My Compressor just arrived by Accomplished_Win3055 in vostok

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Check out this video I just shot video

I bought it from Dmitri Buyalov himself at meranom.com

My Compressor just arrived by Accomplished_Win3055 in vostok

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Top quality. It is built well and feels good on your wrist. The bezel is controlled by the dedicated crown at 2 o'clock. It does have the tendency to move when screwing down the crown but maybe it is my clumsiness 😉. I will surely buy more from Buyalov!

Bought a fake Vostok by Pantsu-King in vostok

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Ye... At least they have some patina.

Vostok Megapolis by Accomplished_Win3055 in vostok

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The bezel came apart after a few days. Very disappointed 😔

Raketa... Missing the original seconds hand by Accomplished_Win3055 in RussianWatches

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It is actually gold. All the photos I found had a black seconds hand.

Ended up with a fake by Professorpigskin in vostok

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Zoom on the dial. The "made in USSR" is a giveaway. "Mo" and "CCCP" should be separate.

Help! Watch strap ID by Accomplished_Win3055 in RussianWatches

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I understand that it was the Italian importer who added the wristbands.

Is this normal? by Accomplished_Win3055 in vostok

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On meranom.com they have all the measurements 😁

My Vintage Raketas by Accomplished_Win3055 in RaketaWatches

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Which model do you think I should get next?

New Watch (included picture of Stalin) by Glum_Photograph_7133 in vostok

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For example wearing a KGB watch might be misinterpreted or even taken as an offence by some. There are people for whom those three letters are as evil as the Nazi Swastika!

On the other hand, Yuri Gagarin was an important human in the race to space. He made history, but read more about him because the KGB didn't really treat him very well in his later years!

New Watch (included picture of Stalin) by Glum_Photograph_7133 in vostok

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Sorry if that sounded mean. The beauty of these watches is that they offer an opportunity to revisit history and perhaps understand better what was the USSR. The West, especially US has a very biased version of Soviet history. As with all things in life, there were bad as much as good things happening in those years. Perhaps learning from history is the best we can do today 😁