These watches were designed for the military in the USSR, it was impossible to buy them in the store. They donated for good work, this is a legend and not just a watch. This is pure mechanics

Thank you! Vostok - is the best! Respect from Russia! Many interesting technical solutions are used in this watch (if you are interested, see my review in Russian). Sometimes the quality is not the best. But it mostly refers to the build quality. For example, before using in water, it is sometimes necessary to check that the back cover is fully screwed on. At this price, there is no other fully manufactured watch with its glorious history and original designs!

I’ve had this same watch for 8 months and love it. The bracelet is crap, so I bought a Vostok mesh bracelet and it is super comfortable and looks great. I got lucky as mine is quite accurate...no adjustment needed so far. This is a fun and interesting watch. Enjoy!

Some people like to collect these watches. They are unique and enjoyable to have.

My friends the bezel of this watch and the Komandirskie are so good. Number one the water is more that 700 time dense than air. The second we move " easily " this bezel using two finger. With one we pull and with the other we push. In our daily life this never happens, if we hit the bezel, the impact going to be in one direction. Tray to pull the bezel with one finger. You see it is impossible.

You can hack the seconds in that vostok, it takes a bit of practice; if you hold the crown at the setting position and slightly put a bit of pressure backward it will hold the second's hand. nice review, cheers.

I love this watch. Each minute of your review was a pleasure for me. Thank you very much,best regards from Brazil, Mário.

I scratches my watch very deeply, I was for a second in disbelief but I put myself together and I decided to polish the watch with toothpaste and for my surprise the scratch was gone just like magic, amazing at the least

I have a identical scuba dude however mine’s the #710 case and I love it. It came with the same bracelet as yours however I didn’t think it was as bad as some reviewers say. The end links and spring bars are the weakness. I replaced it with a black silicon rubber strap from Barton strap company which is out of Texas where I live. I’ve taken it snorkeling, hunting, hiking, and it’s my daily wear at work and it’s held up extremely well.

In new Vostok amphibia models - bezel and crown from stainless steel

I bought this watch in December 2020. I got the 120 case with no date and rubber strap. I love this watch. I recommend the 2415.01 movement which is a no date movement. This solves the quick date set issue(no date). For the money-if you like the way this watch looks there is no down side. Yes, the price has gone up but its still competitive with anything in this price range. Its good looking and it feels like it is durable. The watches are basic. You can buy movements for these watch and you can buy parts. Plus these watches are basic enough that the hobbyist can work on them themselves. Nothing comes close to the Bostoc in this category. Its a hobbyist watch.

I have a 710364 and a 420374 but I like also this model of yours

I really love this green color of the Vostok, I have a dark blue one, nice aswell !!

That is a great dial by the way I have the same one but in a 710059 case. I love it, the color changes with the light! Mine is currently on a gray Nato!

Thanks for the tip on setting the date! Very useful

I just order one in black. I also ordered the red Neptune bezel and the Neptune SE stainless steel crown. Now I will be ordering the black and red NATO for it while I am waiting on my watch. I also got lucky and was able to get a green Neptune SE no date on Meranom! I just happened to see it just in time before it was put of stock again! They only lasted 2 hrs. before that were sold out.

Looks better in the 710 case and with a Seiko style bezel it will be a killer looking piece.

Its really a great watches !! 500 meters (and no 200 ) water resistant ! Few know that but each test with ampbibia looks perfect endurance at +50 bars

I have the same one (but with black dial) I fitted a matt black lume-numbered bezel to mine and fitted a red nato strap. I have been bitten by the bug :-) Thumbs up.

Is the bezel insert the same as for the Seiko SKX007 (38.5mm outer edge)?

I have same, but with bronze bezel. It looks pretty retro... But it's very good watch for this price. In KZfaq, there is video, where testing amphibia WR. The indicated WR is 200m (20bar), but in test, Amphibia survive without problem pressure 50bar - 500m...

2:11 looks like those stamps are a total of 305 Rubles. When I was in Russia in 2012, the Ruble was about three cents.

vostok amphibia ..cool watch

That was the most relaxing watch review I've ever seen! In one of the comments you mention owing an SKX009 so can you confirm whether the replacement Vostok bezels are the same fit as SKX007/9?

If your bezel is to lose change your spring for other one, they are not expensive. It is my easy way to solve this problem. If it is to tide, cut a little bit in both wire end. And then polish those end to reduce the metal friction. One time you are happy with your tension, apply a litter grease coat. I like spark plug boot protector grease.

