Comments on: Welcome Komrade! The Russian Made Strela Chronograph

By: Tom Mulraney

Tom Mulraney — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:06:50 +0000

Hi everyone, thank you for your comments. It seems I am coming across more and more people who have discovered the quality of some of the Russian made watches and I will definitely be featuring a few more on The Watch Lounge in the future!

By: Jascha

Jascha — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:55:27 +0000

I love the Strela and collect many different Russian watches. Vostoks are another great and inexpensive Russian watch. I also collect Raketa 24 hour watches since there are countless styles of them and they can be had for around $50. You can find them with such oddities on them as the CCCP Moon rover. You can find both on Ebay. Just be sure the seller is reputable if coming from Russia or the Ukraine.

By: Nick Orloff

Nick Orloff — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:18:43 +0000

Tom,

I’ve got a Poljot pilot choro that I’ve had for maybe 7 or 8 years. Manual wind, the lume is nothing special and it probably needs a new crystal.

It’s an absolute workhorse, it serves as one of my beater/sport watches and it’s surprisingly accurate (more so than some vastly more expensive Swiss watches I own).

I remember thinking when I bought it (on line, but I don’t recall which site) “this looks interesting but it probably won’t last long” and years later it’s still going strong.

I find some of the current designs a little blingy, and prices have certainly increased over the years, but I can recommend adding a Russian to any collection.

By: forrest

forrest — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:37:47 +0000

Tom, i know you knew what i’m about to say,

yes i love this kind of new discovery posts!!