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Daniel S

My neighbour is a pilot and is going to Russia tomorrow, where can I get this watch?



If I can't get that where can I get them in Russia. Are they common?

peasant

That's a vintage model, made in the Soviet Union ...so finding it in today's Russia will be very difficult.
Your neighbour won't be able to just walk into a shop and buy it.

You'd probably have more luck finding it on ebay at some stage.

Daniel S

Is it still possible to get a Vostok Amphibian with the plain pilot dial?

peasant

With Vostok you get what's available at the time you're looking

Their supply is sketchy and haphazard and their site is very poor
http://www.vostok-inc.com/index.php?do=col&lang=eng&group=amfiby&PHPSESSID=8g72ne5lcu04vd1b2b4q6cvfs0

other sellers of new amphibias include the shop you already know and also these:
http://stores.ebay.com/zenitar-store
http://www.meranom.com/

shops from inside the EU would be these
http://www.m-watches.com/catalog/
http://www.vostok-watches.com/

so basially you snoop around there long enough and you will find something you like ...hopefully it will also be in stock then

Bullseye1

Vernesash Market (famous street market) will have Russian wrist watches.

Daniel S

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Vernesash Market (famous street market) will have Russian wrist watches.

Do you mean the Vernisazh Market?

Bullseye1

Yeah that's the one. Not sure how you would spell it in English.

Daniel S

peasant wrote: »

With Vostok you get what's available at the time you're looking

Their supply is sketchy and haphazard and their site is very poor

so basially you snoop around there long enough and you will find something you like ...hopefully it will also be in stock then

Could it be any more stereotypical Russian :pac:

I've found out it's a Vostok Antimagnetic Amphibia, supposedly able to keep working after a nuclear strike!

peasant

"antimagnetic" just means that it has another metal cover between caseback and movement that supposedly shields the movement from becoming magnetised. A whole generation of Vostoks had that feature.

Luckily the nuclear strike resistance didn't have to be tested by anyone

Daniel S

I've put a bid on this one:



This will be my first collectors watch :rolleyes:

So, what strap should I use (Not a NATO)? I was thinking something like this:

http://www.watchworx.co.uk/pages/lwb/MilitaryPop/Hydro%20Waterproof.htm

or

http://www.watchworx.co.uk/pages/lwb/diverPop/dive3.html

or

http://www.watchworx.co.uk/pages/lwb/puPop/Sil-Tech.htm

Bullseye1

What colour is the dial? Looks black but photography can be deceiving. Out of the three you posted I like the third best. Stitching looks well on leather straps.

Zagato

Watch looks great

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Out of the three you posted I like the third best. Stitching looks well on leather straps.

I prefer the second strap, maybe I'm wrong but on the 3rd as the strap is made of silicone I presume it doesn't need stitching. So while ,like Bullseye, I like the stitching, I think it should be there for some reason.

Daniel S

Bullseye1 wrote: »

What colour is the dial? Looks black but photography can be deceiving. Out of the three you posted I like the third best. Stitching looks well on leather straps.

Third is my favourite atm. The dial is black (is the dial the "background"). The third strap isn't leather btw

Bullseye1

I'm not sure on the heritage of this watch. Is it a diving watch? Maybe a rubber strap or mesh is more appropriate. But if your going for the black casual look i would try and source a nice black leather with stitching.

Daniel S

Bullseye1 wrote: »

I'm not sure on the heritage of this watch. Is it a diving watch? Maybe a rubber strap or mesh is more appropriate. But if your going for the black casual look i would try and source a nice black leather with stitching.

AFAIK it's a "Military" watch if you know what I mean. Rarely issued. It supposedly will go down to 200m which is about 100 times deeper than I'll typically go. I don't want to go with normal leather as I want to use it in the water if possible.

Bullseye1

Then rubber or mesh it is. Have you dived 100m? Impressive stuff. I like diving watches but have no experience LOL.

Zagato

Looking at similar ones for sale, they all seem to have steel bracelets or rubber straps alright.

I quite like the strap that this very similar one (although much more beat up) is on, but bearing in mind your last post, maybe just go for a rubber strap

Longford Leader

Hi all,

First post on the Forum, looking for a cheap beater

Are these the same watch

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VOSTOK-RUSSIAN-AUTO-AMPHIBIAN-TANK-WATCH-2200f-NEW-/120666254421?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item1c1844ec55

http://cgi.ebay.ie/RUSSIAN-WATCH-VOSTOK-MILITARY-TANK-KOMANDIRSKIE-NEW-/170682592121?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item27bd79ab79

Who is selling the real one. The second one seems dodgy.

Bullseye1

Peasant is the expert on Russian watches. It's interesting that both are located in Russia. Alot of these seem to come from Germany.

Mycroft H

Both the same as far as I can see.


The Vostok Amphibia was made for donkeys and still is. Accounts for the varying condition of the ones on ebay. I like the strap on the first.

Daniel S

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Then rubber or mesh it is. Have you dived 100m? Impressive stuff. I like diving watches but have no experience LOL.

Jaysus no!

peasant

Longford Leader wrote: »

Are these the same watch

Who is selling the real one. The second one seems dodgy.

