Now for an update that I am especially happy with. I recently acquired a Strela "Civil" CI38CYM, #670 of 999 made. A grail of mine, very difficult to find. Uses the Poljot 3133 chronograph (also getting increasingly difficult to find).
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
edited July 2018
Enjoy! These are fantastic pieces. I have enjoyed every minute with the Strela Agent CYM, which uses the 3133 that I got some time ago. I take it you gave over 6 cough, cough hundred for it.
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I have replaced the pictures with my own instead of one from ebay. I do like that it is 099/999. I wouldn't mind meeting up with @Thrax to compare Civil and Agent versions over a beer some time.
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
BTW I have been eyeing the Cosmos and having a hard time farting that hard.
DontCallMeKelsoKelso 'The Great Asshole'San Jose, CAIcrontian
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
edited July 2018
Just got my latest piece. A 1982 vintage Soviet Buran Sub chronograph built on an early Poljot 3133 movement. It is also #632 of 980. Now I have a modern Strella Poljot and a vintage Soviet era Buran Poljot.
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
I really want to thank @Thrax. If it were not for his interest in watches and starting this thread, I would not have got back to my renewed love of them. It seems that I am a bigger watch junkie than I ever was.
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
edited July 2018
The Konstantin Chaykin 'Carpe Diem' is a very interesting and provoking mechanical masterpiece as well as an interesting piece of art. Only 5 were made. The hourglass works by way of a shutter system. And look at the detail!
I'll have to look deeper into Vanitas. Not something I've come across before. I like the idea, though.
Covered in Vanitas imagery, the Carpe Diem encourages you to consider death and your own mortality every time you glance at your wrist.
Or, as Red would say "Get busy livin', or get busy dyin'"
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
What can I say. I am obviously into the Ruski watches and just scored another. This is a Buran Square with a Vostok 2614.02 movement. This was a deal and is one of the best looking watches I now own. It is also almost silent for a mechanical watch.
Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
edited July 2018
Got another in the mail today. It is a Vostok #431307 Komandirskie "Paratrooper" edition. This is a remake of an old Soviet Vostok watch. It had a Vostok movement 2414A with 17 ruby jewels, luminous hands (no longer the radioactive type) and locking screw down winding cap.
I couldn't make up my mind between this one and the same in a silver color with Roman Numerals. After having the gold watch for a little while it has grown on me even more. So I have now ordered the silver version.
I'm going on year six of working for a watch company, and now my son @TheRedburn is in on the game. He got hired full time as a watch repair tech after being trained for nearly six months. It's becoming a family affair. Recently his sister Ethelia (Tracey's daughter) mentioned that she didn't have a watch like everybody else did, so I started her down that road with her first Timex and she LOVES it. A new watch fan is born.
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
edited August 2018
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.
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
Just picked up 2 more. This post will be the first. It is another Buran square on the 2614.02 movement. This is just like the gold colored one I posted previously but silver color, roman numerals, large second hand instead of a subdial and with a Milanese band.
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
edited August 2018
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.
I like that one. I may have to get another Vostok to go with my Tank Watch.
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
edited September 2018
I am looking at getting an aviator next. They seem to be split between silver and black from what I find. Although there are a few exceptions the diehard models are in those 2 finishes. I am leaning toward a black one and just wondering what anyone else prefers in this district style. So far I am hooked on this one. Yea, I know, I'm a whore for this guys shit.
Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
Well I pulled the trigger and it's being shipped.
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
I absolutely hate Chicago ISC (USPS). I finally got the watch above that was ordered a month ago. The package was held up there for over 2 weeks. But I now have it and added the sharkstooth band I bought to go on it.
This has been on my wishlist for many years, and I don't remember the reason why but I have a feeling it's because @Thrax knows what I'm into enough to recommend this piece. Either way, it's been either unavailable for years, or crazy overprice. Last week, I got a notification that it was available and at a crazy good price. I didn't waste any time, and now I'm the proud owner of this limited edition Disney/Invicta watch, number 2494/3000.
It's powered by the Seiko caliber NH35A automatic movement, and is encased in stainless steel all around (thankfully, since my skin is toxic enough to corrode most metals). This is my first Invicta watch, and so far I'm very happy with it. Plus, as a Disney nerd, I've always wanted a "grown up" version of the gimmick Mickey quartz watches they sell at Disneyland/World. This is exactly what I was looking for (save for maybe the moving arms, but whatever).
Nothing is more Icrontic than going to Original Pancake House with @primesuspect and @cola, and Brian giving a stranger a discount code to Shinola because he saw him browsing their site in the mile-long Saturday line.
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Now for an update that I am especially happy with. I recently acquired a Strela "Civil" CI38CYM, #670 of 999 made. A grail of mine, very difficult to find. Uses the Poljot 3133 chronograph (also getting increasingly difficult to find).
