Description Vintage mechanical SEKONDA (RAKETA) with automatic self winding movement MADE IN USSR!   By 1964, all major watch factories in the USSR had been reorganized and rebranded with an Anglicized name that better lent itself to international markets (prior brands were almost always written in Cyrillic). This particular watch is manufactured on Petrodvortsovsky watch factory, USSR   The trade mark ‘SEKONDA’ is on the dial.   The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.   Automatic self winding movement – the watch will wind itself while you walk about your business.   Original soviet “SEKONDA” has mechanical lever movement and automatic self winding movement.   CASE SIZE 44x39mm(with crown) THICKNESS 14mm LUG WIDTH 18mm TYPE  Mechanical MOVEMENT 2627.H FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Calendar   Watch been through a recent service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.   Comes with blue nylon NATO strap included! Modes of payment: PayPal Credit Cards (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover) BDO bank deposits (for Philippines customers only) Fast international shipping: ships from Ukraine tracking number within the same business day! 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.