Useful Russian Watch Links
Please note, I have no affiliation with any of the websites below and I am not responsible for the content of external websites. These are websites that I regularly visit and that I have purchased watches or watch parts from with few problems. Please do your own research! The Watchuseek F10 Russian Watch Forum is a good place to start. Don’t forget that the Russian postal service seems to take forever to deliver.
If you have a website that you think might be useful, please leave a message in the comments to let me know.
Community
Watchuseek Russian Forum – also known as Watchuseek F10. If you have any questions or show of some photos of your new acquisition then this is the place for you. They also have a section for private sales where Russian watches crop up occasionally. There is a great website called Watch Recon for searching these (and other forum) sales.
Ebay
Vostok-Poljot Watches from Russia – AKA boris_gvb – good for replacement bezels and bezel inserts.
Krishna’s Russian Watches Facebook Page – my Facebook page, a good way to stay in touch.
Russian Wrist Watch Lover Facebook Group –
Soviet Watches Facebook Group –
Information
Watchuseek Russian Watch Forum Articles – lots of superb informative articles here.
Parts and Mods
Dagaz Watch Ltd – One of the best places for aftermarket bezel insert that fit most of the replacement bezels available. Most bezels will accept a bezel insert from the Seiko SKX007.
Murphy Manufacturing Co Inc – Dave Murphy makes some of the best quality aftermarket replacement bezels for all Vostok Amphibia models (and Seiko).
Watch Straps
SecTime – Great range of affordable watch straps.
Russian Watch Sales
Chistopolcity.com – Russian website with great selection of Vostoks.
Komandirskie.com – Russian website that you’ll need to translate with Google. Selling Vostok and Vostok Europe watches. The Vostok prices are very competitive.
Meranom.com – Russian website for Vostoks and Vostok Europe with a direct line to the Vostok factory. They get their hands on a lot of special editions that other retailers do not have. Some spare parts also available.
Poljot.de – German-based website which has a superb selection of Poljot, Strela, Chronographs, Agat Zlatoust etc.
Blogs
Vintage Watch Inc. – has some interesting articles about various watches including a few about Russian watches. There is a good article about Poljot, a Vostok Nvch-30 reference guide and a Vostok Desert Shield Buyer’s Guide.