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Soviet Union 1932 Polar Year 50 kop. You get exactly what you see on the photos. Conditions is as shown on photos. + 0,5 USD for each additional item over 6. Thank you for visit our sales! This item is in the category “Stamps\Europe\Russia & Soviet Union”. The seller is “poozan1975″ and is located in this country: UA. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Place of Origin: Russia & Soviet Union
• Quality: Used
• Grade: VF/XF (Very Fine/Extremely Fine)
• Certification: Genuine

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LIGHTEST GUM CREASE ON THE RED VALUE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. This item is in the category “Stamps\Europe\Russia & Soviet Union”. The seller is “happy24seven” and is located in this country: LV. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Certification: Uncertified
• Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
• Grade: Ungraded
• Place of Origin: Russia & Soviet Union

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Addressee is listed as professor W. Wiese in the North Pole. Cover is in excellent condition. Great cancels and markings. Has stamp # C 26 and C 28 which was issued for this flight. This item is in the category “Stamps\Europe\Russia & Soviet Union”. The seller is “aztec-collectables” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Type: Cover
• Place of Origin: Russia & Soviet Union
• Topic: Aviation
• Grade: Ungraded
• Quality: Used
• Certification: Uncertified

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RARE vintage Original USSR (Soviet, Russian,) Polar Antarctic Submariner mechanical men’s wristwatch Raketa 24 Hours. Made by PChZ (Petrodvorzowy Watch Factory). Shockproof ballance, 19 Jewels. Made by Petrodvorzowy Watch Factory (PChZ) in 1980s. The Petrodvorets Watch Factory, located in Saint-Petersburg, was initially founded by Peter the Great in 1721 as a precious stone manufacture. It supplied precious stones for the crown of the Tzars, for Faberge, Imperial palast, the Kremlin Stars and Lenin’s moseleum. From 1930’s the factory started manufacturing rubis for watch mechanisms, then watches under famous soviet brands. In 1962 the factory created its own new brand “Raketa” (it means Rocket) in honor of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. From 1969 factory is working on a new collection that includes a modern redesign of the Polar expedition watches. The given watches have been created under the special order of military seamen. For militarians served on submarines. In conditions when it is impossible to define on the sun what time of day at present. Also these watches inhabitants of the Far North where used half of year day, and half of year night. This watch completely mechanical. Watches of this stamp consider very rare and qualitative. It would be great find for any collector. It has small traces of use on the dial. Please see the photos for the assessment of watches. Runs well and keeps time accurately. Really watches look much better than in the photo. New PU leather strap “Nagata” (Spain) as a gift! DEFECTS: small traces of use. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USSR. OVERALL CONDITION (10-point scale): 7-8. Inscriptions on the back cover. Inscriptions on the dial. Raketa, made in USSR. The case has world time bezel. Features manual wind sweep second 24h display Data 11.5”’, Dm= 26.0mm, Do= 26.65mm H= 4.4mm F= 0.8mm T= 2.1mm all incl. 0.4mm hand-gear bridge 19 jewels f = 18000 A/h power reserve 45h Balance staff U3365 Stem W2988 Hands 1.60 x 1.04 x 0.18mm. 1.57 inch (40.0 mm). 1.63 inch (41.5 mm). 1.65 inch (42.0 mm). 0.47 inch (12.0 mm). 1.42 inch (36.0 mm). 1.65 oz (47.0 g). Raketa is not only the oldest factory in Russia, but also the only watch factory in the whole country. Furthermore, it is one of the only watch factories in the world, the only others being Rolex and Swatch, that manufactures its own parts; including the hair spring, balance wheel, and escapement. The Petrodvorets Watch Factory (Russian:) is the oldest factory in Russia. Founded by Peter the Great in 1721 as the Peterhof Lapidary Works , to make hardstone carvings, since 1945 the factury manufactures the Soviet Pobeda watches and since 1961 it has manufactured the Soviet Raketa watches. In almost 300 years of history, the factory has changed name several times. Petrodvorets is located in Saint Petersburg. Initially, the factory produced luxury objects in semi-precious and precious