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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.
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 .
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]
The watch Gagarin wore was made by the First Moscow Watch Company under the name Sturmanskie, which translates to "Navigator's". Today's owner of the brand, Volmax (based in both Moscow and Switzerland), is the only authorized company allowed to use Gagarin's name and likeness in watch production.
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.
The factory's high end production, Raketa was created in 1961 in honor of Yuri Gagarin's flight to space. One of the rare watch brands in the world producing its movements in-house from A to Z, Raketa is famous for its watches made for cosmonauts, polar expeditions, pilots and military. [3] Pobeda - affordable, loaded with history. Founded by ...
The Petrodvorets Watch Factory is Russia's oldest factory, founded by Peter the Great in 1721. Raketa watches have been produced for the Red Army, the Soviet Navy, and for North Pole expeditions, as well as for civilians. Today, Raketa is one of a handful of global watch brands that produces its own movements from start to finish.
The Aviator, Sturmanskie and Buran brands were sold to VM, a consortium of former Poljot employees who continue to manufacture high quality watches under those names. Juri Levenburg, based in Munich is connected with Moscow Classic, Pilot and other brands made in Russia using largely Maktime 3133 variant movements.