Molnija Pocket Watch Serial Numbers Fixed
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Please use the following tables to help determine the approximate age of your watch. Remove or open the back cover from your watch and look for a number engraved into the movement; this is the serial number for your watch, and by using it, you can find the closest years it was made on these tables. Please note there is a difference between the number marked on the movement and the one marked on the case. These tables are only accurate for the movement serial numbers.
I have 2 molnija pocket watches, the older one is a 15 jewel 443, the newer one is maybe a 17-18 jewel and 3602. The 443 is from Cseljabinszk. Prod date maybe 1950-1960, at the back cower are 2 scratches, you can see at the photo, but I draw them to see better. The newer is maybe prod at 1970-1985. Both are working well, but I haven't got the information from the last cleaning, how much were they used... etc.
A bit completion:Stem thread 1,0 - 1,2mmMaybe the difference is the clock case => wrist or pocketwatch.Unfortunately I don't know how big the original was. At the older one, the case and the clockwork diameter are also small.
I purchased a Molnija pocket watch on E-bay about a year ago. Think I paid around $40. It is extremely reliable and keeps better time than my $1,700 Omega Seamaster. It also makes a great conversation piece.
I've just picked up a Molnija for 20 bucks, near mint as you can expect. A so-called 'railway' model, that's what the red winged-wheel means (it denotes they actually checked it!) If you find one with the entire insides and movement gold-plated - go for it! - the fighter-pilots used them, THEY match anything Switzerland can make. The case was matt from never being polished - and I suspect, not used at all for years - and looks very close to stainless steel, so I suspect it's what is known as German Silver. It's about 20 seconds a day slow but if not used for years must need a servicing/oiling. I've heard the military used whale oil to lube them with, as nothing else worked at minus 60 degees centigrade! It's obvious the design is top-notch, the rim if the balance wheel is studded with the small weights you only see on very expensive designer watches we mere mortals can only drool over. Knowing Russians from my days in the shipyards I know they can match anything we do in the west when it's called for (the polit bureau merely cut the bread rations for the workers, to compensate). I needed accurate timing in my last job, quartz was needed, but now I've retired my Molnija windup will do me fine. And they're green' too, no batteries. I can thoroughly recommend buying one if you find one. I slip mine into a goats-leather sheath and drop it in my pocket, the chain snapped to my belt.
You have a very good blog here ed.. Those stuff are indeed worth collecting. You guys try to visit this directory about pocket watches.. There's plenty of information and websites about exquisite watches.
hello. im zoran from bosnia. i have a OLD molnia 3602 18 jwl pocket watch,open face but i dont know how OLD is it. is there some methode to find how old my watch isthank You 4 your time.happy hollydays :)
Hi,Thanks for really interesting comments. I have a Molnija pocket watch with Stalin picture. It is manufactured 1951. Do you have any idea, how I could get more information about this, how many of these watches (with Stalin picture)were manufactured, price etc.There was a serial number inside the watch. Is there any database for Russian watches where I can try to find more informationAll comment are more than welcomeHave a nice weekend for all
I purchased a Molnija pocket watch more than a dozen years ago. The Molnija is in the shop because the minute and second hands fell out though the mechanism is still working and the hour hand keeps time. Strange that this occurred because I am certain the watch was not dropped or otherwise traumatized.Good to see so many of you out there who value pocket watches. As I sit here in my office I am wearing my grandfather's old Waltham ca. 1918. I wear a pocket watch when wearing a vest. In my prior life I was a prosecutor and when I knew the defense attorney was long winded I would try to wear a pocket watch that I could drag out of the best pocket and wind up. Invariably, at least one or two jurors would nod their heads and that told me at least I wasn't going to get an acquittal. A pocket watch is occasionally impractical in my present calling, Lutheran pastor. Can't access it when wearing liturgical vestments.
just purchased a molnija on ebay. model 3602 serial 004287. it came in the original box and original paperwork in Russian and I believe it is 18 jewel. the seller did not know much about the watch and could not get the back off. I got it off and it looks beautiful....as your posts have described...silvery mint like. the front has some writing on it....CAENAHO B CCCP also Molnija is in russian, but at the 3o'clock mark it also has DeHBeP - 91. The face numbers 5 and 7 are partially cut off by the second hand dial but are not in the italic style, but more like the font Gill Sans and the numbers are huge in comparison to the watch samples I have seen.I am new to watch collecting, so if anyone can enlighten me to the date range of this watch it would be a great help. Also this watch is openface but the back of the case says, MEMBER and encirlced, The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Inc. with an icon of a man standing next to a sundial.PS this watch seems completely intact, jewels and all and keeps perfect time.Thank you so much for any info.Ed, I love your blogsite, nice job!
