under orders from Joseph Stalin, the First State Watch Factory (Russian: Первый Государственный Часовой Завод - 1ГЧЗ) was the first large scale Soviet watch and mechanical movement manufacturer.
English: Full PDF file of the (Moscow) Academic Chronicle (Aka.), a manuscript collection from the late 15th century (close to the year 1500). It contains copies of the Primary Chronicle (PVL), the Suzdalian Chronicle (until 1203), the "Radziwiłł Chronicle continuation" of the Suzdalian Chronicle (years 1203–1206), a portion of the Sofia First Chronicle (SPL) for the years 1206–1237, and ...
[citation needed] By 1943, the Moscow factory was re-established and renamed the First Moscow Watch Factory and continued the manufacture of pocket watches and stopwatches, as well as the Type-1 191-ChS watch for Soviet Navy divers. This watch, whose diameter, not including the crown, is about 2 1/4 inches (60mm), weighed 8 1/2 ounces (about 260g).
Sekonda also markets watches under the sub-brand SEKSY for ladies' fashion, ONE for men's fashion and Xpose for rugged outdoor lifestyles of either gender. Between 1998 and 2002, Sekonda was the title sponsor of the Superleague , then the top flight division in British ice hockey , and the precursor to the Elite League .
In honor of this achievement, the Petrodvorets Watch Factory named its watches "Rocket"; Raketa in Russian. However, at the height of the Cold War the name "Raketa" was perceived negatively in the West , as the word was associated with the latest generation of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles , [ 6 ] the R-16 .
Pobeda (Russian: Победа, Victory) is a Russian brand of wrist-watches owned by the Petrodvorets Watch Factory "Raketa".The brand name was chosen by Stalin himself in April 1945, [1] when he gave the order that the first watches be ready for the 1st year of Victory celebration.