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I collect (mechanical) watches, and my collection is split between Swiss and Russian. The article really does sell things rightly, at their peak Russian watche
by stevekemp 2y ago
I collect (mechanical) watches, and my collection is split between Swiss and Russian. The article really does sell things rightly, at their peak Russian watches were rugged, beautiful, and utterly reliable.
Even now Vostok, in particular, is well known for being "cheap and cheerful", producing a number of lines that are similar to the old ones.
There was a dip in quality, which some say never came back, but I've had a few recent pieces as well as the more vintage ones from the 50s,60s and 70s and they all seem to hold up well.
Brands like Pobeda, and Rateka are easy to find online as they really were made in huge numbers - literally in factories!
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- lupusreal 2y agoMy history book says the Soviet regime committed numerous ethnic cleansing, genocides, etc. Anyway, that wouldn't keep me from wearing a watch made there. A watch isn't a symbol of political alignment and I don't believe they can be haunted or anything.
- medo-bear 2y agoWhatever you might think of the Soviet Union, equating it to Nazi Germany is a grotesque under appreciation of evil that was the Nazi Germany and its allies, as well as the key role which Soviet Union and its people played in defeating this evil that wanted to de jure enslave the whole world.
- lupusreal 2y agoTankies and neonazis all think they're better than the other, but they're both simping for murderous authoritarianism. They're ""opposite"" ideologies but two sides of the same coin. Two wings on the same bird. I give the Soviet Union as much credit for fighting the Nazis as I give the Nazis for fighting the Soviet Union: None. The great tragedy in the way that war ended was the demise of only one of the two rather than both. Do you expect the world to forget the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact? The difference between the Nazis and the Soviets, if any, was a marginal one of initiative. And do you expect the world to forget that the Soviets kept Poland and more under military occupation for decades after the Nazi threat was eradicated? To paint the Soviets as heroes is grotesque.
- medo-bear 2y agoThe Nazi government officially wanted to exterminate a whole people and enslave the majority of the world for benefit of the few. Only someone not on the receiving end of such a treatment can say something that stupid. The Soviet Union was established on the premise of ending imperialist wars and bringing about equality. > To paint the Soviets as heroes is grotesque The Soviet people who fought the Nazis and liberated half of Europe were definitely heroes. There is no mistaking it
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- tcmart14 2y agoI got into collecting Soviet watches, I still have them and love them, but I don't wear them as often anymore. They all work great, even the ones that are old. I also just love how they were nice, but not flashy. Also being a bit of a space geek, I also like how most of the names are space related and made many space themed watches (the famous Raketa Copernicus or the Slava Buran watch and the Sputnik watches).
- aprilthird2021 2y agoBe aware also there are a lot of "fakes" because a lot of people go on eBay looking for a Raketa or Pobeda watch and it's relatively easy to paint the raketa logo and minute track on a watch dial. That being said, for $20 or so, who cares if it's fake. It still works like a mechanical watch.