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 My friend asicwhite turned me on to this offering, we pass finds back and forth trying to make each other broke!

 

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I bought two didn't know if I wanted leather or mesh. :bangin:

 

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Well the mesh fits leather to short what else is new happy with them. Will get the plastic off if I ever wear!

 

Specs:

 

Watches with central second hand.
Vostok automatic movement with 31 jewels
Waterproof 200 meters.
Stainless steel case.

Stainless steel bezel

Luminous indexes and numerals

Mesh bracelet

 

Writings on Cyrillic:

On caseback:
Made in Chistopol, Russia
Vostok
By special order

Shock resistant balance.
Average daily rate at temperature 20±5°С -20, +60 seconds.
Totally wound watches run not less than 31 hrs.
Average term of service 10 years.

 

 

 

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Looking good!!

 

I am already heavily into modding mine..

 

New bezel, new bezel insert. Mine came with a broken movement, so I bought a blue dial ministry one that I am going to transplant dial and movement from. Keeping hands from this one...

 

And a defender bracelet from Deep Blue....

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Here are my mods..

 

 

Will post when all is done!

 

 

Deep Blue Defender Bracelet

 

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Blue Rally Insert from Dagaz

 

 

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Dial and movement from this ministry Amphibia

 

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Keeping hands from the original :)

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Photoshop mockup!

 

Going to look better in the flesh I think :D

 

 

Got that 70`s vintage diver going for it...

 

 

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These Abtono - watches with a clear simple design really have something and look good on leather as well mesh. Lume looks great, bezel too. Wear them well:)

Anyway think I´ll stick to classic rollies or Bp before all gets totaaaaly out of control.....

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Super Im glad i ain,t the only russian military sub owner these watches are tough as nails and have a charm of there own !!! 

here are my vintage military subs !!!!

 

200m amphibian vostok 

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Now that is what i call a caseback seal !!!

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1956 first factory russian automatic military watch still has some lume

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I got my bezel from a guy on eBay, but I would hold out for Murphy to get back with a new batch of his bezels..

 

Russian dude on eBay (you need to pm him and ask if he has bezels)

 

http://stores.ebay.com/vostokpoljotwatchesfromrussia/

 

 

Murphys

 

http://www.murphymanufacturing.com/index.html

 

 

Bezel insert comes from Dagaz

 

 

http://www.10watches.com/apps/webstore/

 

 

Dial came from eBay (I bought a whole watch though)

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=amphibian+dials&_nkwusc=amphibia+dials&_rdc=1

 

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