Description Vintage gold-plated soviet Sekonda (RAKETA) mechanical watch     Manufactured on Petrodvortsovsky watch factory.   The trademark ‘Sekonda’ is on the dial.   The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.   Original soviet “Sekonda” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.   MANUFACTURE DATE Nov 16 1992 CASE SIZE 39.5x36mm (with crown) THICKNESS 10.5mm TYPE  Mechanical LUG WIDTH 18mm MOVEMENT 2609 HA FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds   Watch been through a recent service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.   Comes with box, passport and leather strap Collector’s red alert: TIME CAPSULE! Once is a while a NOS gem is unearthed – original vintage watch, in unused condition, complete with it’s box and papers. Items like these are rare, they take us back in time, like a TIME CAPSULE! Such items so far show appreciation in value over time. Get it while you can! 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.