Ok, it doesn't "hack" BUT you can ever so slightly pull the crown when setting the watch and this will make the second hand stop.. thus no problem in my opinion. I have several of these wonderful watches and they are gorgeous and pretty bulletproof for banging around, pretty elegant too in a charming way when you've found the right bracelet for it. I use milanese mesh and a nice leather bracelet in the right colour will transform the look. Most people like their distinctive original look. Mostly keeps within

I love Vostok’s. I’ve had mine for a few months now and it’s great. I made a couple of videos on it too!

You can hack the seconds hand, whit the crown pulled out, press it up and towards the back of the watch, the seconds hand will stop moving. Also, you can tighten the spring on the bezel so that it doesn't move so easily - and, if you swim in salt waters with, than salt builds up underneath which makes the movement of the bezel tighter still.

Dang. Wish I'd have picked one up when it was at the price point. These go for 80 usd at cheapest on amazon now

Now, tray to push. You see in the best result you can move the bezel few minutes until apply a lot pressure again the case and push in one direction. This almost do no happens in our daily life. If you go under the water 10 meter is totally impossible to move the bezel because the acrylic crystal is already stop the bezel to move like an emergency break.

I have got one on order. Unfortunately being in the EU I expect to be hit with VAT, massive customs charges and a handling charge on top, probably more than the cost of the watch. Customs is legalised theft.

Good news! I think we got the 18mm strap message!!.... of course Seiko guys go for a wider (20/22j NATO strap and trim (arrow snip) the ends down to suit the smaller lug width on the receiver watch.

it reminds me of an econobox car w/ too much chrome garnishings on it. much like the ladas of yesteryears

Восток Амфибия 👍👊🇷🇺🤝 Vostok Amfibiya! I have Командирские - Komandirskie 👍🇷🇺

Hi! Great video! Could you tell us about the interesting strap you added to the Amphibia, in the external faces has the Morse code plus the ruler at the inside you show to us. Which it's the strap's brand and model ? Where it can buy? Thanks a lot and regards from Germany

You can change date by going over 12 then back to 9 and forward to 12

If you think the bracelet is horrible, wait until you try to adjust it! I kept all the original bracelets in all my Amphibias precisely because they are original, with the Boctok clasp, and removing and reinserting their pins is like wrestling with the devil! Everything in the bracelet is crude, flimsy, thin and prone to bend, so you must be very gentle at all times and don't lose your patience or you will quickly end up with a bent link or pin. At least, once you are done, the clasp is reliable. Be advised that the original springbars are somewhat prone to rusting; but if you plan to keep the original bracelet you must not replace them, as they are much thicker than a normal 18 mm springbar and this is needed to keep the end links steady. On the other hand, they are sometimes too wide to enter the aperture in many replacement bracelets. In your watch there is no gap in the end links; you were lucky. Normally, there is a huge and noisy gap between the end link and the watch case and this too must be adjusted, tightening the end link wings.

I’ve had one for About six months, they’re alright for the money. Apparently they keep going?

does the tip of the minute hand slightly bend downward?

Can you provide a link for the source of your bezel please...Thanks

But if you does not believe it make your own test. Set the bezel in one point, used the watch for one week and you going to see that it does not move. This bezel, are easy to set but very difficult or impossible to move from the point that you select.

Hi! I have one of this. It advances 15 seconds per day. Is it normal? Is it possible to manage to improve its precision? Thank you!

I heard some review this watch very recommended. Can you tell me where i can order it? Thx

I like the original bezel. Toss the original strap.

hallo, may I ask you where did you buy it from? they sell it on ebay for 60 euros but i hesitate because i don't know wish seller to buy it from

My order is being processed as I watch this. Except for the band, I intend to keep it original...but I might ask Meranom if I can get a Scuba Dude rear plate. This is a very cool and rugged watch. I think I’ll call it my Trump presidential commemorative wristwatch.

Where to buy the vostok, a link please..

Is the bezel rotating?

What model is this strap?

Got same watch, bought it around 8-9 years ago and I just changed the bracelet. Still working perfect, no any issues with that, just glass is scratched as hell. Any ideas if there is a way to remove scratches? Greetings

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Very good watch. Acrylic is very easy to scratch, cracked mine trying to clean with alcohol. Not very water resistant in my experience condensation causes watch to fog up leaving salt deposits if swimming in ocean also...

Esos relojes están muy bonitos es una pena que no tengan una sucursal aquí en México

Where you buy this reference

Nice knife.

Восток Амфибия 👍👍👍

Здравствуйте. Они зелёного цвета или синего?

Please Vostok Amphibia in video dial green? Dial blue? Grazie🙏👍

Awesome review! I also live in the netherlands and whant to get my hands on one of these. Do you pay import tax if you order from Russia?

If you have a vostok on One wrist and a Rolex On the orther whitch One gets the most complament's Neither when your wearing A whatch no one gives you The time of day ".