Nope ..two different watches.

The first one is an Amphibia, automatic, 200 m waterproof

The second one is a Komandirskie, handy-windy, 20-30 m waterproof.

The first seller is an authorised Vostok dealer, the second one has good feedback and a good reputation (and the cheaper watches)

Both watches are brandnew

Daniel S

I've bid on a few more Vostoks incase I don't get it:

Currently at €9.06, free shipping and 5 hours to go. (Please don't bid on them )


€6.62 with free shipping, 3 days to go:


Then of course, there's the first one I put a bid on, 3 days left going for €8.01 with free shipping

peasant

heheh ...you're worse than me

Bullseye1

You will end up with three watches for less than 30 quid. LOL

Daniel S

I was thinking, should I replace the last two bezels with one of these, or leave it original?

http://cgi.ebay.ie/BEZEL-VOSTOK-MILITARY-AUTO-AMPHIBIAN-WATCH-NEW-/120680451671?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item1c191d8e57

Bullseye1

Leave the original. It's part of it's history.

Daniel S

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Leave the original. It's part of it's history.

That's what I was thinking. If one of them has a very bad bezel, but is pretty good elsewhere I might still.

Mycroft H

Resist temptation to outbid mtb_kng

peasant

mtb_kng wrote: »

I was thinking, should I replace the last two bezels with one of these, or leave it original?

The original bezel (on the bottom one) would have a lume dot at 12 (by now pretty likely a non-lume dot) ...the new ones don't have that any more.

Old bezels (in decent condition and with working lume) are actually more desirable than new ones (by people who take that sort of thing seriously)

Daniel S

peasant wrote: »

The original bezel (on the bottom one) would have a lume dot at 12 (by now pretty likely a non-lume dot) ...the new ones don't have that any more.

Old bezels (in decent condition and with working lume) are actually more desirable than new ones (by people who take that sort of thing seriously)

You really do know your stuff

peasant

mtb_kng wrote: »

You really do know your stuff

Get yourself over on watchuseek, in the Russian watches sub-forum, read a bit and ...one day, Grasshopper ....you will know just as much as me

(which is feck all really, in the grand scheme of things)

Daniel S

Been doing that actually, 45minutes left to go on this one:



Still at €9.06


Pretty beat up though...

Bullseye1

Heading to eBay now. Nothing like a bit of snipping on a Friday night .

Daniel S

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Heading to eBay now. Nothing like a bit of snipping on a Friday night .

"Haigh! I'll shoot you with a shovel!" :pac:

Bullseye1

LOL. Hope you get them mate.

Daniel S

I won

Grand total of €9.22.

Bullseye1

I went to €9.20. To be beaten by two cents is sickening.

Daniel S

Bullseye1 wrote: »

I went to €9.20. To be beaten by two cents is sickening.

That's odd, I got it for €9.06 and the €0.16 was PayPal charges :P






:pac:

Daniel S

Are all Vostoks 18mm?

peasant

the very large majority would be, yes
The Amphibia ministry (the square-ish case) does have 20 mm lug width (or is it even 22?)

Daniel S

Anyone else think these go pretty well together?

http://www.watchworx.co.uk/pages/lwb/puPop/Tactical%202.htm

peasant

Yes, they look pretty well.

However, my advice would be to wait until you get the watch and check it out, before you spend money on a strap.

Some of these cheap old watches do not warrant the expense (sadly) ...on e-bay and in that price and age range there is always the danger of buying a dud (or the watch getting the final coup de grace during transport)

Daniel S

I got this strap for $7.99 (€5.69) with free shipping so it was worth a punt





and the watch itself:



Brings me to a grand total of €14.91 inc. shipping

Here's a link to the strap: http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270809616872

Daniel S

mtb_kng wrote: »

My neighbour is a pilot and is going to Russia tomorrow, where can I get this watch?



If I can't get that where can I get them in Russia. Are they common?

My neighbour has gotten me one :P I'm going to have two now, but its supposed to be a surprise

Ghost Train

Funny enough bought a strap for my old timex expedition last week
proper timex strap, only slightly dearer than the non timex ones. Green mightn't suit your watch though

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/360324810239?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_947wt_952

Daniel S

Ghost Train wrote: »

Funny enough bought a strap for my old timex expedition last week
proper timex strap, only slightly dearer than the non timex ones. Green mightn't suit your watch though

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/360324810239?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_947wt_952

Only had €6.78 left in paypal after fatcheese paid up. Didn't want anything coming up on dad's visa (which he's forgotten I'd put on :pac:).

Mycroft H

mtb_kng wrote: »

I got this strap for $7.99 (€5.69) with free shipping so it was worth a punt

Thats a timex expedition strap, or it looks like one


I'm still waiting on the post for my vostok

Daniel S

Neighbour did a pretty good job I think Strap is truely aweful. Perfect ending to my first day as a Mechanical Engineer in UL (Was offered a place at 6am today )

Daniel S

Also, is it real? If it is, I'll be getting this for it:

http://www.watchworx.co.uk/pages/lwb/elitePop/TSS%20MotorSport.htm

Bullseye1

Nice back plate on this.