Chinese movement in Raketa?

[Marc F.]

I'm new to the forum, and pretty new to watches, and was hoping someone could help me identify a movement. Is there a Chinese manufacturer who makes a copy of a Raketa 2623 movement and/or uses an asterisk (*) as a logo? I bought a watch that was identified as a Raketa 24 hour watch a while back, but after opening it up I began to suspect the movement might not be from Raketa, and possibly be Chinese, since it is unsigned. It's laid out like a 2623 movement, but the only marking is a symbol that looks like an asterisk on the spring barrel. (I've since heard on the Russian forum that some Raketa movements have no markings, either, so this may remain a mystery.) I just thought I would see if this rings a bell with anyone. (Sorry I don't have a photo to post.) Thanks.

[Chascomm]

I'm new to the forum, and pretty new to watches, and was hoping someone could help me identify a movement. Is there a Chinese manufacturer who makes a copy of a Raketa 2623 movement and/or uses an asterisk (*) as a logo? I bought a watch that was identified as a Raketa 24 hour watch a while back, but after opening it up I began to suspect the movement might not be from Raketa, and possibly be Chinese, since it is unsigned. It's laid out like a 2623 movement, but the only marking is a symbol that looks like an asterisk on the spring barrel. (I've since heard on the Russian forum that some Raketa movements have no markings, either, so this may remain a mystery.) I just thought I would see if this rings a bell with anyone. (Sorry I don't have a photo to post.) Thanks.There is no Chinese copy of the 2623N. In fact I have not ever seen a hand-wind 24-hour watch from China. In the last couple of years, a company called Dolphin have been producing a Raketa-like 24-hour watch (apart from the brand and the deeper caseback, it is a very convincing replica). The movement is a Shanghai 35 jewel automatic (probably based on their GMT auto). AFAIK, nobody has attempted to fake a Dolphin as a Raketa.

Back in the 1980s, Raketa movments were used in Hong Kong watches. And Peterhof brand, which formerly belonged to Raketa but is now based in Moscow, now use Chinese standard movements.