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Poljot Kirova Ship's Marine Chronometer original mahogany case

Poljot Kirova Ship's Marine Chronometer original mahogany case

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Original Poljot / Kirova mechanical, high-precision Russian naval ship's chronometer No. 8926

Mahogany case with brass fittings, hinged, with glass cover, dial number and movement number identical, original key in holder present

Dial with Arabic numerals and Russian lettering, case dimensions 20 cm, 19 x 19 cm

This magnificent piece of marine chronometer history runs continuously (accuracy not tested)

EZ: 2 - best used condition, barely noticeable signs of age or wear, dial unrestored flawless, mahogany wooden box in good condition


History of the Poljot / Kirova watch manufactory (source: Wikipedia):

Poljot ( Russian Полёт – “flight”) was the most famous watch brand of the former First Moscow Watch Factory, which was liquidated due to insolvency in 2004, and at the same time the nickname of the Moscow factory.

General

 

A hand-wound chronograph, model “Buran”

The First Moscow Watch Factory produced fully mechanical wristwatches from 1930 until its bankruptcy in 2004. Since December 20, 1935, the factory used the additional name Kirov in honor of the revolutionary Sergei Mironovich Kirov . A "Sturmanskie" manufactured by the First Moscow Watch Factory was the first watch to be sent into space with the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. [ 1 ] In 1964, the Moscow factory was renamed Poljot ( Russian: Полёт , "flight") in honor of the first space flight .

Poljot “Sturmanskie”

Poljot watches used various self-manufactured movements, such as the chronograph caliber 3133, the simple caliber 2614, the alarm caliber 2612, and the automatic caliber 2416. The ETA SA caliber 2824 was also used in automatic Poljot watches. The chronograph caliber 3133 (also produced with a moon phase display as caliber 31679 and with a 24-hour display as caliber 31681) is produced, among other things, on former Swiss machines. After the rise of quartz watches and the resulting quartz crisis , the production machines were sold from Switzerland to the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

The chronograph caliber 3133 was based on a former Valjoux caliber. The alarm caliber 2612.2, on the other hand, was based on an old Venus caliber. There were also hand-wound calibers and special calibers, for example, with a 24-hour display or a day/night indicator.

After the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, Poljot watches were also produced in the 1990s and until the company went bankrupt in 2004. Their design and taste were based on those of established Western manufacturers.

After the bankruptcy in 2004, large parts of the production were taken over by the company Maktime, which, however, went bankrupt itself in 2011. Since then, none of the Poljot calibers formerly produced by the First Moscow Watch Factory have been manufactured. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Use of the brand name today

Even today, numerous watches are still being offered by a variety of dealers as 'new' and under the Poljot brand name. Often, the necessary information about whether these are simply old stock or possibly imitations is missing. Information about the watches' place of manufacture is also often missing.

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