Description Black RAKETA COPERNICUS (night) mechanical watch MADE IN USSR! Manufactured on Petrodvortsovsky watch factory, USSR White dial and unusual hands make this watch very special in any collection. The trade mark ‘RAKETA’ is on the dial. The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate. Original soviet “RAKETA” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding. This watch from early 1990s – the movement with “SU”(Soviet Union) stamp and “Made in USSR” on the dial 6 o’clock position. CASE SIZE 41.5mm x 37.5mm(with crown) THICKNESS 11mm LUG WIDTH 18mm TYPE Mechanical MOVEMENT 2609.НП FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds Watch been through a recent service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time. Comes 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 The Petrodvorets Watch Factory «Raketa» was founded by Peter the Great in 1721. Factory was producing wide range of items, including jewels for watches since 1930. Factory was devastated during World War 2, restored in 1949 and was making “Pobeda”(Victory) and “Zvezda” watches. In 1954 renamed into Petrodvorets Watch Factory. Since 1962 “Raketa” watches are produced which became the trade mark of the factory. The Petrodvorets Watch Factory is one of the rare watch factories in the world that fully manufactures its own movements from A to Z, including hairspring and escapement. Other band names produced on the factory include Baltika, Leningrad, Mayak, Neva, Pobeda, Raketa, Rossiya, Svet, Start. Read more about on of few surviving soviet watch factories on factory’s website.
