Perhaps it is fair to call them "diver-style" watches. There again, most "divers" are, much like "fliegers" are seldom able to put up with the G-force they are meant to be able to.

 

Thanks for the comment - diver-style it is since it has a diver-style bezel! But, what about the plastic case back?

 

photo?

 

Seller's photo are very poor!

 

Is this a Soviet era Sekonda?

 

Are you sure it's plastic?

 

According to Seller, "HERES A USED SEKONDA MENS SOPRT /DIVER WATCH RUNS ITS A QUARTZ WITH DATE WINDOW AND A ARROW SECOND HAND HAS STAINLESS STEEL BAND LOCKING ADJUSTABLE CLASP HAS WEAR FROM AGE AND USE ON THE BEZEL HAS A ALL BLACK PLASTIC BACK ? DONT KNOW IF THIS IS ORIGINAL OR NOT ????"

 

I have doubts it is a Soviet made watch or movement, if that is important to you. In any case, I do think the plastic back would dissuade me. Even if original, I'm not sure the plastic back on a diver(-style) watch is a great idea.

 

It looks (except for the Komandirskie style bezel and BAD counterfeit dial) JUST like the Chinese knockoffs that have been sold on the bay for a while. #1 giveaway....that small crown inside those crown guards, the plastic back and QUARTZ movement. It's a China made fake IMHO.

P.S. Couple all that with 'bad pictures' and it is HIGHLY suspect. Wouldn't touch it, Art.

 

Yes, I agree. The watch is on its 23rd day of a 30 day listing. Another giveaway! Highly desirable watches go quickly. I do have a Sekonda chrono, so I am always interested in finding another.

 

I wish I could find a picture of that fake Komandirskie that I bought. Sam and I talked about it a year or so back (maybe more)....it was so OBVIOUSLY fake that I HAD to get it. Sam and I discussed that maybe the BEZEL was real and would be worth having (it was a gear bezel), but when I got it and started to see if the bezel would come off...it did...along with the crystal! LOL! It kept great time, which was a big laughing point..... It looked JUST like this watch....pretty close, but just really fishy.

 

Sekonda is British-owned brand for low cost fashion watches. A plastic cased diver style watch is not completly implausible, although it is equally likely that the caseback has been replaced.

This watch has nothing to do with Soviet or Russian watches. Expert knowledge on the faking of Soviet watches is not necessarily valid for assessing this watch.

 

Looks like one of a line that Sekonda brought out after it broke its Russian watch connection. Not all Sekondas you see on ebay are worth collecting if you are a Russian watch collector, in my opinion.

Here's one that says "Japan Movt" below six I believe:

Here's a chrono for $7 more:

 

www.sekonda.co.uk

 

I don't think SEKONDA watches use Russian movements anymore.And they probably have not for some time.