Hey, I’m fairly new to the whole watch stuff so I’ll apologize in advance because this question might sound very dumb.

I learned about Russian watches a few months ago and really liked it. I love history and historical things. Naturally, I was drawn to the Poljot watches and started searching for some of them.

Now, as far as I understand it, they’re supposed to be watches from the USSR Factory. If that is the case, why do so many of them have things written in English (such as “22 jewels” or “madeira in USSR”)? They surely can’t be original watches from the Soviet Era, right?

Still, there are many good reviews on eBay and even here in this subreddit I’ve found people with Poljot like the one I’m watching on eBay, with writings in English.

So, what’s the catch?

Thanks in advance!

P.S.: English is not my first language so I’m sorry for any mistakes.

  • blacksunshineaz@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I own one of these watches and purchased it from a seller from Ukraine on Etsy a couple of years ago. I didn’t know much about it but fell in love with the look after reading an article about Russian watches that included this model.

    When the watch arrived I noticed that the crown was bent so I sent it back to the seller, who said he’d have his guy “make a new one”. When I got it back it was in perfect condition and worked well. The crown was different than the first one, and looks like the one pictured above. I have no allusions that the watch is 100% authentic. I’ve heard many people say that the dials are reproductions. The watch itself might be new old-stock from the 1980’s but I doubt it. I’ve never opened the case up to see the movement so I don’t know how old it is. Being that the watch wasn’t expensive I don’t really care about its authenticity, it’s just a fun watch.

  • scratchblue@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The English writing is not a problem, but the watch is way too pristine to be a Soviet era product. I’ve heard that there are people who refurbish the old movements or get new old stock movements and assemble them with new parts. TBH these might actually be even better quality than the originals, so as long as you’re comfortable with the watch and what you’re paying for it…