Here are somegraet russian watch site links. PS pretty sure that my watch is 1979 pocket watch. considering I paid $17 for it I am pretty fortunate.Links:: -watches.htm
Well, it is obviously Soviet built, before the wall came down. The serial number seems pretty low which suggests that it an older model, sixties or earlier maybe. The language about the The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Inc is interesting. The NAWCC is a western organization and is still around. I wonder if they bought a bunch of Molnijas at some point and awarded them to their members. Sounds like a cool watch there.
Howdy Ed!My Molnija pocket watch is my every day watch. I was toatlly mystified when I first got it by the clay on both covers but was delighted to see what I got for a design when it finally wore away after about a week (3 ladies.) Mine is accurate within a minute a day. My chief complaint these days is that the only trousers that have watch pockets are jeans!Time for us pocket watch users of the world to unite in protest against the loss of the watch pocket!
I have a Molnija pocket watch that I bought at a estate sale in Louisiana. I don't know much about it and was wanting to sell it. But I have no idea how much it is worth. It has three ladies on the front and on the inside it has a baby angel and white flowers around the numbers. After taking off the back this was on the back:024291, eighteen jewels, unadjusted, Russia, MolnijaDo you know about how much it is valued at
HI Ed I was at a boutique selling vintage stuff and I came across a Molnijia pocket watch and immediately fell in love with it. This is the first time I am buying a vintage pocket watch... the shop owner said that it is around 50 years old and came from a Russian sailor who stopover at Singapore ( quite common in the olden days). It has a cover and can only be wind up by hand. At the 6 'o' clock mark, there is a portion that tells time as well. ( not sure what is the term for it) . It is made in USSR. Is not polished and i would need to do that if i buy it. Any advice Shop owner quoted me USD $ 78 dollars. Is this price reasonable I dun have to pay for shipping. thanks!
I just got my first pocketwatch at a Swap Meet (extremely large flea market) earlier today. The watch face LOOKS black with a bit of pink/violet near the middle. The pictures of the above watches are red, and I was curious to know if perhaps the face was just faded
Rarity - Molnija pocket watches from original factory stocks - Made in 2002, new and unused. Certainly freshly tested and re-oiled.This Molnijja (russ .: \"flash\") pocket watch with manual winding movement was produced in the now longtime closed watch factory Tscheljabinsky.Molnija caliber 3602 with 18 jewels, lever escapement, 18,000 halfrotations/hour and small second at \"9\".Metal case with a diameter of 50mm, 16mm height, plexiglass and spring lid. ( opens by pressing on the crown )Comes with nice watch chain, original little plastic box and certificate.This is the Great Patriotic War model. White dial with red star.
Pocket watch MOLNIJA 3602 - Order of the 2nd World War - II WW - Russian watch Order of the Great Patriotic War. Russian mechanical pocket watch with Molnija 3602 movement. \"The Order of the Patriotic War, also known as the War Order of the USSR, was awarded to fighters in the Red Army, the Soviet Navy and members of the NKVD and partisan units from 1942 for \"heroic deeds in the Great Patriotic War\" (Soviet name for the German -Soviet War).\" Source: Wikipedia (Order of the Great Patriotic War)
I have owned this Seth Thomas, pocket watch for many years. This is a very nice timepiece it is stem set and stem wound and it has a 15 Jewel movement. The serial number is 279283 that dates it to some time in 1890. Seth Thomas, started making pocket watches in 1885 and stopped making pocket watches in 1915. Just about 30 years. As of this date Feb.21, 2016 this Seth Thomas, Watch is 126 years old. WOW!!!
This type of caliber is known to be quite complicated and fragile. It might have been a good choice for pocket watches but most probably inadequate for the usage in military wristwatches due to its fragility. 153554b96e
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