The usual suspects: this week's line-up of Raketa Perpetual Calendars on eBay.de !

[emoscambio]

Hello dear Raketists!


I know that this is a sport for you:


This week, ebay.de features the following Raketa Perpetual Calendars.

Your conclusion?


1)RAKETA CALENDRIER PERPETUEL MONTRE RUSSE-RUSSIAN WATCH | eBay



Genuine, Fake, Franken? Face OK? Raketa Logo OK? Hands OK?


2)Raketa Russische Herrenarmbanduhr Raketa fast wie neu | eBay



Genuine, Fake, Franken? Face OK? Raketa Logo OK? Hands OK?


3)VINTAGE USSR WRISTWATCH RAKETA. PERPETUAL CALENDAR. | eBay



Genuine, Fake, Franken? Face OK? Raketa Logo OK? Hands OK?


4) RAKETA Day Date Calendar Gilded Case USSR Soviet Watch 1980s | eBay




Genuine, Fake, Franken? Face OK? Raketa Logo OK? Hands OK?


5) RAKETA PERPETUAL CALENDAR GENTS WATCH,MADE IN USSR!!! | eBay



Genuine, Fake, Franken? Face OK? Raketa Logo OK? Hands OK?

[schnurrp]

Hello dear Raketists!


I know that this is a sport for you:


This week, ebay.de features the following Raketa Perpetual Calendars.

Your conclusion?


1)RAKETA CALENDRIER PERPETUEL MONTRE RUSSE-RUSSIAN WATCH | eBay



Genuine, Fake, Franken? Face OK? Raketa Logo OK? Hands OK?


2)Raketa Russische Herrenarmbanduhr Raketa fast wie neu | eBay



Genuine, Fake, Franken? Face OK? Raketa Logo OK? Hands OK?


3)VINTAGE USSR WRISTWATCH RAKETA. PERPETUAL CALENDAR. | eBay



Genuine, Fake, Franken? Face OK? Raketa Logo OK? Hands OK?


4) RAKETA Day Date Calendar Gilded Case USSR Soviet Watch 1980s | eBay




Genuine, Fake, Franken? Face OK? Raketa Logo OK? Hands OK?


5) RAKETA PERPETUAL CALENDAR GENTS WATCH,MADE IN USSR!!! | eBay



Genuine, Fake, Franken? Face OK? Raketa Logo OK? Hands OK?

Glancing at them, which is all you can do with pictures provided and no back and movement pictures, they look fine, to me.

[Mister Mike]

I agree w/ schnurrp. The perpetual calendars don't tend to get faked as often as the Polars, big zeros, pilots, etc., and the wear seems consistent on these.

[JRMTactical]

I've seen so many of them on eBay, so I conclude there is sufficient stock out there to make 'franken-ing' one a losing proposition. My 2cents!! There are a couple of very nice ones in your pics #2, #3 and #4 give me a warm fuzzy feeling!

[schnurrp]

They would make a nice sub-collection. Look to be in uniformly good condition with a nice variety of colors, branding, and one has the fat hands.

[emoscambio]

As to the hands, are only the thin ones original? And where on the movement should the marking of Raketa been placed, and the number (2628? 2628H? 2628HA?). Are 2614 also possible??? Seen some of them! Does a Russian WeekDay on an English Dial mean "stay away from me!"
And the Raketa logo in Russian or English, is it "hand written" or in capital letters?
Does info@raketa.su still answer questions about the genuinity of watches? How quickly?

A suggestion: Can someone or some of you guys redact a "sticky post" about all criteria to fulfill on a Raketa Perpetual Calendar? Just as for some other classics?

Thanks!!!

[phd]

They're all fine apart from the last one, which has the wrong day wheel (the dial is in English, the day wheel is Russian), and the wrong hands.

Of course, this says nothing about the movements - they should all be 2628N ("2628H", as it will appear in Cyrillic lettering); if you fine one with a different calibre stamped on the bridge, then the movement has been frankenised.

Cheers,
Paul

[schnurrp]

They're all fine apart from the last one, which has the wrong day wheel (the dial is in English, the day wheel is Russian), and the wrong hands.

Of course, this says nothing about the movements - they should all be 2628N ("2628H", as it will appear in Cyrillic lettering); if you fine one with a different calibre stamped on the bridge, then the movement has been frankenised.

Cheers,
Paul

Nice catch, Paul. Did any come with fat hands? USSR Times has one example 0128 with fat hands although they don't look like they belong.

[emoscambio]

A) Does info@raketa.su still answer questions about the genuinity of watches? How quickly?

B) Can someone or some of you senior Raketists redact a "sticky thread" about all criteria to fulfill on a Raketa Perpetual Calendar?

[schnurrp]

A) Does info@raketa.su still answer questions about the genuinity of watches? How quickly?

B) Can someone or some of you senior Raketists redact a "sticky thread" about all criteria to fulfill on a Raketa Perpetual Calendar?

This has not been done for the perpetual calendars I imagine because they are only in the middle when it comes to rarity and expense so they are not frankened as often as some others, thankfully.
Go to USSR Times here: Welcome to USSR Time!

and look at the Raketa watches, pick out the perpetual calendars and see for yourself what elements a good example has.

Phd has also posted his extensive collection of Raketas here: Raketa catalogues that I just tried searching using "perpetual calendar" with no luck. Maybe he will weigh in with suggestions on how to access his perpetual calendar examples, although if you like Raketas, browsing through will be a real pleasure.

Never have used info@raketa.su.

Maybe this will become a sport for you!