@admin Many years ago, during the Christmas period, I was given the chance to purchase a watch, an Angelus Chronodato. I knew next to nothing about the piece, but I liked its aesthetics so much that I bought it. I believe I made the right decision, as with time this… Leer más »Angelus Chronodato, English Version
@thepocketwatchman Nota: Esta es la entrada original. La versión en castellano la encontraréis en este vínculo. Today in the “The Russian Watch Corner” we plan to examine a watch that I would not quite classify as “unusual”, yet it definitely has certain characteristics that make it rather unique within the… Leer más »Ural YH-201K/6 (English version)
@thepocketwatchman Today, I would like to introduce two “unusual” clocks in our dedicated Russian section, because they were part of the daily lives of thousands of people in the USSR. These two chess time-measuring clocks were manufactured in the “Orlovsky” watch factory. As you will likely already know, the Soviet… Leer más »Do You Like Playing Chess?
@thepocketwatchman On 12th April 1961, First Lieutenant Yuri Gagarin became the first person to journey into space on board Vostok-1. Only two years later, on 16th June 1963, Valentina Tereshkova achieved the same feat commanding the Vostok-6 mission. So what did these two cosmonauts have in common? Both were officers… Leer más »Sturmanskie 15J (English)
@thepocketwatchman As we discussed in the previous chapter, the progressive decrease in production costs, and the price charged consumers, led to the appearance of different models, with various functions, that satisfied user demand. If we examine catalogues of the era, we can appreciate the diversity of models and popularity of… Leer más »The Digital Revolution In The Soviet Union. Part 3
@thepocketwatchman The LED Display Beginnings As we learnt in the first part, early Soviet prototypes and experimental digital watch modules were based on LED displays. However, their high consumption and the technical difficulty of mass producing them led to the development of LCD displays. This is something that had already… Leer más »The Digital Revolution In The Soviet Union. Part 2.
@thepocketwatchman A Relaxed Meeting It is relatively well known that when Mr. Leonid Brezhnev served as Secretary General of the Communist Party of the USSR, he instigated policies seeking to reduce tensions with foreign powers, in particular towards the USA. As a result of this initiative, the SALT (Strategic Arms… Leer más »The Digital Watch Revolution In The Soviet Union
@thepocketwatchman Today, I would like to introduce an iconic Soviet military watch. The Vodolaz ChS 191 is a watch with a lot of history behind it. It is special for many reasons. During World War II, the armed forces of many countries created submarine combat units. These elite corps were… Leer más »Navy Vodolaz ChS 191 – водолазные “ЗЧЗ” 191-ЧС заказ для ВМФ
@timebehindtheironcurtain Hello comrades. Today, I would like to write about Soviet watches imported into the Italian market in the late 1980s. It was highly fashionable to be seen wearing a “Soviet style” piece, as is evident from this article. The watches were imported by two main companies, Time Trend and… Leer más »Unique Soviet Watches In The Italian Market: The Beginning