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yeah a few of the one's I have has come via oh dark very keen eye she has for them and not just the Russian one's to got some great one's in my collection thanks to oh d
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, te“The time is out of joint—O cursèd spite, That ever I was born to set it right!”ars and sweat”
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Jan 11, 2015, 02:31 AM
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premature curmudgeon
I guess I became interested in Russian watches, initially, because of the "Giant Russian Diver" fashion. I realized that these watches were usually tourist items but, it got me interested in learning about the history of the Russian Watch industry. Later, I was assigned to work in a former Soviet country and was learning the Russian language (a beautiful and complicated language of which I am unworthy....). That re-fired my interest in the watches. My first Russian watch was sold under several names but I knew it as a "стриже" (Swift - like the bird). This watch had a 3133 chronograph movement and an inner rotating bezel for a second 12 hour time zone. After that, I bought a JL 3133 powered "стрела" (Arrow) copy/homage/reissue/whatever. After that, I bought a 40th anniversary Yuri Gagarin "ШТУРМАНСКИЕ" (Steer man) reissue. I eventually passed both the стриже and the Gagarin off to people who love them but I kept the Strela.
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Jan 11, 2015, 12:16 PM
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Jan 12, 2015, 09:55 PM
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My first one was a Vostok Amphibian Radio Room SE.
TBH, I have had a number of Russian watches at this point but I am basically only interested in Amphibians.
I will add a Strela 3107 and Strumaniske Gargin at some point though.
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Not my first , but the one that was a dead cert. for me was the K43 re-issue.

At the time no longer available anywhere so asked the works. Had a black dialed but on request found a white and swapped. Paperwork still for black on reciept.
Stunner imo. Well made.Good lume too.
http://bdwf.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=90
A little research led to a few re-issues too
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I've only had three...but two more did pass through my possession quickly...and this was the first:

ps wish I had got myself a Photobucket account ages ago! It makes *such* a difference
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Jul 6, 2015, 12:09 PM
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Only got three but the first was the Big Zero.

Edited: Oops, remembered I actually have 4 russians... well.
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