stones for the palaces of the Tsars. We find these objects now in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, but also in most of the palaces of Europe, like Versailles, the Louvre or Sanssouci. In Soviet times, the plant has continued to work on precious stones. This plant has produced among others, the Mausoleum of Lenin in 1924 and the Kremlin stars in 1935. In the prewar years, the skilled workers began manufacturing precision and measurement instruments for the Red Army and the new industry of Russian watches. Destroyed by Nazi troops during the Siege of Leningrad, the plant was rebuilt from 1944 at the liberation of the city. In 1945 Joseph Stalin – who wanted to reduce USSR’s dependence on imports from the West – gave the order to the factory to manufacture watches. The first watches were produced in the factory in 1949 under the brand Pobeda and Zvezda. In 1961, in honor of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the factory created its new brand, Raketa, which makes its reputation throughout the world of Communist influence. In its glory years after the war, the plant employed 8,000 people, produced 4.5 million watches per year for Soviet citizens and the needs of the Red Army. The plant is equipped with two atomic bunkers that can accommodate 8,000 people in the case of a western nuclear attack, had its own schools, university, hospital, resorts on the Black Sea, camps for Communist Youth Pioneer organization and Komsomol and its orchestras. Today, the plant has dramatically cut production following the troubled years of privatization and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite huge difficulties in adapting to the capitalist system, Raketa is one of the few (together with Vostok and Zaria) watch manufacturers, remained after the fall of USSR. All Antique watches are mechanical. Many repairs will not be cheap, as most likely they will require replacement of non-standard parts (unlike most late model watches). Antique watches should not be beaten or dropped – because repairs may be expensive. Antique watches are generally NOT waterproof. This is because waterproofing was not in general production until the middle of the 20th century for most watches. Therefore you should protect your antique watch from exposure to moisture. If your watch becomes wet it should be dried off quickly. Carefully open all covers and use a hair drier to blow dry the movement, dial, covers, crown. This will reduce the amount of rust. If your watch becomes wet with any kind of salt water you should immediately immerse or spray your watch with fresh (no-salt) water to remove all the salt from the works before drying the watch completely. Any salt left in the watch will combine with moisture in the air to rust metal components of the movement, case etc. Winding any mechanical watch tight may break the mainspring. If you can avoid it do not wind the watch hard. When adjusting the hands of your watch, move them in a clockwise direction only. Counter-clockwise adjustments may damage the movement. It is desirable to adjust the hands of your watch at the same time every day. An automatic or self-winding watch should be worn for at least 8 hours a day. It is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer’s arm, to provide energy to run the watch, making manual winding unnecessary. If you must adjust counter-clockwise make it for small adjustments only i. For minutes, NOT hours. Be careful and gentle when adjusting the movement speed (faster or slower). Don’t make sharp movements, and don’t touch other components in the movement especially the pendulum mechanism. Every 2-3 years it is necessary to service and oil vintage watches. If the course of your watches is worsening and the accuracy of the reduction in the duration of the clock (autonomy) from one fully wound spring – it need a service. IF the watch is dirty – allow the watch to run down, don’t wind it again until you have it serviced by a qualified watch repair expert. Dust will absorb and remove important lubricants and cause the movement pieces to wear down. To clean the case, dial and crystal you should use a cloth that does NOT leave fibers as these may get caught up in the movement. Check with your Watch repair expert to get an appropriate cloth. Keep your antiques watch away from magnets. Strong magnetic fields may affect the accuracy of your watch since some vintage watches were made with iron based components in the movement. Most Cases and Covers are fine components and will not handle