Dub Rubb wrote:Sporkboy wrote:70’s Sekonda from AnimalMother on the PIF thread. Still need the right bracelet, but I took the older of the two cases, swapped in the newer crystal and used the newer movement. I may do some polishing, but it is looking good. Movement was very clean.
I absolutely love vintage Russian watches. They are just so quirky and cool. Not to mention affordable! That one looks rad.
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They are indeed cheap and quirky. I kind of lump them in with HMTs in that they are vintage, mechanical, cheap and kind of a crapshoot when ordering from eBay. Hard working watches for the every day person. That may not be fair to lump them together, but it is how I see them presently.
I put it on an expansion bracelet. Not too bad.
At any rate, I was surprised to see that the plastic crystal was just press fit and that there was no gasket of any kind on the caseback. I will have to check to see if there is a recess for a gasket, but I doubt it. This one is definitely not for even thinking about looking at water. I am shocked the watch survived as well as it did.
I should mention that I used the older case as it was more well defined the lines were more crisp and even the lug holes were drilled better. The newer watch did have an improved version of the movement, so it was an all around upgrade.