Kaz is flying solo and you know what that means..? We’re taking another deep dive into the history of Soviet Watches! This installment focuses on the impact that French watch maker LIP had on SU horology. If you feel like going full neckbeard on Soviet Watches with Kaz then tune in and enjoy.
General History Notes:
- https://www.lip.fr/en/content/6-history
- https://www.hampdenwatches.com/page-3
- http://watchesz.free.fr/mfa/lip_au_pays_des_soviets.htm
- https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/a-very-early-zvesda-from-1938-the-tale-of-how-zvesda-came-to-be.856681/#post-6282576
- https://www.netgrafik.ch/russian_logos.htm
Model/Movement Notes:
- Zvezda 1802
https://www.ussrtime.info/details/0723.html - Pobeda K52 (2602)
https://www.ussrtime.info/details/0981.html - Petrovoderts 2602 (Pobeda 2602 from “Raketa” before it was Raketa)
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&&2uswk&Raketa_2602 - Raketa 2609
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?12&ranfft&&2uswk&Raketa_2609 - Raketa 2609 HA
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?12&ranfft&&2uswk&Raketa_2609_HA
Co-Founder and Senior Editor
Kaz has been collecting watches since 2015, but he’s been fascinated by product design, the Collector’s psychology, and brand marketing his whole life. While sharing the same strong fondness for all things horologically-affordable as Mike (his TBWS partner in crime), Kaz’s collection niche is also focused on vintage Soviet watches as well as watches that feature a unique, but well-designed quirk or visual hook.
I’m also a big Soviet Horology Fan. My collection includes:
– Raketa 24-Hour ‘Submariner’,
– Poljot Signal Alarm,
– Poljot 3133 Sturmanskie Chrono,
– Raketa Copernicus,
– Electronica Quartz L.E.D.,
– Raketa Canister or ‘Driver’,
– Raketa “Jeans” Dress Watch (blue Tombac dial),
– Raketa Perpetual Calendar (ULTRA RARE Red Dial Export with English Text),
– Vostok Amphibia (new – MODDED LIKE CRAZY),
– Vostok Subarine Wall Clock,
and a
– Slava 11-Jewel Alarm Clock that looks like a yellow baby chicken.
THESE THINGS ARE AWESOME and you were quite right in your #198 podcast, especially cool because of the value-proposition (which thankfully Vostok still remembers, but sadly, the new owners of Raketa have forgotten). I’m starting a Youtube series talking about the value of a lot of Soviet goods like art materials, watches, cameras, jewelry and health products. If you might be interested in an interview for that episode, let me know, would really enjoy say a 10 minute discussion, on the upshot of products made without planned obsolescence.
Keep up the Great Work Comrade!
Adam :0)
P.S. my channels first episodes are coming this month. Happy to send the fist one for you to check out. In the meantime, I also do a political podcast. Here is an episode there to give you an idea of my discussion style -> https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xnlLzzOmZmIWqiyTdPVpp