abuse well. The watch should not be shaken, beaten, or stressed. Antique watches generally experience an error of up to 5-7 minutes a day. Any accuracy of +- 5 minutes is very good. Mechanical watch is not recommended to use for engage in extreme sports, and expose them to excessive vibration loads. Recoil force, which take on the clock, affect their reliability and precision. No matter how perfect was not anti-shock mechanism, there is always the chance of excessive load that details of the mechanism can not survive. It is not recommended to adjust, the date between 20.00 and 06.00, because at this time involved a mechanism for automatic adjustment date. Translation pointers calendars manually in this position arrows may damage the mechanism. Date changes should be made, relegating pre-clockwise to lower sector of the dial for example, to position 6 (18.00) hours. In most cases, these watches contain the “start/stop” button and “reset” button. It is strongly recommended not to press the “reset” if the chronograph is running. Before you use the “Reset” button need to stop the chronograph by button “start/stop”. Using the “reset” when running chronograph can damage the mechanism of most models of watches. USA, Japan & other. In spite of delays all our previous lots have been successfully delivered! The item will be packed very carefully! United States of America, Canada, Australia, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (the former Yugoslav Republic of), Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova (Republic of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Korea (Republic of), Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Viet Nam. There are no exceptions! It is impossible to address issues if we do not know about them! Thank you for your interest in our products! Please let me know if you have any questions. The item “RARE USSR Polar Antarctic Submariner watch Raketa 24 Hours, PChZ Cal. 2623. H 19J” is in sale since Saturday, March 6, 2021. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Wristwatches”. The seller is “dmytro_yaroshenko” and is located in cherkassy, herkaska oblast. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Features: Arabic Numerals
• Case Size: 40 mm
• Lug Width: 18 mm
• Department: Men
• Handmade: No
• With Service Records: No
• Serial Number: 725
• Bezel Type: 24-Hour
• Display: Analog
• Modified Item: No
• Water Resistance Rating: Not Water Resistant
• Case Color: Black
• With Original Packaging: No
• Vintage: No
• Bezel Color: Blue
• Country of origin: USSR
• Indices: Arabic Numerals
• Case Material: chrome
• Water Resistance: Not Water Resistant
• Handedness: Left
• Year Manufactured: 1980-1989
• Customized: No
• Case Finish: Gloss
• Model: Raketa 24
• Band Width: 18 mm
• Seller Warranty: No
• Band Material: PU leather
• With Papers: No
• Escapement Type: Lever
• With Original Box/Packaging: No
• With Manual/Booklet: No
• Reference Number: Does Not Apply
• Dial Color: White
• Band Color: Black
• Brand: Raketa
• Style: travel
• Number of Jewels: 19 Jewels
• Band Type: Two-Piece Strap
• Closure: Buckle
• Caseback: Snap
• Watch Shape: Round
• Theme: travel
• Case Thickness: 12 mm
• Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding
• Type: Wristwatch

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Rare vintage old original polar Antarctic submariner mechanical wristwatch Raketa 24 hours Soviet Antarctic Expedition. Made in USSR (Soviet, Russian,). Made by PChZ (Petrodvorzowy Watch Factory). H, 19 Jewels, shockproof ballance. Made by Petrodvorzowy Watch Factory (PChZ) in 1980s. The Petrodvorets Watch Factory, located in Saint-Petersburg, was initially founded by Peter the Great in 1721 as a precious stone manufacture. It supplied precious stones for the crown of the Tzars, for Faberge, Imperial palast, the Kremlin Stars and Lenin’s moseleum. From 1930’s the factory started manufacturing rubis for watch mechanisms, then watches under famous soviet brands. In 1962 the factory created its own new brand “Raketa” (it means Rocket) in honor of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. From 1969 factory is working on a new collection that includes a modern redesign of the Polar expedition watches. The given watches have been created under the special order of military seamen. For militarians served on submarines. In conditions when it is impossible to define on the sun what time of day at present. Also these watches inhabitants of the Far North where used half of year day, and half of year night. This watch completely mechanical. Watches of this stamp consider very rare and qualitative. It would be great find for any collector. The gilding was restored by electrochemical plating method. A very good quality! The dial has traces of use. Please see the photos for the assessment of watches. Runs well and keeps time accurately. Really watches look much better than in the photo. New PU leather strap “Nagata” (Spain) as a gift! DEFECTS: the dial has traces of use. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USSR. OVERALL CONDITION (10-point scale): 7-8. Inscriptions on the dial. Inscriptions on the movement. H (caliber), SU (Soviet Union) and raketa logo. Features manual wind sweep second 24h display Data 11.5”’, Dm= 26.0mm, Do= 26.65mm H= 4.4mm F= 0.8mm T= 2.1mm all incl. 0.4mm hand-gear bridge 19 jewels f = 18000 A/h power reserve 45h Balance staff U3365 Stem W2988 Hands 1.60 x 1.04 x 0.18mm. 1.57 inch (40.0 mm). 1.63 inch (41.5 mm). 1.65 inch (42.0 mm). 0.47 inch (12.0 mm). 1.42 inch (36.0 mm). 1.65 oz (47.0 g). Raketa is not only the oldest factory in Russia, but also the only watch factory in the whole country. Furthermore, it is one of the only watch factories in the world, the only others being Rolex and Swatch, that manufactures its own parts; including the hair spring, balance wheel, and escapement. The Petrodvorets Watch Factory (Russian:) is the oldest factory in Russia. Founded by Peter the Great in 1721 as the Peterhof Lapidary Works , to make hardstone carvings, since 1945 the factury manufactures the Soviet Pobeda watches and since 1961 it has manufactured the Soviet Raketa watches. In almost 300 years of history, the factory has changed name several times. Petrodvorets is located in Saint Petersburg. Initially, the factory produced luxury objects in semi-precious and precious stones for the palaces of the Tsars. We find these objects now in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, but also in most of the palaces of Europe, like Versailles, the Louvre or Sanssouci. In Soviet times, the plant has continued to work on precious stones. This plant has produced among others, the Mausoleum of Lenin in 1924 and the Kremlin stars in 1935. In the prewar years, the skilled workers began manufacturing precision and measurement instruments for the Red Army and the new industry of Russian watches. Destroyed by Nazi troops during the Siege of Leningrad, the plant was rebuilt from 1944 at the liberation of the city. In 1945 Joseph Stalin – who wanted to reduce USSR’s dependence on imports from the West – gave the order to the factory to manufacture watches. The first watches were produced in the factory in 1949 under the brand Pobeda and Zvezda. In 1961, in honor of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the factory created its new brand, Raketa, which makes its reputation throughout the world of Communist influence. In its glory years after the war, the plant employed 8,000 people, produced 4.5 million watches per year for Soviet citizens and the needs of the Red Army. The plant is equipped with two atomic bunkers that can accommodate 8,000 people in the case of a western nuclear attack, had its own schools, university, hospital, resorts on the Black Sea, camps for Communist Youth Pioneer organization and Komsomol and its orchestras. Today, the plant has dramatically cut production following the troubled years of privatization and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite huge difficulties in adapting to the capitalist system, Raketa is one of the few (together with Vostok and Zaria) watch manufacturers, remained after the fall of USSR. All Antique watches are mechanical. Many repairs will not be cheap, as most likely they will require replacement of non-standard parts (unlike most late model watches). Antique watches should not be beaten or dropped – because repairs may be expensive. Antique watches are generally NOT waterproof. This is because waterproofing was not in general production until the middle of the 20th century for most watches. Therefore you should protect your antique watch from exposure to moisture. If your watch becomes wet it should be dried off quickly. Carefully open all covers and use a hair drier to blow dry the movement, dial, covers, crown. This will reduce the amount of rust. If your watch becomes wet with any kind of salt water you should immediately immerse or spray your watch with fresh (no-salt) water to remove all the salt from the works before drying the watch completely. Any