Vintage RAKETA 23 jewels RUSSIAN mechanical 2209 RARE GOLD plated СССР
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Vintage RAKETA 23 jewels RUSSIAN mechanical 2209 RARE GOLD plated СССР:
$190.00
\"Raketa\" watches have been manufacturedsince 1962 by the Petrodvoretz Watch Factory in Saint Petersburg. ThePetrodvoretz Watch Factory is Russia\'s oldest factory, it was founded by Peterthe Great in 1721 as the Peterhof Lapidary Works to make hardstone carvings.Raketa watches were produced for the Red Army, the Soviet Navy, for North Poleexpeditions, as well as for civilians. April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin made thefirst flight in the history of mankind in outer space on the rocket Vostok 1.In honor of Yuri Gagarin the Petrodvoretz Watch Factory named its watches\"Raketa,\" or \"rocket\" in Russian.
History.
Back in1968, this mechanism has been recognized as the slimmest in the world!
In 1965, themechanism of 2209 took first place at the fair in Leipzig as the thinnest / 7.8mm. / Mechanism.
Interestingfact: the mechanism - plates, this is a map: continents: Eurasia, Africa.
shockproof balance wheel | dustproof case
Simply beautiful watches.Rarely seen dial clock.
Vintage RAKETA 23 jewels RUSSIAN mechanical 2209 RARE GOLD plated СССР:
$190.00