Photographs, musings and reviews of a small collection of Russian Watches including Vostok, Raketa and Poljot
I thought I would share my collection of Vostok Amphibia watches with the 710 “Ministry” case. This is probably my favourite Vostok Amphibia watch case. To me, it is very easy on the eye, the best looking of the Vostok Amphibias and it is just …
This is rapidly becoming one of my favourite watches. This particular Vostok Komandirskie K-34 Automatic, model 2426/350006, is a lot of watch for the money, if you can find one in stock somewhere. Mine came from www.komandirskie.com, at a very good price. Firstly, let me say, …
The Vostok Amphibia Operation Desert Shield has an interesting story behind it. There also seem to be a lot of variations of this watch, Komandirskies, Generalskies and Amphibias, some are real and some are frankens. I think mine is the real deal, an Amphibia 420 …
Can you really call it modding? I mean really, taking a watch and bunging a new strap, bezel and bezel insert on it is not the most technical accomplishment is it? It is about as far as my techincal skills stretch though. It is, however, …
I am much more of a Vostok Amphibia kind of guy but I do have a few Vostok Komandirskie watches in my collection. I don’t know why, I just find the Amphibias more pleaseing to my eye I guess. This one of my Komandirskie watches, …
The Vostok Amphibia SE 0902685 is a recent acquisition, a big tonneau-style watch with a bronze-y / orange dial, paddle hands and the Cosmonaut caseback.
This is a Vostok Amphibia 710 Ministry Case fitted with a compass style stripped brass bezel and a heavy duty Nato watch strap.