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submitted 1 month ago by squid_slime@lemm.ee to c/watches@lemmy.ml

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I ordered a Rodina automatic and I can't wait 😍😍😍 hoping it will arrive tomorrow.

I have a working Sekonda and a fualty but both I have been practising watchmaking on and this Rodina has been serviced so I won't need to mess with it and hopefully won't have that incessant itch to take it apart.

Soviet watch appreciation thread.

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[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

That's a sweet piece, I dig the lugs on Rodinas

I have a Raketa 2610 Antimagnetic on the way to join my growing little collection of Soviet watches (Vostok, Raketa, Slava, Luch) and I'm real psyched about it. I need a Poljot or something else from First Moscow to round things out.

[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I've been using an old, cheap Shanghai 7120 from AliExpress to practice watchmaking skills with. They're mostly new old stock so the parts can be assumed to be good condition, but they'll need oiling/service, so they're good candidates for practice. If it isn't running well after you put it back together, it's more likely to be your fault rather than wear or damage to a vintage movement that can be hard to diagnose as an amateur. Wide availability of parts, too.

[–] squid_slime@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Very sound advice, I bought a faulty Sekonda deluxe 2209 movement to tinker with and have spares on hand for my working 2209 but depending on price AliExpress movements could work great and just to have something to strip and rebuild over and over without fear of loosing jewels, stripping screws.

[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Speaking of aliex movements, the Sea-gull ST3600 is a copy of the ETA 6497 pocket watch movements that students at Swiss watchmaking schools learn on. Another good choice, they're bigger and have a little more elbow room than a standard wristwatch movement and there are a ton of videos on YT about working on them.

[–] squid_slime@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Cheers comrade, I will pick one up

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