A rare Russian mechanical pocket watch brand "MOLNIJA" GOST 10733-98
A real collector's item made from old stock items (NOS, New Old Stock). Mechanical quality movement that is no longer produced in this price range today.
Year of manufacture: 2008
The original papers from MOLNIJA with a short instruction manual are in Russian.
CLOCKWORK:
3602 Molnija caliber, hand-wound, 15 jewels, Breguet spiral balance, balance escapement vibration 18000, power reserve when fully wound: 38+ hours
FEATURES:
Time display: hours/minutes/seconds
INDICATORS | SHOW:
Small seconds at position 6
HOUSING:
Heavy housing made of chrome-plated brass, Ø 50mm, height 12.7mm
DIAL IN 3 VARIANTS:
1. Dial: silver, hands: blued, numbers/indices: black & Roman, logo Molnija and inscription "Made in Russia" in Cyrillic
2. Dial: white, hands: black, numbers/indices: black & Arabic, logo Molnija and inscription "Made in Russia" in Cyrillic
3. Dial: silver, hands: black, numbers/indices: black & Roman, logo Molnija and inscription "Made in Russia" in Cyrillic
MOLNIJA 3602
The Molnija 3602, which was produced for almost fifty years, between 1960 and 2008.
It goes back to the Cortebert 616, which was produced in Switzerland in the 1930s and 1940s, and whose machines were probably subsequently sold to Russia.
Over time, this work was modified several times, in particular the height increased by over a millimeter, and the decoration became more and more economical until, towards the end, almost no decorative cuts and other decorations were added.