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The Maslennikov factory.

From this website, we would like to pay a small tribute to the Soviet/Russian watch brand ZiM, whixh is not widely appreciated among Soviet/Russian collectors. The ZiM factory was  established in Samara (previously named as Kúibyshev). The operation of the factory began in 1909 and mainly used to produce military parts o components, specifically the…

Komandirskie Soldjer

Hello comrades, I just want to introduce you this rare watch, it was found in a flea market of the Russian Caucasus. It has the numerals and hands of the early komandirskies, however it has a subdial for the seconds hand with the same style of the earlies 2809. The back cover is like the…

Lada Niva

Hello watch Russian lovers, I thought it would be a good moment to upload this thread here, as there is an openned topic of a watch with a Lada motif. A similar article was written in the Spanish forum by myself time ago , so there is an update now. Be aware because it is…

Gun Cameras clocks

This is my small contribution in return of what I have learned in this forum, sorry initial incovenience with pics and language, hope it is already solved. There is a lot of written documentation or reports about coveted Russian pilots wrist watches known by Sturmanskies and also about of the ACS-1/AChS-1 desk cockpit d clock…

Black & White

Black and white, images that remind us the nostalgia of the past , pieces of paper that prevent the memory from being forgotten. We knew about Soviet Union on TV screens on Black and White colors, also as something distant and blurry, even if it was set in Europe itself. Black and white, as the…

The USSR map

Greetings comrades, the intention of this thread is to entertaining, so do not expect a great background.I just want to share some pieces of the URSS maps, as the title says it will refer to maps and also to Russian watches. We will start with an old map I got on the all-way page, It…

Raketas for corporations.

Greetings colleagues, for reasons that are relevant, I have not  written for almost two years and I have been collecting very little, projects and hopes were put on hold with the events that happened at the end of February 2021.After a while, I will try to give them an outlet, to complete the cycle that…

Kamaz Watches

Greetings comrades, taking advantage of the recent Dakar Rally , I would like to talk about the heavy industry of Kamaz trucks, and of course watches. The goals achieved by the country are commonly represented by the Russian watchmaking , so there are watches with the space theme, there are watches with the 1.980 Olympics…