Poljot Chronograph Titan 3133 Men's Hand-Wound Russian Watch EUROPA 2000

DESCRIPTION:

Russian mechanical chronograph in titanium version from 1999. This is a really nice collector's item. The original leather bracelet (titanium bracelet clasp), the POLJOT ID Limited Edition card (999 pieces), the original Europa 2000 watch box and the operating instructions are combined in this beautiful offer.

Original text from the then client "Art of Time":

"Designed by leading European designers, conceived by professors from the Wroclaw Academy of Fine Arts, manufactured on Swiss precision equipment at POLJOT, the 1st Moscow watch factory - there is no better way to manifest a common Europe and the European idea.

Since 1995, 15 states have been working on completing the European idea. Art of Time and Poljot have therefore built the bridge between tradition, present and future with the "Europe 2000" edition: a symbiosis of ingenious watchmaking, the joy of mechanical chronographs and the idea of ​​a united Europe in the coming millennium. As a reference for this, you will find an engraved representation of Europe at the turn of the millennium next to the serial number on the covered base of the "EUROPA 2000" edition. This gives your chronograph "EUROPA 2000" the meaning it deserves: a precision watch with tradition for the MODERN European."

The chronograph is completely overhauled in our watch workshop and is delivered with a certificate with a rate test.

NOS (New Old Stock) Goods: Very slight signs of storage possible, small micro-scratches on the housing and base. Otherwise new and unworn!

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FEATURES:
Time display: hours/minutes/seconds, date, chronograph: stop function (accumulating), 30-minute counter

INDICATORS | SHOW:
Small seconds at position 9, central second hand (stopping function), 30-minute counter at position 3, date window at position 6

HOUSING:
Titanium, lug width 20mm, mineral glass, screwed stainless steel back with European outline, Ø 40mm (without crown), height: 12.5mm

DIAL:
Dial: blue with dark blue Europe map, slightly metallic, hands: polished shiny and red, flags of the EU members are at the hour position: sub-displays framed in gold

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Technical data Poljot/MakTime 3133
Winding: hand-wound
Movement caliber: 31 mm
Movement height: 7.38 mm
Jewels: 23
Functions/Complications: Hours, minutes, seconds, calendar, accumulating stopwatch
Shock protection: Yes (Poljot)
Frequency: 3 Hz (21,600 vph)
Daily rate deviation: from -10 to +50 s/day (manufacturer specification MakTime)
Power reserve: Chronograph off: 42-45 h - Chronograph on: 37-39 h

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The Poljot 3133 movement
Has a Russian heart, driven by Swiss precision. At the beginning of the 1970s, Poljot wanted to modernize the 3017 chronograph movement that had been produced to date. The number of pieces should increase. The delicate switching wheel mechanism of the 3017 should be replaced with a modern cam switching mechanism. The 3017 was already built on a Venus production line imported from Switzerland (Fabrique d'Ebauches Vénus SA) based on the Venus 150. This tried and tested approach was to be used again in the early 1970s with the new chronograph (31mm). This time a production line from Valjoux SA (today ETA, Swatch Group) was taken over and the movement was given an even stronger Russian heart (balance wheel). The basis for the Russian Poljot 3133 was the Valjoux 7734 or 7733. The machines, plans and know-how were once again purchased from a very good place.

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History Poljot
This goes back to 1930. At that time the factory was still called the “First Moscow Watch Factory”. The first movements of the new mass-produced Type 1 were manufactured for the first time on an imported production line from the Dueber-Hampden Watch Company, Ohio. By 1952, production had increased to 1.1 million watches. The country should be supplied with good watches. The military and science needed more precise clocks. In 1964 the name of the factory was changed to Poljot (Flight). The watch industry was not only a necessity but also a showcase project in the Soviet Union and Poljot was the greatest success. Other works such as the alarm work Poljot 2612 and many others were produced. In 1990 the production level was 5 million watches per year. Hundreds of employees made this achievement possible. Despite its long and proud history, Poljot was forced into bankruptcy in 2004. Many highly qualified employees lost their jobs at that time.

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After the purchase

Watches are checked by our watchmaker for at least 1 day. Many of our watches are New Old Stock, and these watches in particular are measured, calibrated and serviced by our watchmaker. Please have a little patience. These watches do not ship on the same day.

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Shipping Details

Note on international shipping: The situation for international shipping remains difficult. Transit times are almost back to normal, but may change unexpectedly. We will let you know if we see a problem shipping your order. Thank you for your understanding.

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Service and repair

We have specialized in repairing Russian watches and clock movements for over 25 years. In our fully equipped watchmaker's workshop, everything relating to your Russian watch can usually be serviced, repaired or fixed by one of our watchmakers. That's the advantage of our mechanical watches.

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POLJOT WATCHES - Russian collector's watches eK - Juri Levenbeg

We ♥ watches. We have been trading Russian watches from Poljot, Strela, Aviator, Buran, Vostok, Molnija, Slava, Raketa and many more since 1988. We run our own master watchmaker workshop in the center of Munich. Service and quality are particularly important to us when it comes to our mechanical watches.