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Re: Any watch nerds on Icrontic?
Next is a Vostok Amphiba that celebrates 50 years since the first woman in space 1963-2013. The first woman was Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova who flew in Vostok 6 and orbited the Earth 48 times in 2 days 2 hrs 50 minutes. She is also the only woman to go on a solo mission to space. She went by the call sign of "Чайка" (Seagull).
There is no way to be certain of the authenticity of this being an original piece. But it is still a cool as well as good looking dial on an original Vostok that is as new.
Mt_Goat
Re: Pokemon GO
Couldnt remember my trainer club login so I started over. I added a few folks, but feel free to add me.
MAGIC
Re: Icrontic's Awesomesauce Distribution List
@BobbyDigi said:
Is there a way to check if we are on the list?
No, just gotta ask me. You are indeed signed up.
@BobbyDigi said:
any pros or cons to each member signing up or signing up as a household?
No, that's why I asked for additional household members. I will make accommodations for additional folks, particularly if they are active Icrontians. I really don't wanna be mailing 2 things per physical address as I'm cutting into our tiny operating budget to do this already.
Linc
Re: Any watch nerds on Icrontic?
More about the Russian watch I posted before with the gold bezel and blue dial. About two weeks after receiving it I noticed that it started having issues sticking and the chrono stopped working. So I sent it off to a reputable watch person in Germany who had a watchmaker clean and rebuild it. While there I had him check authentisity as well as the inscription on the side of the case АФСС (english: AFSS). The watch is what is known as a "PLARB". PLARB or ПЛАРБ means; Podvodnaya Lodka Atomnaya Raketnaya Ballisticheskaya or in English; Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine. These were issued to commemorate the building of the fleet of nuclear powered submarines with ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads. While rather rare I have seen pictures of several different watches from this offering of 980 made. Very few are the same and most I have seen have black or white dials. Most also have silver or painted black bezels. So the fact that mine has a gold case and bezel with blue dial made me question its authenticity. While very little is known of a lot of Russian watches of the past I thought it best to have it checked by someone knowledgeable from that part of the world. The AFSS inscribed on the case, gold bezel and deep blue dial indicate that it is one of the rarest PLARB watches. It turns out that most were inscribed with different Naval officer ranks on the case. АФСС or AFSS (Адмирал Флота Cоветского Cоюза) refers to the rank of "Admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union". It was the highest rank of the Soviet Union Navy and the equivalent of 5 Stars in US forces.
Mt_Goat