Here is my favorite.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2015/11/43.jpg
All original still running USSR Shturmanskie 1951 Military Issue Watch :P
First watch into space worn by Yuri Gagarin
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Here is my favorite.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2015/11/43.jpg
All original still running USSR Shturmanskie 1951 Military Issue Watch :P
First watch into space worn by Yuri Gagarin
I've got a great encyclopaedia of Soviet watches, wonderful designs.
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Originally Posted by mekon76
and sadly near impossible to get serviced / fixed. Just can't get the parts for them and most watchmakers won't touch them for that reason.
ozeraser - nice, I agree.
I reckon there's small odds someone out there knows how to work on them. Have you tried a few Australian watch forums?Quote:
Originally Posted by VladTepes
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Originally Posted by mekon76
No, because I don't own any Soviet / Russian watches.
Yes, probably would be of more benefit for Ozeraser, if I'd quoted him in the reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by VladTepes
Tag Heuer. It was a gift from my parents from years ago and I still wear it daily.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...15/12/1004.jpg
All good;) thx. So far it hasn't broken down (excluding when i forget to wind it :p), and i believe the actual movements are still replicated to this day, and fairly easy and cheap to pickup.Quote:
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Here's my Speedmaster Professional,.....a bit "battle scarred" after 46 yrs use,.....but still good!
A message for all Swiss Watch Owners.
In short, if you need one serviced get it done NOW.
Anti-Competitive action in Australia.
I heard this from my watch-maker here in Australia and if there is anyone here in AUS who can confirm, and if anyone in other countries has heard the same - pleae let me know.
Apparently as of Dec 31 this year, the Swatch Group (which as we know includes many Swiss brands) will no longer supply parts to independent watch-makers. Instead any watches requiring repair or service will need to be sent to Swatch groups corporate HQ in Melbourne.... My watchmaker says that as 80% of his business is in that area, it will force him to close his doors. No doubt many others will be in the same boat, so to speak, so even finding a watchmaker to service other brands could prove difficult.
Undoubtedly, with Swatch having an effective monopoly, the cost of repiars and servicing will be vastly higher too.
Even worse, is that a relatively small group of very skilled people (watchmakers) will disappear and there will be nobody new able to take up the trade. Once gone, these things are generally gone forever.
Apparently despite all their bluster about "helping small business" the Australian Government is not interested in taking any action DESPITE this obviously anti-competitive practice.
This is the first I've heard of this but if true, I am VERY ****ed off !!!!!
I'd appreciate any information people may have on this matter.