As you'll know from looking through the 1993 catalogue this is a type 64 case and I think the 1993 catalogue image is the only reference we have for this particular case, as for whether or not that dial is legit in that case the answer is it might be :think:
Watch looks good :-! the back will only fit upside down but you've seen that before :-d the box might be from an earlier Vostok as the packaging used in 1994/95 was usually the same as seen with your Dnepr watch.
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Here is a similar copy on sale now. Look at the matching bezel.... Do you think they made different combos? Probably.Watch looks goodAlright boy's, I would like to humbly submit my latest accusation to our esteemed panel of experts on this inaugural first page of........
"Q&A Expertise thread: Is this watch legit or a franken? Part 3"![]()
I have not seen a proof of authenticity sticker on the back of a Komandirskie?the back will only fit upside down but you've seen that before![]()
the box might be from an earlier Vostok as the packaging used in 1994/95 was usually the same as seen with your Dnepr watch.![]()
Here's another sticker![]()
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My guess is that they were put on to prove that the watch was genuine at a time when there were a lot of Chinese fakes around.
I think Vostok put 1995 Victory dials into almost every case type they had and the bezel shown is well known
I see. Frankly speaking I never studied the late post soviet Vostoks. I imagine there was a state of anarch for a few years post 1992 and lots of strange models were actually made by the factory and that would greatly complicate the live of us (collectors). 🙂I think Vostok put 1995 Victory dials into almost every case type they had and the bezel shown is well known![]()
But it's a little bit franken as by this date Vostok were no longer putting serial numbers on their case backs...
As comrade Avidfan said, the 1945 - 1995 comes in many different shapes and forms. Here the same bezel, but different dial and a 64 Komandirskie case.
Interesting...looks like Vostok decided to use up some old export passports printed in 1990 in March 1995 :-s not too sure if they go with the watch though unless the case code for these cushion cases was the same whether the crown was at 3 o'clock or 2 o'clock (the case code 33 is well known to be the code for the cushion case with the crown at 2 o'clock) the dial code shown is 054 you would need to see other watches with the same dial and code on the papers to confirm that it's correct.
Confused, but it would be less interesting if everything was known :-d
The intriguing part here is that the date on the passport (27-03-95) is "correct" and that the watch case is quite similar to the catalogued "33" case with the crown @ 2. It looks like that the passport has an officially printed text, not some hand written numbers, something which should have some validity :think:Interesting...looks like Vostok decided to use up some old export passports printed in 1990 in March 1995 :-s not too sure if they go with the watch though unless the case code for these cushion cases was the same whether the crown was at 3 o'clock or 2 o'clock (the case code 33 is well known to be the code for the cushion case with the crown at 2 o'clock) the dial code shown is 054 you would need to see other watches with the same dial and code on the papers to confirm that it's correct.
Nice one. Looks good to me. Beautiful condition.
