You will have noticed the link between Lip and Soviet watches. I’ve done another video on Lip here which has a really interesting history -> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sMygfN19rZ2qnWQ.html

It's very interesting and hearwarming to see how foreign reviewers talk about your motherland's legacy with so much details and passion. Great video, sir!

Raketa shut down in 2007. They reopened in part of their old factory around three years later. This time they're seemingly focused on limited quantities of elevated versions of their previous popular models like the Big Zero, Copernicus, and some 24 hour watches. They still make everything in-house, including their own movements and even the movements' components. They did, however, change their buisness model. Raketa now sells their watches in the $1,700.00 USD to $4,000.00 range.

I have 3 hand wound Pobeda's from the 80's or 90's... Still new in their watch sleeves and with their Russian instructions. Very cool watches!

Personally, Soviet watches are easily my favorite in terms of both design and engineering. I don't even buy those from other nations anymore. My favorite Soviet beauties are the 1950s-80s Pobeda/ZiMs with the ZiM 2602 and the 1970s-80s Slavas with the Slava 2414 movement family. The 15-jewel ZiM 2602 was based on the French LIP R-26 from 1918 and built under license. However, the 2602 also holds the distinction of being the longest-produced Soviet watch caliber. It was made continuously from 1948 to the mid 2000s in the millions. Pobeda abandoned the 2602 sometime in the 1990s whereas ZIM produced it until their dissolution on June 30th, 2006. It represents the sheer power of Soviet industrialization and its capabilities, where a watch intended for as many people as possible still had such haute features as a glydocur balance and an actual Breguet hairspring all throughout its life span. It's an anachronism by modern standards, as it more closely resembles a pocketwatch movement than an actual wristwatch movement in construction, but its still totally servicable and stands as a testament to early Soviet watchmaking efforts. The Slava 2414 movement family from the Second Moscow Watch Factory, however, is a technical marvel. It has two mainspring barrels coupled together with an idler gear, which was designed to release energy from the mainsprings more evenly as they unwound to the balance wheel, which is abnormally large relative to the movement's size. This is also to increase accuracy as much as possible. Even better, it was an entirely Soviet design made from 1966 all the way until the SMWF's dissolution in 2011. Again, sheer industrial might and beautiful design was pursued here, even at the cost of crude finishing. Much more difficult to service than the 2602 I talked about earlier, but still absurdly accurate for the price. I'm talking within 5 sec/day deviation here when regulated to specs. Also, since most of my family is from the Hungarian People's Republic, we have a special connection to these pieces. They remind us of what was.

Great video sir! I myself find the soviet aesthetic extremely appealing. Recently I got a vostok komandirskie, and I love the simplicity of the design, the red stars and the cyrilic font. I think it is indeed a perfect field watch As an engineer myself, I admire the creative solutions that soviet engineers were forced to find because of the isolation and the pressure they recieved from the autorities to fulfill production plans I also have a technochas/electronica right now on its way from Russia... I hope that it will be as good as discussed in some watch forums. It has very unusual features for a modern digital, like a metal case (chromed brass), melody alarms, and electronic regulation of precision. The people at customer service seem very serious and professional, and gave fast answers to my endless anoying questions (no promotion intended) Thanks a lot as always for sharing your research!

Vostoks are my favorites. So cool to see all these

This is absolutely wonderfull !Thank you so much for putting all this together!

Thank you. I have dived deep in Soviet watch history

Doesn't get much more Soviet then a Geiger counter on a watch. Great coverage as always🤘

Another fascinating look into a whole world or watches I knew so little about outside of maybe Vostok. Absolutely outstanding work as always 👏👏👏👏

Really fantastic video, thank you for all the work and effort - you ave a good style, love the old ads!

Very cool & informative video. Thanks for this!

Excellent presentation! I can’t even start to look for all the vintage watches I’d like to own. So many watches, so little time….and money.