Enjoy! These are fantastic pieces. I have enjoyed every minute with the Strela Agent CYM, which uses the 3133 that I got some time ago. I take it you gave over 6 cough, cough hundred for it.
Edit:
I have replaced the pictures with my own instead of one from ebay. I do like that it is 099/999. I wouldn't mind meeting up with @Thrax to compare Civil and Agent versions over a beer some time.
BTW I have been eyeing the Cosmos and having a hard time farting that hard.
I gave less. Much less.
Just got my latest piece. A 1982 vintage Soviet Buran Sub chronograph built on an early Poljot 3133 movement. It is also #632 of 980. Now I have a modern Strella Poljot and a vintage Soviet era Buran Poljot.
I really want to thank @Thrax. If it were not for his interest in watches and starting this thread, I would not have got back to my renewed love of them. It seems that I am a bigger watch junkie than I ever was.
The Konstantin Chaykin 'Carpe Diem' is a very interesting and provoking mechanical masterpiece as well as an interesting piece of art. Only 5 were made. The hourglass works by way of a shutter system. And look at the detail!
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/konstantin-chaykin-carpe-diem-hour-glass-watch/
I'll have to look deeper into Vanitas. Not something I've come across before. I like the idea, though.
Or, as Red would say "Get busy livin', or get busy dyin'"
What can I say. I am obviously into the Ruski watches and just scored another. This is a Buran Square with a Vostok 2614.02 movement. This was a deal and is one of the best looking watches I now own. It is also almost silent for a mechanical watch.
Wow that is awesome Goat!
Got another in the mail today. It is a Vostok #431307 Komandirskie "Paratrooper" edition. This is a remake of an old Soviet Vostok watch. It had a Vostok movement 2414A with 17 ruby jewels, luminous hands (no longer the radioactive type) and locking screw down winding cap.
@Mt_Goat, I really like the square one.
I couldn't make up my mind between this one and the same in a silver color with Roman Numerals. After having the gold watch for a little while it has grown on me even more. So I have now ordered the silver version.
I'm going on year six of working for a watch company, and now my son @TheRedburn is in on the game. He got hired full time as a watch repair tech after being trained for nearly six months. It's becoming a family affair. Recently his sister Ethelia (Tracey's daughter) mentioned that she didn't have a watch like everybody else did, so I started her down that road with her first Timex and she LOVES it. A new watch fan is born.
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.
Just picked up 2 more. This post will be the first. It is another Buran square on the 2614.02 movement. This is just like the gold colored one I posted previously but silver color, roman numerals, large second hand instead of a subdial and with a Milanese band.
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.
I like that one. I may have to get another Vostok to go with my Tank Watch.
I am looking at getting an aviator next. They seem to be split between silver and black from what I find. Although there are a few exceptions the diehard models are in those 2 finishes. I am leaning toward a black one and just wondering what anyone else prefers in this district style. So far I am hooked on this one. Yea, I know, I'm a whore for this guys shit.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pilot-Berkut-Chronograph-Poljot-31681-Russian-ANALOG-WATCH-SAPPHIRE-GLASS-Black/332537946054?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20180518102055&meid=66ffcee187e04af89e2a36b191370616&pid=100971&rk=3&rkt=15&sd=273419993773&itm=332537946054&_trksid=p2481888.c100971.m5488&_trkparms=pageci:27a587a2-c2a2-11e8-be22-74dbd180a2e7|parentrq:1d15679a1660a9c9e16ea6a9fff76f41|iid:1
Well I pulled the trigger and it's being shipped.
I absolutely hate Chicago ISC (USPS). I finally got the watch above that was ordered a month ago. The package was held up there for over 2 weeks. But I now have it and added the sharkstooth band I bought to go on it.
New timepiece get!
This has been on my wishlist for many years, and I don't remember the reason why but I have a feeling it's because @Thrax knows what I'm into enough to recommend this piece. Either way, it's been either unavailable for years, or crazy overprice. Last week, I got a notification that it was available and at a crazy good price. I didn't waste any time, and now I'm the proud owner of this limited edition Disney/Invicta watch, number 2494/3000.
It's powered by the Seiko caliber NH35A automatic movement, and is encased in stainless steel all around (thankfully, since my skin is toxic enough to corrode most metals). This is my first Invicta watch, and so far I'm very happy with it. Plus, as a Disney nerd, I've always wanted a "grown up" version of the gimmick Mickey quartz watches they sell at Disneyland/World. This is exactly what I was looking for (save for maybe the moving arms, but whatever).
Nothing is more Icrontic than going to Original Pancake House with @primesuspect and @cola, and Brian giving a stranger a discount code to Shinola because he saw him browsing their site in the mile-long Saturday line.
Seniority has its perks