[curiousMan]

probably the cheapest watch on the planet made by a single manufacturer - Vostok Komandirskie. Usually painted with various military themes, sold for $35 on eBay, the lowest common denominator, I could say, for manufacturer mechanical watches. I approached it with a trembling heart, expecting disasters...

here are details. Summary - what a fool I was! This watch is one joyful ride into the world of solid mechanical work with oldtimey feeling, great work on screws, interesting view of the escapement pallet held in place by epoxy (?), clean movement, specks on dial, the dial painting is what we expect - not perfect, but this is no Van Cleef & Arpels, hands pretty good for the money, movement simply lovely human work.Overall I love the unexpected quality in the cheapest watch on the planet

 

[jopex]

Wow, even though I LOVE Vostok I too honestly expected dissaster. Nice to see that good old 'Dirskie exceeds my expectations.

 

[Dave0944]

Amazing! I am honestly surprised that the Komandirskie shows that well! Love these threads!

 

[jtstav]

Ah thank you for this. I was hoping to see one of these on either the Komandirskie or Amphibia. It's not nearly as bad as I thought it would be either.

 

[hari317]

Excellent series. I think it is shellac, used to attach and adjust the pallets.

Do you have a HMT you can do this to? I guess it might be quite rough under the microscope.

 

[jtstav]

Excellent series. I think it is shellac, used to attach and adjust the pallets.

Do you have a HMT you can do this to? I guess it might be quite rough under the microscope.

+1 on that. I'd be interested to see an HMT pilot a little closer. The dial would probably be a train wreck but the movement might not be so bad.

 

[hari317]

+1 on that. I'd be interested to see an HMT pilot a little closer. The dial would probably be a train wreck but the movement might not be so bad.

a pilot dial would not stand the scrutiny due to the lume job. Maybe a Janata?

 

[iamsupersam]

I expected alot worse but am pleasantly surprised to say the least. Thank you for sharing your pictures.

Cheers
Sam

 

[DreadLord]

Excellent thread! thanks four your pics! Some Vostok actually got me pretty excited but I am not sure what I am getting myself into and what to expect and this thread just shine some lights on my doubts!

 

[arktika1148]

Nice to see the 'last forever' Chistopol cutie standing up so well.
Great work on your csi threads mate, keep them comming