Post pics of your watches Part II

Just had a slight trouser accident.

I hadn't intended to, but this came up from a very reputable source at the right price.

It's a late era ('94-95') Sturmanskie 3133 'Classic Case'.

It has the alloy balance wheel and refined date change function.

I've had 3133s before and liked them, and this one is just back from J Kampman after a service and some minor repairs.

This was Poljot's major effort to make a commercial success of its air force heritage. In line with the fashions of the late 80s and early 90s, it has a 38mm, chrome plated case, but retains all the other features of the military issued version, in terms of hands, dial, movement, water resistance, etc. The case became known as the 'classic case', as it went on to be used, in many variations, in various models across the range. It was introduced in the late Soviet era, and used right through to Poljot's demise in the 2000s.

The alloy balance wheel was actually marketed as a fallout resistant feature, and was also more temperature tolerant for greater accuracy than the brass variant.

The serial number is in the 44xxx range, which, with the other features, puts it somewhere around 1994-1995.

I like it a lot more than I thought, as I'd always lusted after either a Strela, or a real air force-issued Sturmanskie.

Both of those are increasingly rare and plagued by 'franken' assembleys of various parts.

For now, this tickles the fancy and sits nicely on an 18mm dark leather band.

Limerick junction, a barren, desolate wasteland! Where one can only hope their path to escape is on time!

On the wrist, Sinn U2SDR

Have something similar already, not exactly the same, yours is beautiful.

That's really lovely. I have a similar black and orange strap and it works really well, little bit of pop but not at all flashy or garish.

With regard to and in relation to location wise, Lucca, Italy.l 🥸

Watch box picked up on Prime day. Using extra slots for cufflinks, pocket squares, etc.

Some fine tuning done on my ti-turtle-dark-manta-ray creation lately:)

Changed day/date discs to black and regulated it for the second time. It's bang on each morn now.

Being the weather's dark, wet and the fact I went for a dip with it on today it's quite a fitting wear. Pathetic fallacy or wa!

They're gimmicky and ridiculous, but as pieces of jewellery I can't deny the craftsmanship. They're like fabarge eggs more than watches.

It's all relative, automatic watches are a gimmick to most people.

In for a dip

On the wrist for the past couple of days and one that always seems to garner a question or 2.