The Russian watchmaking in the spotlight

Between the civil and military time measuring instruments, around ten watches are presented, as well as many Soviet objects.

One find out that the Russians have copied many Swiss movements with manual or automatic winding or even chronographs.

The military instruments provide a better quality than the civil ones. Even the finish is more meticulous than the civil pieces.

The communist look is very visible between all the vitrines.

One also find a lot of information with the help of illustrated boards about the various Russian watchmaking brands.

The presented range is very large, from the marine chronometer to pocket watches through flight counters, submarine clock, and wristwatches.

Downloadable materials

• Russian boat timers, magazine Chronométrophilia 2002 (French) 4.68 MB

• The Russian factories, magazine Chronométrophilia 2002 (French) 4.92 MB

Geographical location of the factories