The dial is dark olive green and has luminious aviator style markers. Hands and second hand are original to the watch. Markers and hands have been relumed by myself. The dial marked with "Wostok" and "18jewels". The watch has been powered with a Vostok 2209 calibre 18 jewel, glucydur balance wheel movement which is typical to this model and of the period. The movement stamped with serials 63422.The back case has been inscribed with "Amphibian" , "Hermetic 200M", "2209, shockproof balance" which shows the watch once was aimed to sell in the Western market. This first amphibian design has been used by comonauts Gregoriy Grechko (in mission Soyuz 17, in 1975) and Juri Wiktorowitsch Romanenko (in Soyuz 38, 1980).
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Vostok Amphibian "First Generation" Diver's wrist watch, made in USSR, ca.early 1980s.
Round case Vostok amphibian watch is the earliest of its kind. The case is stainless steel with bilateral turning bezel.
The dial is dark olive green and has luminious aviator style markers. Hands and second hand are original to the watch. Markers and hands have been relumed by myself. The dial marked with "Wostok" and "18jewels". The watch has been powered with a Vostok 2209 calibre 18 jewel, glucydur balance wheel movement which is typical to this model and of the period. The movement stamped with serials 63422.The back case has been inscribed with "Amphibian" , "Hermetic 200M", "2209, shockproof balance" which shows the watch once was aimed to sell in the Western market. This first amphibian design has been used by comonauts Gregoriy Grechko (in mission Soyuz 17, in 1975) and Juri Wiktorowitsch Romanenko (in Soyuz 38, 1980).
The dial is dark olive green and has luminious aviator style markers. Hands and second hand are original to the watch. Markers and hands have been relumed by myself. The dial marked with "Wostok" and "18jewels". The watch has been powered with a Vostok 2209 calibre 18 jewel, glucydur balance wheel movement which is typical to this model and of the period. The movement stamped with serials 63422.The back case has been inscribed with "Amphibian" , "Hermetic 200M", "2209, shockproof balance" which shows the watch once was aimed to sell in the Western market. This first amphibian design has been used by comonauts Gregoriy Grechko (in mission Soyuz 17, in 1975) and Juri Wiktorowitsch Romanenko (in Soyuz 38, 1980).