Military Style Tank-Themed Mechanical Wristwatch Vostok Komandirskiye ("Commander's"), circa 1980s.
In stainless steel round case 40 mm in diameter with stainless-steel screwback caseback , and bi-directional rotating stainless-steel bezel and crown. Shock resistant movement 2414A with 17 jewels. Waterproof to 100 m (300 ft., 10 atm). Mechanical manual windup with 38 hours of movement on one full winding of the spring. The 12-hour dial with the date indicator window is black, with lum-filled hands and indices. The dial features the image of a tank under a red star rimmed in white, the emblem of the Soviet Army. The crystal is acrylic. The watch comes with a period stainless-steel wris
In stainless steel round case 40 mm in diameter with stainless-steel screwback caseback , and bi-directional rotating stainless-steel bezel and crown. Shock resistant movement 2414A with 17 jewels. Waterproof to 100 m (300 ft., 10 atm). Mechanical manual windup with 38 hours of movement on one full winding of the spring. The 12-hour dial with the date indicator window is black, with lum-filled hands and indices. The dial features the image of a tank under a red star rimmed in white, the emblem of the Soviet Army. The crystal is acrylic. The watch comes with a period stainless-steel wrist band.
The watch was manufactured by the Vostok Chistopol Watch Factory (Tatar Autonomous SSR, now Republic of Tatarstan).
In excellent condition in terms of both appearance and precision of movement. Our 24-test showed no noticeable deviation. Barely perceptible scuffs to the high point of the crystal are the only wear visible to the naked eye.
The Komandirskiye series was launched in the mid-1960s by order of the USSR Ministry of Defense. Variations of artwork on the dial reflected various branches of the Armed Forces, whose officers the watches were meant for. For a long time, the Komandirskiye watches were not available in general retail stores.
Funding by the Ministry of Defense ended at the very end of the 1980s but the Vostok Chistopol Watch Factory continued manufacturing them even after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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