Great dial
Looks like a new crystal (and maybe a crown) would make it quite sharp looking
Looks like a new crystal (and maybe a crown) would make it quite sharp looking
Old Kirovskie
Yesterday I took the old watch of my grandfather - vintage Кировские. He was wearing it since I remember him, till few years ago. The watch is working, I still didn't measure how exactly it is keeping the time. I will try to restore it as it's one of my memories linked with my grandfather.
Just to post the pictures here, I hope there will be "before" and "after" post soon :roll:
Just to post the pictures here, I hope there will be "before" and "after" post soon :roll:
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The glass, the crown and I will investigate possibility to replate the case, as it seems chromed (this or next week I will browse the jeweleries).
I want to reach this result (USSRWatches picture):
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I want to reach this result (USSRWatches picture):
Nice Kirovskie, sci. Best of luck with the restoration, and be sure to post some pictures of the end result. It will be great to own a restored vintage watch which belonged to your grandfather - a real family heirloom.
Here's my Kirovskie - it only recently came into my collection:
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Here's my Kirovskie - it only recently came into my collection:
Here's a green one I got last week. These are fun watches.
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I call these watches hubcaps - because they remind me of the hubcaps on some of the cars from the 1950s
And here it is today, after I took it from the watchmaker. Unfortunately the crown and stem needed replacement. The watchmaker also was able to re-plate it with chrome, but convinced me that the watch will loose it's "natural" view, so the case was just cleaned, the mechanics - cleaned and oiled, the glass - replaced and I even get one year warranty for the watch
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Waw!
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