salt left in the watch will combine with moisture in the air to rust metal components of the movement, case etc. Winding any mechanical watch tight may break the mainspring. If you can avoid it do not wind the watch hard. When adjusting the hands of your watch, move them in a clockwise direction only. Counter-clockwise adjustments may damage the movement. It is desirable to adjust the hands of your watch at the same time every day. An automatic or self-winding watch should be worn for at least 8 hours a day. It is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer’s arm, to provide energy to run the watch, making manual winding unnecessary. If you must adjust counter-clockwise make it for small adjustments only i. For minutes, NOT hours. Be careful and gentle when adjusting the movement speed (faster or slower). Don’t make sharp movements, and don’t touch other components in the movement especially the pendulum mechanism. Every 2-3 years it is necessary to service and oil vintage watches. If the course of your watches is worsening and the accuracy of the reduction in the duration of the clock (autonomy) from one fully wound spring – it need a service. IF the watch is dirty – allow the watch to run down, don’t wind it again until you have it serviced by a qualified watch repair expert. Dust will absorb and remove important lubricants and cause the movement pieces to wear down. To clean the case, dial and crystal you should use a cloth that does NOT leave fibers as these may get caught up in the movement. Check with your Watch repair expert to get an appropriate cloth. Keep your antiques watch away from magnets. Strong magnetic fields may affect the accuracy of your watch since some vintage watches were made with iron based components in the movement. Most Cases and Covers are fine components and will not handle abuse well. The watch should not be shaken, beaten, or stressed. Antique watches generally experience an error of up to 5-7 minutes a day. Any accuracy of +- 5 minutes is very good. Mechanical watch is not recommended to use for engage in extreme sports, and expose them to excessive vibration loads. Recoil force, which take on the clock, affect their reliability and precision. No matter how perfect was not anti-shock mechanism, there is always the chance of excessive load that details of the mechanism can not survive. It is not recommended to adjust, the date between 20.00 and 06.00, because at this time involved a mechanism for automatic adjustment date. Translation pointers calendars manually in this position arrows may damage the mechanism. Date changes should be made, relegating pre-clockwise to lower sector of the dial for example, to position 6 (18.00) hours. In most cases, these watches contain the “start/stop” button and “reset” button. It is strongly recommended not to press the “reset” if the chronograph is running. Before you use the “Reset” button need to stop the chronograph by button “start/stop”. Using the “reset” when running chronograph can damage the mechanism of most models of watches. USA, Japan & other. In spite of delays all our previous lots have been successfully delivered! The item will be packed very carefully! United States of America, Canada, Australia, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (the former Yugoslav Republic of), Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova (Republic of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Korea (Republic of), Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Viet Nam. There are no exceptions! It is impossible to address issues if we do not know about them! Thank you for your interest in our products! Please let me know if you have any questions. The item “RARE Polar Antarctic watch Raketa 24 Hours Soviet Antarctic Expedition. Cal. 2623″ is in sale since Thursday, December 19, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Wristwatches”. The seller is “dmytro_yaroshenko” and is located in cherkassy, herkaska oblast. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Model: Expedition, 2623.H
• Gender: Men’s
• Department: Men
• Watch Shape: Tonneau/Barrel
• Modified Item: Yes
• Case Color: Gold
• Age Group: Adult
• Modification Description: Gold plated case
• Country of origin: USSR
• With Booklet: No
• Case Material: Gold Plated
• Escapement Type: Anchor
• Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding
• With Original Packaging: No
• Type: Wristwatch
• With Service Records: No
• Seller Warranty: No
• Customized: No
• Year Manufactured: 1980-1989