More interesting than ever! I realized that I hadn't even seen this episode before. As usual, great research and fantastically put together 😊 Is it getting more, or less, views with what's happening? KZfaq showed it to me front and centre this morning.

Great video as always!

What an interesting video. Thank you so much for making it.

Amazing video! Well done for the effort putting it together. I miss a few brands like Yantar and MIr but I learnt a lot in return.

Another video! Happy days!! Thank you:)

Awesome vid my friend. Really enjoyed it!!!

Thank God I found this Channel, this is wonderful.

Brilliant as always. Really interesting 🙂

Прекрасное видео. Смотрел с сабами. Очень интересная подача информации. Очень нравятся коментарии ниже. От себя скажу: у меня в россии сейчас мода на советские часы одни их просто коллекцианирут а другие еще их носят. У меня в коллекции несколько на данный момент часов: ракета гильошированые редкие лимитки и Полет de lux 29 камней автоподзавод очень тонки, красивые и даже сейчас все они ходят очень точно и смотрятся красиво на руке. Еще раз спасибо за атдео. ❤

Great topic! I actually recognize a few of the brands! I've always loved the avant gard watch!

Oh great, now I've got more on my potential shopping list. 🤔🙂 Really interesting and professional video. The Russian space watches look nice. After buying my Amphibia I've resisted looking too much at Vostok because there are so many different designs and most are great value for the price.

amazing!

Cool video, I own bunch of Електроникаs from late 80’s to early 90’s but my favorites must be Soviet made 52s with beige and green face.

Thanks Ben.

I have a “Vostok” (восток) watch , Amphibia it’s great 200 m underwater watch ! Best still going for 10 years on my wrist

There's still a small company manufacturing Electronica watches in Belarus. They go by the name "Technochas". They have a ton of cool models. Some retro Soviet designs and other cool one's too.

nice video! Could have mentioned that Elektronika brand watches are still being made by Belarusian company known as "Technochas" as far as I know though at the end

A geiger counter on a watch!! 😆 it doesn't get much more Soviet than that. Fascinating insight into Russian watches, It must take a crazy amount of time to put these video's together very nicely done.

Hello and thank you for the video! I have a new one handmade 'Raketa Polar 0241' watсhes model from this year. Raketa is the most cool production for middle-class in Russian Federation now. Do you know about this renewed brand?

i must add one of these to my collection

Great vidéo. Where can we buy this soviet watches ?

Liked and subscribed 😊

Good and informative video - just one thing that bothers me. The Rakieta Avant-garde, with the red wedge for an hour hand was inspired primarily by a work by El Lissitzky ("Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge", see the work on Wiki) and other constructivists. Not by Kandinsky, who was not a constructivist artist.

I love the video man! keep it up!! EDIT: Do you plan on making a Discord server?

The 24 dial are good.

Its the expertise in manufacturing details known amongst Russian Confederates as well as partner countries in exports and imports. It has a statement in fashion that it maintains.

Does does know what the bottom-right model at 9:26 is?

Excellent video! Thanks. I have 3 Vostoks and have wanted to learn more about Russian watches, and this is a superb overview!

Agat Zlatoust 191….dainty Soviet Engineering at its best . Full grid variant of course ;)

For many, what our watches measure is as interesting as the watch itself. A recent book, 'The Order of Time' by Carlo Rovelli explains why our time is always relative, and the time at the top of your head is faster than at your feet.

is the vostok diver any good?

8:16 do you know the exact model of the watch on the top right??????

Had to source myself a Polimaster the moment i learnt about it at the beginning of the video.

У отца были Луч, золотые. Куплены в то время, когда были модны ультраплоские часы. Их толщина ьыла, если не ошибаюсь, 3 мм. Механика

Very good overview, better than most in russian language :)

Absolutely love this patriot and his son enough said I stand behind this man

Actually, more than half of the brands presented in the video still produce watches in Russia and Belarus.

