Vintage soviet MAYAK mechanical watch, 1MChZ, the 2nd quarter of 1957

Description Vintage soviet MAYAK watch MADE IN USSR!   Manufactured on 1st Moskow Watch factory(1MChZ), USSR.   The Mayak brand (Маяк, meaning “lighthouse”) was produced primarily by Petrodvorets Watch Factory, but also by First Moscow Watch Factory. It’s generally possible to tell which factory manufactured a given Mayak, as Petrodvorets usually put their company logo on the dial, while 1MWF omitted this feature. All watches relied on the caliber 2603 movement, a shockproofed version of the ubiquitous Pobeda caliber. ​ This watch was manufactured on the 1MChZ factory in the 2nd quarter of 1957   The watch is mechanical and does not need batteries to operate.   Original soviet “MAYAK” with mechanical lever movement and manual winding.   YEARS 1950s CASE SIZE 41.5x35mm (with crown) THICKNESS 9mm LUG WIDTH 16mm TYPE  Mechanical FUNCTIONS Hours, Minutes, Seconds     Watch been through a recent service by a professional watch tech and keeps good time.   Comes complete with Nagata leather strap. 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 watch factory Mayak / Маяк In 1954, by decree of the government, the First State Precision Jewel Factory (ТТК-1) was formally renamed “Petrodvorets Watch Factory” with the intention of producing high-quality pocket and wristwatches for men. This lead to a proliferation of discrete brands in the second half of the 1950s, all powered by Petrodvorets movements. These brands included Baltika, Leningrad, Mayak, Neva, Russia, Start, and Svet. ​ The Mayak brand (Маяк, meaning “lighthouse”) was produced primarily by Petrodvorets Watch Factory, but also by First Moscow Watch Factory. It’s generally possible to tell which factory manufactured a given Mayak, as Petrodvorets usually put their company logo on the dial, while 1MWF omitted this feature. All watches relied on the caliber 2603 movement, a shockproofed version of the ubiquitous Pobeda caliber. ​ The Mayak brand was retired around 1962, when the vast majority of Petrodvorets Watch Factory brands were consolidated under a single trademark: Raketa. Similar watches continued to be produced thereafter, but only under the Raketa name.