• Vintage: Yes
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Dial Color: Blue
• Band Color: Black
• Display: Analog
• Handedness: Left
• Lug Width: 18 mm
• Brand: Raketa
• Case Size: 40 mm
• Number of Jewels: 19 Jewels
• Water Resistance: Not Water Resistant
• Handmade: No
• Style: polar
• Caseback: Screwback Case
• Dial Style: 24-Hour Dial
• Case Thickness: 12 mm
• Theme: antarctic
• Band Material: PU leather
• Band Width: 18 mm
• Features: 24-Hour Dial
• Case Finish: Gloss
• Band Type: Two-Piece Strap

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Rare vintage old original polar Antarctic submariner mechanical wristwatch Raketa 24 hours Soviet Antarctic Expedition. Made in USSR (Soviet, Russian,). Made by PChZ (Petrodvorzowy Watch Factory). H, 19 Jewels, shockproof ballance. Made by Petrodvorzowy Watch Factory (PChZ) in 1980s. The Petrodvorets Watch Factory, located in Saint-Petersburg, was initially founded by Peter the Great in 1721 as a precious stone manufacture. It supplied precious stones for the crown of the Tzars, for Faberge, Imperial palast, the Kremlin Stars and Lenin’s moseleum. From 1930’s the factory started manufacturing rubis for watch mechanisms, then watches under famous soviet brands. In 1962 the factory created its own new brand “Raketa” (it means Rocket) in honor of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. From 1969 factory is working on a new collection that includes a modern redesign of the Polar expedition watches. The given watches have been created under the special order of military seamen. For militarians served on submarines. In conditions when it is impossible to define on the sun what time of day at present. Also these watches inhabitants of the Far North where used half of year day, and half of year night. This watch completely mechanical. Watches of this stamp consider very rare and qualitative. It would be great find for any collector. The dial has traces of use. Please see the photos for the assessment of watches. Runs well and keeps time accurately. Really watches look much better than in the photo. New PU leather strap “Nagata” (Spain) as a gift! DEFECTS: the dial has traces of use. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USSR. OVERALL CONDITION (10-point scale): 7-8. Inscriptions on the dial. Inscriptions on the movement. H (caliber), SU (Soviet Union) and raketa logo. Features manual wind sweep second 24h display Data 11.5”’, Dm= 26.0mm, Do= 26.65mm H= 4.4mm F= 0.8mm T= 2.1mm all incl. 0.4mm hand-gear bridge 19 jewels f = 18000 A/h power reserve 45h Balance staff U3365 Stem W2988 Hands 1.60 x 1.04 x 0.18mm. 1.57 inch (40.0 mm). 1.63 inch (41.5 mm). 1.65 inch (42.0 mm). 0.47 inch (12.0 mm). 1.42 inch (36.0 mm). 1.65 oz (47.0 g). Raketa is not only the oldest factory in Russia, but also the only watch factory in the whole country. Furthermore, it is one of the only watch factories in the world, the only others being Rolex and Swatch, that manufactures its own parts; including the hair spring, balance wheel, and escapement. The Petrodvorets Watch Factory (Russian:) is the oldest factory in Russia. Founded by Peter the Great in 1721 as the Peterhof Lapidary Works , to make hardstone carvings, since 1945 the factury manufactures the Soviet Pobeda watches and since 1961 it has manufactured the Soviet Raketa watches. In almost 300 years of history, the factory has changed name several times. Petrodvorets is located in Saint Petersburg. Initially, the factory produced luxury objects in semi-precious and precious stones for the palaces of the Tsars. We find these objects now in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, but also in most of the palaces of Europe, like Versailles, the Louvre or Sanssouci. In Soviet times, the plant has continued to work on precious stones. This plant has produced among others, the Mausoleum of Lenin in 1924 and the Kremlin stars in 1935. In the prewar years, the skilled workers began manufacturing precision and measurement instruments for the Red Army and the new industry of Russian watches. Destroyed by Nazi troops during the Siege of Leningrad, the plant was rebuilt from 1944 at the liberation of the city. In 1945 Joseph Stalin – who wanted to reduce USSR’s dependence on imports from the West – gave the order to the factory to manufacture watches. The first watches were produced in the factory in 1949 under the brand Pobeda and Zvezda. In 1961, in honor of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the factory created its new brand, Raketa, which