Poljot Signal Gold plated AU20 Alarm 18 J USSR mens wrist watch

  

The watch has been fully serviced, cleaned and oiled by a professional watch maker. The watch is working very accurately. Poljot (Russian: , literally meaning "flight"), is a brand of Soviet/Russian wristwatches, produced since 1964 by the First Moscow Watch Factory (Russian: , , Perviy Moskovskiy Chasovoy Zavod). The flagship brand of the USSR's watch industry, Poljot produced numerous historical watches used in many important space missions, including the world's first space watch worn by Yuri Gagarin.

Via its USA-based trading company Amtorg, the Soviet government bought the defunct Ansonia Clock Company of Brooklyn, New York in 1929, and the Dueber-Hampden Watch Company of Canton, Ohio. Twenty-one former Dueber-Hampden watchmakers, engravers and various other technicians helped to train the Russian workers in the art of watchmaking as part of the Soviet's First Five-Year Plan. The movements of very-early products were still stamped "Dueber-Hampden, Canton, Ohio, USA" (examples of these watches are very collectible today). In 1935 the factory was named after the murdered Soviet official Sergei Kirov. As the Germans closed in on Moscow in 1941, the factory was hurriedly evacuated to Zlatoust (Russian:).

By 1943 the Germans were in retreat, and the factory moved back to Moscow, adopting the "First Moscow Watch Factory" name (Russian: - 1). In 1947 the first wrist watches under the brand name "Pobeda" and the first Marine Chronometers and Deck watches were produced. By 1951 the production of wrist watches had increased to 1.1 million. In 1975 new machinery and equipment for manufacturing complex watches was imported from Switzerland.

The first chronograph "Okean" (caliber 3133) was produced for the space station Sojuz-23. In 1990 production of watches and clocks reached 5 million pieces, and in 1991 the international award "Golden Trophy for Quality" was awarded in Madrid.

Poljot Signal Gold plated AU20 Alarm 18 J USSR mens wrist watch rare watch old USSR watch mens watch. The Wrist watches is in a fully working condition, recently serviced, cleaned and oiled. This is amazing addition to your collection!!! Please ask any questions if you have. The item "Poljot Signal Gold plated AU20 Alarm 18 J USSR mens wrist watch" is in sale since Saturday, March 14, 2020.

This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Wristwatches". The seller is "vitek36000" and is located in Poltava Ukraine . This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Number of Jewels: 18 Jewels
2. Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
3. Watch Shape: Round
4. Department: Men's
5. Age: Vintage (1950-1959)
6. Style: Dress/Formal
7. Case Color: Gold
8. Complications: Alarm
9. Age Group: Adult
10. Seller's Warranty: Yes
11. Case Material: Gold Plated
12. Dial Style: 12-Hour Dial
13. Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding)
14. Band Material: Leather
15. Type: Wristwatch
16. Features: Alarm
17. Band Type: Two-Piece Strap
18. Year Manufactured: 1950-1959
19. Dial Color: White
20. Band Color: Brown
21. Display: Analog
22. Lug Width: 18mm
23. Brand: Poljot
24. Case Size: 34 mm