Sandra Wright
This is one of the most unique watches I've ever seen.Pros-Decently water resistantBeautiful dialHorological historyGood Second hand sweepKeeps relatively good time relativelyVery unique dial handsBezel looks uniqueNew and improved crown with B logoNice silicone strapAll stainless steelStainless steel ring on dial itselfLooks like a SpaceWatch for sure at least from 1965Same color as original capsule used in space on Dialround polished spacey window with space font on datesDesign of the back is brilliant and I'll watch you should have a mason jar style screw down back like this watch I'm surprised Rolex has not followed suit this gasket system is much better than a O-ring system.Domed acrylic crystal, just like the Rolexes of the time. It is easy to scratch but just as easy to polish the same cannot be said about glassEasy to cleanRelatively nice claspCustom silicone logo made in RussiaHas a beautiful internal layout which is hidden, I replaced with sapphire back that they make and the inside looks beautiful with a custom B on the automatic mechanismcons,Delicate, all Vostoks are counter to popular beliefAbility to over screw crown down which breaks watch, don't over tighten Crownhad to add second small silicone band to have the long strap not flop aroundPower reserve more realistically 30 hoursDoes not wind well on the wrist automatically, requires hand winding to not let the watch run out of power, requires winding once every five daysIt's not come completely with the back screw down tightly when I replaced the back with a sapphire case I noticed a little bit of water on the gasket, no water and watch thank GodRuns a minute fast or slow every day, which is within the threshold that they give.The bezel blocks the crown so needs to be lifted to be able to have the crown screwed down fully, designed poorly in this mannerAfter lifting the bezel so many times to screw the crown in it is now very looseBad loom hard to read at nightSays made in Russia in English not in Cyrillic making it look more like a US made watchDoes not start working automatically when brought back from running out of power, needs a tap to work which is scaryCurrent positions are not felt well and are confusing. If you go from position one to position two you can't go back to position one so you need to screw it down all the way and then go back to position one. Otherwise your watch breaks. This means you can wind your watch and then set the date but you cannot set the date and then wind your watch without screwing it back down all the way.When I got my watch it was three days ahead so it took 30 minutes to wind it to the correct date, I know I could hack it but this breaks the watch, it grind the gears and slowly wears down the mechanism that tells the date so it should only be round forward, same setting the time, always wind clockwiseHas ceramic bezel but cheap white paint on markers on the bezel, one tiny touch and the paint just comes off look at photo at the 11 o'clock dial marker it has scratched off a littleOverall opinion,This watch is fun. It is like a watch from a comic book. It looks like something cosmonauts would wear. It fits well after adjustment and the sapphire case back is really really a nice addition that makes this watch an open back beauty. It has such a unique dial design there is no other watch like it and it is definitely not trying to copy any other type of watch out there. I've never seen anything like this and I love it. This company may not exist after this whole ordeal so it is commemorating not only the 60th anniversary of the space launch of the first man in space but the last year of the company's existence. It should be a nice collectors item in a few years time so I would definitely pick one up if not just to keep it in its box and look at it once in a while, it should bring a nice return 20 years from now. Most of the cons can be remedied in one way or another and I believe the pros outweigh the cons. Another thing to consider is that every other watch with a name of horological history has been counterfeited by the Chinese government. I believe that this watch is sold at such a low price point that it does not make sense for counterfeiting to exist so you're always getting the real deal with this watch if anything an upgrade. It's nice to not have to worry about that sort of thing. Overall five out of five because this is just so unique and beautiful that I can't pass it up. It shows the history of the first maned spaceflight and I really recommend it.
