Mens Vintage Raketa 2609 Watch Rocket Watch USSR Rare Soviet Gift Idea Mens Gift

  
Spending on collections, you invest in your future. Mens vintage Raketa 2609 watch Rocket watch USSR Rare Soviet Gift idea Mens gift. You will fall in love with this vintage men's watch.

Our Raketa antique watch is sure to be a conversation starter. Our watches are great men's gifts, including retirement gifts, Father's day gifts, Christmas gifts and much more! This is a vintage men's Soviet wristwach "Raketa"- (" Rocket"). This is a fully Authentic Raketa watch made in USSR era. Made in 1993 at Petrodvorets Watch Factory.

The watch has been fully serviced, cleaned and oiled by a professional watch maker. The watch is working very accurately.], "rocket") watches, have been manufactured since 1961 by the Petrodvorets Watch Factory in Saint Petersburg. The Petrodvoretz Watch Factory is Russia's oldest factory and was founded by Peter the Great in 1721.

Raketa watches were produced for the Red Army, the Soviet Navy, for North Pole expeditions, as well as for civilians. As of today Raketa is one of the rare watch brands in the world producing its movements from A to Z. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin made the first manned flight in outer space on the rocket Vostok 1. In honor of this, the Petrodvorets Watch Factory named its watches "rocket", or Raketa in Russian.

At the height of the Cold War, however, the name "Raketa" was perceived negatively in the West, as the word was associated with the latest generation of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles, the R-16. During Soviet times it became one of the most produced watch brand in the world. In the 1970s the factory produced about 5 million mechanical watches per year. This is great addition to your collection!!! Please ask any questions if you have.

The watch serviced and oiled. Also i accept Bank Transfers. The item should be in original condition. Don't miss any offers!