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A king with two crowns - the mythical Vostok diver

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I was extremely fortunate to lay my hands on this jewel. Not very much is known about this watch, except that it was made in very limited numbers in the 1980's. It features a 21 jewels automatic movement and an inner bezel that is controlled by the second crown. It's an Amphibia, so it's an all steel case. I can't understand why they stopped production so early. In my opinion, the design is stunningly beautiful. I consider this watch the peak in my watch collecting hobby.

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#11 ·
;-) I was wondering the same thing ! After the Gagarin, this one… :p

Another great find, Lucidor :-!
 
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Well done! With the bezel under the crystal, does this have a larger diameter crystal than other Amphibians? If so, does it look bigger on the wrist?

I too wonder why they aborted production of this. Maybe it was a matter of higher production costs for a feature deemed unnecessary? Or perhaps it was intended as a replacement for the Amphibian, but proved to be more costly to produce and was discontinued. Maybe we'll have the answer someday.
 
#10 ·
Lars, do you remember the "King Vostok" name that i gave to your new conquest? Now that i see its whole beauty in your pics, i can say that i have choosen a good name - yes, it's the King.

Amazing and absolutely stunning. Be proud of it.
 
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You can't do better: a 15 jewel Shturmanskie and a two crown Amphibia within a week :-!

Congratulations |>
 
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