Where did you buy it for less than $60?

Isn't it really hard on the movement to wind it backward that much?

for couple of years i check some watches of all kind and at the end of the day to me durability and quality is more important than luxury wich serves to the capitalistic mentality, a good example of that is those 100,000 us dollars watches made out of gold, but if you calculate the amount of gold neccesary to create the watch problably not even 2 grand in gold is necessary to make the watch and i know the craftmanship and all that but the painfull part is that, if you bump your 100,000 grand watch to a wall or to something by mistake, will get scratched and damaged, so to me the rugged durable good looking watches are more valuable because, for 10,000 us dollars that watch is supoused to endure some stress if you think about the current state of technology but if you check those pre-owned watches all of them are scratch and ugly and i dont accept that, so rado v10k synthetic diamond all the case and no crown, victorinox inox you can run a car over that thing and any other watch similar to that, the swiss army 20,000 holding the guiness record for depest dive for an automatic watch, in short any watch that i can see a stress test and survive is a good watch and automatic of course, so i wonder why not creating a watch out of tungsten carbide like drill bits what do you think?

I've ordered one. On a Nylon Sputnik strap

The prices of these watches should be raised a lot because keeping them this low decreases their value, and instead they have qualities of robustness, reliability and precision that are superior to those of €1000 and more watches.

У меня точно такие же, только КГБ СССР 😊👍

Como puedo acceder a comprar uno???

So the strap and bezel are crap but it's still the best watch?

I have a SCUBA DUDE in 710 . I have a 420 but black dial nodate pepsi bezel rubber bracelet

Are you from the Netherlands?

Nice watch but too small for your average wrist

So if you don't wear for a few weeks you have to go around the hours loads ha

Case material?

Ah Andrei, you’ve lost another submarine?

Alpinist sapphire crystal ???

This watches need two more stones, one under it , and one over it...long time ago we did say in era of ex USSR😀

Great beater watches but bezel just isnt safe for diving .Best diver in this price range is a quartz .Casio Duro but these are still great watches none the less and go forever

just arrived,date is a long time to set,smart watch,dreadful bracelet,maybe get the nato strap,ticking away nicely

my Russian woman from Kazan bought if for me ...

The only reason you got rid of the bracelet is because it is "fashionable" to dislike them. There is nothing wrong with them, in fact they are pretty good and extremely strong, which helps with a watch of this weight. The fast adjustment method of the date that you show here will break your watch's movement. Don't do this. You have been warned.

You won’t get this watch under $60 anymore. Try $100. They are going up in price by the month. This particular Vostok is very sought after.

Under $60 USD? I can't find them for less than about $70

It's hilarious how much you emphasized how horrible the bracelet is, yet it's just so true : Real ugly and really bad :^P

часы хорошие, но в них не хватает двух камней: один снизу, а другим сверху...

I think Vostok watches are very decent watches; to begin with they have a clear identity. However, at the same time, I think the company does not do "the extra mile", reason for which I would not recommend the purchase of their product, less in the current pandemic environment. Not from them - Meranom in Christopol, nor from any third party because you might find yourself in a more than likely bad situation, as a buyer and / or for under guarantee services. My point: Vostok should pay more attention to issues like shipment, lead time and follow up. In normal conditions or in "pandemic" conditions, they should not take an easy position about the quality of the perceived service when it comes to lead times, they should engage in a proactive task that reaches the Russian Post, etc., and avoid lost in transit products, which happened to me; their lack of engaging in a proactive resolving task is really unique. They basically have no answers, no actions.. nothing. It seems to be that a Lost in Transit item is just the most normal thing... "it is what it is..". They can blame the Russian Post service to any extend, but, no matter how Vostok pictures it, it is Vostok problem! It is a problem the company has to deal with and they do not show willingness, at least, I did not perceived it. Again, it is not Russian Post problem, it is Vostok's; issues like this create and contribute to a negative perception of the company, it reflects a "third world" image. Vostok, no matter how good your product is, you show no commitment to customers.

foam= bubble wrap

Не понимаю по-английски, и смотпю чисто из-за того, что у меня такие же на полочке лежат.

Don't agree. I own one and the cheap plastic crystal scratches way to easily. One is 100 times better off with a Seiko 5.

For God sake mate it was only $60 And you winching about the Strap Geez

A Navy issue diver that has a bidirectional bezel with indistinguishable markings. You get what you pay for with these. Buyer beware.

Watching an inept opening of a plastic bag does not make for good viewing.

Beetje verslavend, die Russen. Negen Vostok Komandirskies, twee Zarya's en een stuk of vijf Slava's.