Description Stolichnie watch from 1960s – 17 jewels MADE IN USSR!   Beautiful vintage watch manufactured on 1st Moscow Watch Factory The Stolichnie brand (Столичные, meaning “capitol”) was manufactured in the late-1950s and early-1960s, using​ an advanced caliber 2409 movement with central second hand and shock protection. This movement was a modified version of the caliber 2408 (introduced with the Kirovskie), to which shock-protection was added. The evolution of the movement was as follows: ​ The Stolichnie brand was retired in 1964, when all individual First Moscow Watch Factory brands were consolidated under a single trademark: Poljot. Watches in the same style continued to be produced well into the 1960s, but only under the Poljot name.   The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.   Original soviet “Stolichnie” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.   DATE NOV 15 1961 CASE SIZE 40.5×32.5mm THICKNESS 9mm LUG WIDTH 16mm TYPE  Mechanical MOVEMENT 2409 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 original box, passport and 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. Stolichnie / Столичные Brand History After World War II, the First State Watch Factory focused heavily on wristwatch production. This lead to a proliferation of discrete brands in the 1950s, all powered by First Moscow Watch Factory movements. These brands included Antarktida, Kirovskie, Kosmos, Mayak, Moskva, Orbita, Pobeda, Poljus, Rodina, Signal, Sportivnie, Sputnik, Stolichnie, Strela, Sturmanskie, and Vympel.  ​ The Stolichnie brand (Столичные, meaning “capitol”) was manufactured in the late-1950s and early-1960s, using​ an advanced caliber 2409 movement with central second hand and shock protection. This movement was a modified version of the caliber 2408 (introduced with the Kirovskie), to which shock-protection was added. The evolution of the movement was as follows: ​ Before 1960: No shockproofingAround 1960: Single-shockproofing introduced (balance only)Between 1960–1964: Double-shockproofing introduced (balance and escapement) ​ The Stolichnie brand was retired in 1964, when all individual First Moscow Watch Factory brands were consolidated under a single trademark: Poljot. Watches in the same style continued to be produced well into the 1960s, but only under the Poljot name. (Source: 1) (Source: 2)