Russian GMT??

[fieter]

HI

Can anybody suggest any Russian / East Bloc mechanical watches that have a GMT hand? The Vostok is not a true GMT due to inability to set the hand to a different time from the rest of the watch.

Thanks.

[TZAG]

AFAIK real GMT in russian watch industry, was and still is, only in plans. Also please note you are referring to Vostok-Europe which is lithouanian and totally different factory from Vostok (Boctok)!

[domi]

Also please note you are referring to Vostok-Europe

They were still part of the Soviet Union for 46 years and do use Vostok (Vostok Chistopol) movements in all their watches.

VE (Vostok Europe) did have a real GMT watch planned for release, named after the Gaz limousine. I think there was even a thread on WUS about it, perhaps started by Irina?

Not sure what happened... They had it at a watch show, but then it never eventuated. :oops:

[cestommek]

They were still part of the Soviet Union for 46 years and do use Vostok (Vostok Chistopol) movements in all their watches.

VE (Vostok Europe) did have a real GMT watch planned for release, named after the Gaz limousine. I think there was even a thread on WUS about it, perhaps started by Irina?

Not sure what happened... They had it at a watch show, but then it never eventuated. :oops:

[tiyok]

[domi]

But... Is it ever being sold? I can't find it on the official website?

[richheddy]

According to the original thread, it was supposed to be ready in autumn of 2006. Shame it has not came about, I really like it.

[colt]

According to the original thread, it was supposed to be ready in autumn of 2006. Shame it has not came about, I really like it.

I can't seem to find that original thread. I wanted to bump it to see if anyone had any news.

I think the forum should start intense lobbying towards vostok for them to finalize (maybe) and release this baby (I'm talking of the movement of course)

edit: maybe a hostile financial take-over in the true proletarian style...

[scoff]

HI

Can anybody suggest any Russian / East Bloc mechanical watches that have a GMT hand? The Vostok is not a true GMT due to inability to set the hand to a different time from the rest of the watch.

Thanks.

get komandirskie 43! no, you cannot set the GMT hand, but you can rotate the 24hr scale!

[Chascomm]

get komandirskie 43! no, you cannot set the GMT hand, but you can rotate the 24hr scale!

And that after all is every bit a 'true GMT' as the Rolex GMT-Master I and the Seiko Navigator Timer, both recognized classic GMTs.