Zarja calibre 2009V, designed and made entirely in Russia.
I don't know how long they will still be making these older models now that Maktime is using the Penza factory for manufacturing of chronograph components. Hopefully Maktime will find a new product niche for the sort of things that Zarja make. The calibre 1509 being a very small movement with centre seconds is especially worth preserving, and the 2009 being quite thin, as you've noticed, would be a definite asset if very thin watches came back in fashion.
This is the tragedy of factory closures and reorganization in Russia; the potential loss of designs for which there is no equivalent in the wider world. Take the Chaika 1301 for example. A big loss to the watchmaking world. Name another mechanical drop-in replacement for the generic Miyota/Seiko-Epson/Morioka Tokei quartz movements?
Sorry, heading off-topic there :-x Anyway, my point is that watches like this Zarja are to be treasured when they look like being the last of their kind.
I don't know how long they will still be making these older models now that Maktime is using the Penza factory for manufacturing of chronograph components. Hopefully Maktime will find a new product niche for the sort of things that Zarja make. The calibre 1509 being a very small movement with centre seconds is especially worth preserving, and the 2009 being quite thin, as you've noticed, would be a definite asset if very thin watches came back in fashion.
This is the tragedy of factory closures and reorganization in Russia; the potential loss of designs for which there is no equivalent in the wider world. Take the Chaika 1301 for example. A big loss to the watchmaking world. Name another mechanical drop-in replacement for the generic Miyota/Seiko-Epson/Morioka Tokei quartz movements?
Sorry, heading off-topic there :-x Anyway, my point is that watches like this Zarja are to be treasured when they look like being the last of their kind.