I just added the famous Chaika "big blue" quartz to my collection or the 3050KR Chaika, I have phat wrists and this thing is as long as my wrist is wide but super pleased with it, paid 25 dollars for it too which was a steal all day long :D I have got a Slava "tank" special upcoming on my channel, just waiting on a rare export Perspex screened model to arrive and I can showcase every type including a ultra rocking horse doings CPSU Congress limited edition only presented to Congress members of the Soviet Union in 1973 or 74. The one I have could have belonged to everyone from Breshnev down to whatever under secretary to Estonia, I doubt very much Breshnev ever wore his or anyone else famous but nice to know mine hobnobbed in high places ;)

The video is done with good research and kudos. One of the catch though, the Strela at 0:08 is fake.

Vostok made a watch called "Mir", but you have a photo from the Slava alarm clock.

Отличный рассказ! Спасибо большое автору за проделанную работу, даже на русском языке такие видео большая редкость! Great Job, dear author, thank you so much! Videos Like your is a very rare Thing even in russian KZfaq, greetings from Siberia!

Pls use that russian-style font. The faux-cryllic burns! (Great and very informative video regardless!)

1:45 bro got baby feet? Damn Lenin 😂

Always wanted someone to talk about Sfvieg schdțsnes

I love the history and those watches I’m trying to collect them I love watches in general I have a couple of Russian watches and I love them I live in the US in Texas

anyone know a more specific model name of the bottom left one at 10:04?

Oh my God, the only mention of my legendary Gshock big brother the Polimaster..........a potato to bake them all, you know it's 2cm thick?

Why can't people see that this is fun as a kid playing but it's insane as an identity.

8:55 watch in the centre. anyone know the model? anyone care to sell one?

А я до сих пор гоняю с батеными терминаторами, правда он их не носил, тяжелыми ему казались

I have always been fascinated with the USSR, I think I had a past life there or something. Everything about it just sucks me in and I've recently started collecting Soviet watches too. I am lucky to have a watch shop in my town owned by a Russian guy who gets in a lot of vintage soviet watches so I stop in at least every couple months and scoop up any new arrivals that I can afford. I have 3 Chaikas, 3 Luches, and one Zarya, all mechanical except for 2 of the Luches. Thankfully my husband supports my addiction lol. My Luches are real gold plated and look nicer than most modern high-end watches and I can't believe just how well made they all are. I get a lot of compliments, and I get to be a nerd and start rambling about the USSR whenever people look a bit closer and see сделано в СССР on my watch :D I NEED a geiger counter watch now.

Nice video although that attempt at Russian in the beginning was a bit cringe. If you try to read that in Russian, it sounds like "Svieg Shdtes" although some of these letters are not even Russian.

La Carrasca, de Sevilla 🚘🚘🚘.

The Elektronika on 14:53 is a pure rip off of Casio FS-10.

Soviet watches straight from the factory look like indian franken-watches straight from ebay

did the KGB have a got to watch?

Great watches for the money, made by talented engineers under a brutally horrible political system. A few more mins on the recent popularity of Vostoks would have been nice, you didn't even mention the revolutionary compressor case back design of the Amphibia which allows it to easily surpass 500m in testing😕

Seharus ya ga ada damai . Ya pantas saja byk bus tw kendarain yg ngblong

I want simple black digital watch....

Хорошее видео, но насколько же англоязычным тяжело произносить русские фамилии и названия. Очень режет слух тотально неправильное произношение, даже не близкое к оригиналу.

I had a douchebag "handyman" I let try on my "unique design" soviet watch w/ serial number on once (I don't know what I was thinking). Years later, it disappeared when I was in the hospital after I hit my head...NO I DON"T WANT IT BACK. YUCK. WHO KNOWS WHERE ITS BEEN SINCE THEN. I have a new watch now. BUT IT WAS STILL MY PROPERTY.

This ain't how Russian looks like