makes its reputation throughout the world of Communist influence. In its glory years after the war, the plant employed 8,000 people, produced 4.5 million watches per year for Soviet citizens and the needs of the Red Army. The plant is equipped with two atomic bunkers that can accommodate 8,000 people in the case of a western nuclear attack, had its own schools, university, hospital, resorts on the Black Sea, camps for Communist Youth Pioneer organization and Komsomol and its orchestras. Today, the plant has dramatically cut production following the troubled years of privatization and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite huge difficulties in adapting to the capitalist system, Raketa is one of the few (together with Vostok and Zaria) watch manufacturers, remained after the fall of USSR. All Antique watches are mechanical. Many repairs will not be cheap, as most likely they will require replacement of non-standard parts (unlike most late model watches). Antique watches should not be beaten or dropped – because repairs may be expensive. Antique watches are generally NOT waterproof. This is because waterproofing was not in general production until the middle of the 20th century for most watches. Therefore you should protect your antique watch from exposure to moisture. If your watch becomes wet it should be dried off quickly. Carefully open all covers and use a hair drier to blow dry the movement, dial, covers, crown. This will reduce the amount of rust. If your watch becomes wet with any kind of salt water you should immediately immerse or spray your watch with fresh (no-salt) water to remove all the salt from the works before drying the watch completely. Any salt left in the watch will combine with moisture in the air to rust metal components of the movement, case etc. Winding any mechanical watch tight may break the mainspring. If you can avoid it do not wind the watch hard. When adjusting the hands of your watch, move them in a clockwise direction only. Counter-clockwise adjustments may damage the movement. It is desirable to adjust the hands of your watch at the same time every day. An automatic or self-winding watch should be worn for at least 8 hours a day. It is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer’s arm, to provide energy to run the watch, making manual winding unnecessary. If you must adjust counter-clockwise make it for small adjustments only i. For minutes, NOT hours. Be careful and gentle when adjusting the movement speed (faster or slower). Don’t make sharp movements, and don’t touch other components in the movement especially the pendulum mechanism. Every 2-3 years it is necessary to service and oil vintage watches. If the course of your watches is worsening and the accuracy of the reduction in the duration of the clock (autonomy) from one fully wound spring – it need a service. IF the watch is dirty – allow the watch to run down, don’t wind it again until you have it serviced by a qualified watch repair expert. Dust will absorb and remove important lubricants and cause the movement pieces to wear down. To clean the case, dial and crystal you should use a cloth that does NOT leave fibers as these may get caught up in the movement. Check with your Watch repair expert to get an appropriate cloth. Keep your antiques watch away from magnets. Strong magnetic fields may affect the accuracy of your watch since some vintage watches were made with iron based components in the movement. Most Cases and Covers are fine components and will not handle abuse well. The watch should not be shaken, beaten, or stressed. Antique watches generally experience an error of up to 5-7 minutes a day. Any accuracy of +- 5 minutes is very good. Mechanical watch is not recommended to use for engage in extreme sports, and expose them to excessive vibration loads. Recoil force, which take on the clock, affect their reliability and precision. No matter how perfect was not anti-shock mechanism, there is always the chance of excessive load that details of the mechanism can not survive. It is not recommended to adjust, the date between 20.00 and 06.00, because at this time involved a mechanism for automatic adjustment date. Translation pointers calendars manually in this position arrows may damage the mechanism. Date changes should be made, relegating pre-clockwise to lower sector of the dial for example, to position 6 (18.00) hours. In most cases, these watches contain the “start/stop” button and “reset” button. It is strongly recommended not to press the “reset” if the chronograph is running. Before you use the “Reset” button need to stop the chronograph by button “start/stop”. Using the “reset” when running chronograph can damage the mechanism of most models of watches. USA, Japan & other. In spite of delays all our previous lots have been successfully delivered! The item will be packed very carefully! 