[JacobC]

Hello all,

I decided to take the plunge and buy a few more modern Raketas, these are both Mechanical 2609.HA movements. First up is the Winter Olympics edition of their "Big Zero" dial named "Raketa for Sochi". The second is the Pilot with the 12 hour dial.

first impressions are good. Whomever they source their glass from is pretty amazing, compared to my Petrodvorets Classic, these two are using extremely nice mineral glass, it almost looks like sapphire to the untrained eye, very very clear. Sochi watch is fine but hard to set using poor mans hack, requires almost 50 full winds to get going from zero, whew! Pilot watch is impressive, subtle lume on the dial, very accurate second hand, easy to set, runs currently only -1 second behind Tycho, whereas the Sochi watch is currently running +2 after both being extremely precisely set.

pics via iPad:

 

[alexwatch]

Nice pair watches I wish I had them in my collection. Enjoy

 

[svorkoetter]

Nice watches! But tell the guy at 3 o'clock on the first watch to duck!

 

[Clarkbars2347]

Great looking, and eclectic styles

 

[JRMTactical]

Nice watches! But tell the guy at 3 o'clock on the first watch to duck!

Ha haaaa!!! :-d :-! GOOD ONE!!

 

[JacobC]

Nice watches! But tell the guy at 3 o'clock on the first watch to duck!

Ha ha ha ha ha, I didn't even think of that.

 

[mpalmer]

That Olympic watch looks like a lot of fun! The blue and red is a nice change of pace. Congrats on your new Raketas!

 

[jose-CostaRica]

wow! really nice watches.. the Pilot is stunning I love that dial and hands

 

[watchloco]

Nice pair. Are there any left, I would love one!

Never mind, I found them on the Raketa Shop.

 

[WelshWatchNut]

Love the new Raketas! Don't love the price though :/

 

[JacobC]

Love the new Raketas! Don't love the price though :/

Agreed, however, I put up with it since they are handmade with their own movements.

 

[Mecano]

Sochi model is available as quartz too for 40% less.Sure it doesn’t have a 2609 but is still a Petrodvorets handmade watch.

 

[Perdendosi]

Nice watches! But tell the guy at 3 o'clock on the first watch to duck!

Well the biathelete at 9 o'clock has a pretty easy shot at the curler at o'clock, since curlers aren't usually the most svelte nor speedy athletes. But they do usually duck:

 

[JacobC]

Sochi model is available as quartz too for 40% less.Sure it doesn't have a 2609 but is still a Petrodvorets handmade watch.

I was going to buy the quartz version initially, as I have the classic 0049 in quartz, however,I disliked the dial color scheme enough to go for the 2600.HA model instead. Purely an aesthetics choice for me on Sochi.

 

[drbobguy]

It's a very unique looking watch. I'd imagine it's polarizing in terms of aesthetics, but I like it!