Someone asked me why the Soviets used wind-up clocks on even their nuclear subs. It's because they are reliable, plain and simple. And this clock is reliable. It's ticking away on my bookshelf at home as I write this.
Just think, with this in your home, you can channel Sean Connery speaking with a horrible Russian accent or Alec Baldwin in his pre-Jack Donaghy days...
The clock works like... well, like clockwork. :) It's a quality 12-jewel timepiece that runs for 8 days when the mainspring is fully wound with the key (which also opens the door to the face.) Approximately 8 inches in diameter, the clock is about 3" high and weighs roughly 6 pounds.
$75 is an excellent price for this gem, which I purchased in 1990 at VoyenTorg, the military department store in Moscow, just off Red Square. (They never checked my ID to see if I had permission to buy stuff there. That's why I have a closet full of uniform hats and other goodies. Ah, the good old days!)
This is a Soviet era clock from the respected Vostok company, timepiece supplier to the Soviet - and now Russian - military. It's marked "Made in the USSR" at the bottom. At the top, you'll see the submarine logo and the word "Kommandirskiye" - Vostok's trademark for military clocks and watches.
For your information, I'm providing links to sites that feature this clock (and its post-Soviet "Made in Russia" cousin) so you can see the going rate for one of these guys:
This is the current "Made in Russia" model of this clock. It goes for $200+.
Holy crow! Goodwill auctioned one off for $125 and they didn't even guarantee that it worked!
Again, $250+ (not including shipping for this sucker!!)
If you're interested, please contact merujo@gmail.com - thanks for your interest!
