Cornavin (Wostok) soviet mechanical vintage watch

Description Soviet mechanical CORNAVIN (Wostok) watch – 17 jewels MADE IN USSR!   Manufactured on Chistopolsky Watch Factory “Cornavin”, USSR. Cornavin was a Geneva-based watch company founded in 1920. In the 1970s, a subset of Soviet watches were marketed under this brand. These watches were likely intended to be sold in the USA or Spain.     The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.   Original soviet “CORNAVIN” has mechanical lever movement and manual winding.   CASE SIZE 42.5mm x 36.5mm (with crown) THICKNESS 10.5mm LUG WIDTH 18mm TYPE  Mechanical MOVEMENT 2605 FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds   Watch went through a complete service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.   Comes with new Nagata leather strap included. This watch ships from ����Ukraine with tracking number Modes of payment: PayPal Credit Cards (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover)   We guarantee the item you receive looks and works exactly as advertised — or your money back. About the watch factory Watch Factory “VOSTOK” – began as the “2nd State Watch Factory” was evacuated during World War 2 to Chistopol in 1941. In 1943 began producing Kirovskie watch – first soviet man’s wrist watch earlier made on 1st Moscow Watch Factory. From 1949 famous “Podeba” watches were made here. From 1962 “Commander’s” watch Vostok were made on the factory. Since 1969 factory was official supplier of Ministry of Defence, all watches produced were branded as “Vostok” Other brands produced: Albatros, Amphibia, Buran, Chaika, General’s, Kama, Kolos, Comandirskie, Mir, Pobeda, Saturn, Sekonda, Sputnik, Svet, Uran, Vostok