Description SPUTNIK mechanical watch – 16 jewels MADE IN USSR!   Manufactured on 1st Moscow Watch Factory   Commemorates the successful launch of Russia’s Sputnik spacecraft, the world’s first artificial satellite that was launched on 4 October 1957.   This watch is all about the dial: the Earth displayed in the center of the dial with the Soviet Union in red. The seconds hand could represent Sputnik herself orbiting around the Earth, her path marked by the thin red circle. You can see there are rocket ships marking off the hour increments. This watch is Early Edition Legendary Soviet brand trademark POLJOT.   The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.   Soviet “SPUTNIK” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.   YEARS 1957-1960 CASE SIZE 42.5mm x 36.5mm THICKNESS 8mm LUG WIDTH 18mm TYPE  Mechanical MOVEMENT 2408 FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds   Watch been through a recent service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.   Comes with NAGATA leather strap included 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 (1.MWF, renamed to POLJOT after 1964) – 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.