Description Legendary Poljot Sturmanskie mechanical watch, 15 jewels MADE IN USSR!   Beautiful vintage watch manufactured on 1st Moscow Watch Factory “POLJOT”   Legendary Soviet brand trademark POLJOT Sturmanskie – first watch worn in space!   This is a original Sturmanskie watch, MADE IN USSR.   The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.   This particular watch is manufactured in the 3rd quarter of 1953   Original soviet “Poljot Shturmanskie” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.   YEARS 1950s CASE SIZE 42x36mm THICKNESS 11mm LUG WIDTH 16mm TYPE  Mechanical MOVEMENT 15 jewels FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds   Mechanical lever movement with manual winding   Watch went through a complete service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.   Comes with premium quality hand made genuine leather compass 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. POLJOT Brand History Poljot watches are manufactured by the First Moscow Watch Factory. The factory began producing watches in 1930, and started using the Poljot brand name in 1961. Poljot watches are higher-end Russian watches and cost more than most Russian watch brands. An average Poljot watch costs around $300. Some gold President-series Poljot watches sell for upwards of $10,000. The Sturmanskie watch manufactured by the First Moscow Watch Factory has the distinction of being the first watch in space. In 1966 the First Moscow Watch Factory was awarded the highest Soviet award, the Order of Lenin, for developing the national watch industry. In 1992 the administration of the Russian president selected Poljot to be the rewarding watch from the President of the Russian Federation. In recent years, the First Moscow Watch Factory scaled back production. Some of its equipment was purchased by Volmax, a Russian watch company launched by ex-Poljot employees. Volmax now uses the term “Poljot” for some of its watch movements.