Being in law enforcement for almost 20 years, and having worked in various units throughout my particular department, I think I can at least offer some insight into the world of law enforcement watches and the type of timepieces that may serve a police officer well given their particular assignment.
One thing me and my father have in common is that we both really enjoy scoping out pawn shops for some good deals, and living in Lincoln, Nebraska there Is a strong influence from college football and college life in general. So you’ll often find some neat stuff that some college kid pawned off to pay for rent or groceries. Among the many things you find, watches fill most the pawn shops around town.
This article will show you how to diversify a one-watch collection and multiply it with the power of changing straps. Now I know it’s easy to get lost in the strap game. Where does one start?
I hope to make the case that there are vintage quartz watches that are worth collecting, even if they aren’t quite as rare. And to kick things off, I will start with perhaps a particularly eye-catching model: the Seiko 7A28-7010.
Before I tell you about cursing out an old Russian man and knocking the pens off of his desk, I have to tell you about The Watch.
A comprehensive history of the history of the Chistopol Watch Factory – aka Vostok.
If you were to take a look into my watch box, you would see a wide array of large, sporty, modern watches. To be expected of a 19 year old collector, I suppose. But out of the corner of your eye you will see this beautiful vintage piece coming in at 36mm. It’s the Citizen Eagle 7 dating back to 1974. I want to share the story of this watch; from when I first purchased it for £13/$17 over a year ago, to owning over 4 variations of the Eagle 7 during this year and why.
Nothing in Russian watch history is as important as the creation of the First Moscow Watch Factory (sometimes called the FMWF). From planning to construction, there were so many roadblocks, political cockblocks, and general goddam craziness that someone could write an Odyssean epic about its creation.
Although it probably wasn’t apparent at the time, watches and clocks were destined to change forever on the night of November 17th, 1917.
I’ve spent 3 days trying to figure out the perfect opening for this article. The idea was to create an introduction so compelling that everyone and their mothers would literally weep for joy over their newfound love for Russian watches.