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There are no exceptions! It is impossible to address issues if we do not know about them! Thank you for your interest in our products! Please let me know if you have any questions. The item “RARE Polar Antarctic watch Raketa 24 Hours Soviet Antarctic Expedition. Cal. 2623″ is in sale since Thursday, January 30, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Wristwatches”. The seller is “dmytro_yaroshenko” and is located in cherkassy, herkaska oblast. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Features: 24-Hour Dial
• Case Size: 40 mm
• Age Group: Adult
• Lug Width: 18 mm
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Department: Men
• Display: Analog
• Modified Item: No
• Case Color: Gold
• Country of origin: USSR
• Case Material: Gold Plated
• Water Resistance: Not Water Resistant
• Dial Style: 24-Hour Dial
• Year Manufactured: 1980-1989
• Case Finish: Gloss
• Model: Expedition, 2623.H
• Band Material: PU leather
• Dial Color: Brown
• Band Color: Brown
• Brand: Raketa
• Style: polar
• Gender: Men’s
• Number of Jewels: 19 Jewels
• Band Type: Two-Piece Strap
• Caseback: Screwback Case
• Watch Shape: Tonneau/Barrel
• Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding
• Type: Wristwatch

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FROM 1913 TO 1956 STEEL PRODUCTION IN THE USA INCREASED THREE FOLD, IN OUR COUNTRY ELEVEN FOLD. OUR COALPITS GAVE THE COUNTRY 429 MILLION METRIC TONS OF COAL IN 1956. AND THERE IS A POEM BY VLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY. APPROXIMATELY THE 13 INCHES TALL AND 17.5 INCHES WIDE. Issued folded, wear/tear on a fold line, otherwise a clean lovely item. Original map from 1956.. Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky 19 July O. 7 July 1893 14 April 1930 was a Russian Soviet. During his early, pre- Revolution. Period leading into 1917, Mayakovsky became renowned as a prominent figure of the Russian Futurist. Movement, being among the signers of the Futurist manifesto, A Slap in the Face of Public Taste (1913), and authoring poems such as A Cloud in Trousers. (1915) and Backbone Flute. Mayakovsky produced a large and diverse body of work during the course of his career: he wrote poems, wrote and directed plays, appeared in films, edited the art journal LEF. Posters in support of the Communist Party. During the Russian Civil War. Though Mayakovsky’s work regularly demonstrated ideological and patriotic support for the ideology of the Communist Party and a strong admiration of Vladimir Lenin. Mayakovsky’s relationship with the Soviet state was always complex and often tumultuous. Mayakovsky often found himself engaged in confrontation with the increasing involvement of the. And the development of the State doctrine of. Works that contained criticism or satire of aspects of the Soviet system, such as the poem “Talking With the Taxman About Poetry” (1926), and the plays. (1929), were met with scorn by the Soviet state and literary establishment. In 1930 Mayakovsky committed suicide. Even after death his relationship with the Soviet state remained unsteady. Though Mayakovsky had previously been harshly criticized by Soviet governmental bodies like the Russian Association of Proletarian Writers (RAPP). Posthumously declared Mayakovsky the best and the most talented poet of our Soviet epoch. Please do see the sample pics and our other maps. International rates are much higher. We appreciate to have your feedback too. Thanks for browsing this listing. The item “VINTAGE CARTOON MAP USSR SOVIET UNION ARCTIC BASES POLAR BEAR MAYAKOVSKY1956″ is in sale since Monday, May 8, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Art Posters”. The seller is “turn-key” and is located in Oakland, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Subject: Famous Places
• Style: Vintage
• Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
• Signed?: Unsigned
• Framed/Unframed: Unframed
• Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30in.)
• Material: Paper
• Date of Creation: 1950-1969
• Height (Inches): 13
• Width (Inches): 17.5

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