Description Kirovskie watch from 1950s – 16 jewels MADE IN USSR!   Beautiful vintage watch manufactured on 1st Moscow Watch Factory Watches branded ‘Kirovskie’ were among the first wristwatches produced at the famous 1st Moscow Watch Factory Kirov. You can see the old factory mark around the 6: “1МЧЗ им Кирова”. The 1MWF manufactured early Pobeda watches, Sturmanskie (the first watch in space), Rodina, Sputnik, the first Komandirskies, and finally Poljot watches, for which they’re probably best known. These stylish “crab” style Kirovskie watches were produced in the 1950’s, many of them show its age.   The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.   Original soviet “Kirovskie” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.   YEARS 1950s CASE SIZE 44×36.5mm THICKNESS 9.5mm LUG WIDTH 18mm TYPE  Mechanical MOVEMENT 2408 FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds Mechanical lever movement Manual winding Watch has been fully serviced by a professional watchmaker and keeps good time.   Comes complete with new Nagata leather strap. This watch ships out from���� Ukraine with tracking number Modes of payment: PayPal Credit Cards (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover)   We guarantee that the item in this ad looks and works as advertised and offer money back guarantee on this. About the watch factory 1st Moscow Watch Factory – named “1.MWF “Kirov”” from 1935 till 1964(renamed to POLJOT afterwards) – the biggest and oldest of soviet watch factories. Russian watches have a rich and interesting history dating back over 80 years with the creation of the First Moscow Watch Factory, which today manufactures Poljot watches. A highlight of Russia’s watch history came in 1961 when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin took the first ever flight into space with a watch from the First Moscow Watch Factory. POLJOT Brand History Watches branded ‘Kirovskie’ were among the first wristwatches produced at the famous 1st Moscow Watch Factory Kirov. The early watches have the old factory mark around the 6: “1МЧЗ им Кирова”. The 1MWF also manufactured early Pobeda watches, Sturmanskie (the first watch in space), Rodina, Sputnik, the first Komandirskies, and finally Poljot watches, for which they’re probably best known.