Franken of the week...

[michele]

Dress-style 2414 dial, date mechanism and cannon pinion, with an early 2409A base movement in a 2209 Ministry case with 22mm lugs.

There's somebody with a bottomless parts bin...

The dial-hands-movement assembly was probably swapped from a first-generation 2414 dress watch (bevelled bridges).

Then the guy fitted the combo in an old Ministry case. 99% of the USSR-made Ministry Amphibia were automatic (21 jewels 2416), the only one with an old-generation hand-winding movement (2214) was seen some time ago in some factory pictures.

The caseback has been probably swapped from an Amphibia tonneau, hence the 2209 inscription.

Anyway, not only those watches are often messed up, but also sold for relatively high prices. But, hey, the crystal is probably original...it has more wrinkles than a Egyptian mummy.

[Melnyk]

found the proper dial for it
Russian USSR Amphibian antimagnetic Watch VOSTOK - eBay (item 300449081480 end time Jul-30-10 12:04:59 PDT)

[michele]

found the proper dial for it
Russian USSR Amphibian antimagnetic Watch VOSTOK - eBay (item 300449081480 end time Jul-30-10 12:04:59 PDT)

Another suspect watch. The balance wheel bridge has been replaced for sure (note the bevelled edge - the rest of the movement is not bevelled).

[Melnyk]

not to mention the 21 jewel inscription on the dial and im 99% sure that dial was only on the original ministry case

[Seele]

Actually I would not mind having that dial!

[michele]

not to mention the 21 jewel inscription on the dial and im 99% sure that dial was only on the original ministry case

Maybe i'm wrong, but i feel that that one was the only dial mounted on USSR-made Ministry Amphibia (type-71x case).

Unless i don't remember some other variants but every time i see an old (21-jewels, USSR) Ministry Amphibia, it is equipped with black-anthracite dial and "coffin-shaped" marker at 12.

(cool nickname, eh? )

[Melnyk]

Russia CCCP 17 Jewels Manual-winding Men Watch - eBay (item 130415840918 end time Aug-04-10 09:57:07 PDT)

[Chascomm]

Russia CCCP 17 Jewels Manual-winding Men Watch - eBay (item 130415840918 end time Aug-04-10 09:57:07 PDT)

Case, bezel, back, gasket, dial and crown are all original. Looks like the movement died and was replaced by a Chinese Standard automatic. The hands were probably transfered with the movement because they fit.

"Authenticity Guaranteed!"

[Melnyk]

see not all franken doctors are us ukrainians.

[roo7]

And it's a manual winding watch !