Retro-Futuristic POLJOT Alarm Baikonur TV-Case

This watch was SOLD on May 10, 2012 (Destination: Dorchester Dorset, United Kingdom).

Gender: male Crystal: acrylic Dial Width: 26 mm Dial Height: 28 mm

Movement: 17 jewels manual-wind Case: gold-plated steel Case Width: 34 mm without crown Case Height: 40 mm with lugs Case Thickness: 12 mm Movement Number: SU3133 Bracelet: gold-plated steel Bracelet Length: measures up to 10 in with case

This is an authentic Russian-made POLJOT Baikonur Manual-Wind Watch with Cricket Alarm.

• 98% Original / Complete POLJOT parts - replaced bracelet & clasp
• white/gold/red detail against matte black face
• Fully-functional Cricket Alarm
• gold-plated steel TV-design case, crowns, Speidel Twist-o-Flex stretch band
• stainless steel case back
• 17 jewels manual-wind movement

This watch keeps good time & is in good working condition! Add this to your collection of vintage quality timepieces!

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This unique timepiece brings you back to the Space Age Era of the 1950s-1960s. It has a TV-Case, as well as a TV-inspired dial design. It also has a cricket alarm feature, which was a "modern" addition to wristwatches back in the day.

The POLJOT Alarm Baikonur was named after the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which is the world's first & largest operational space launch facility. Many historic flights lifted off from Baikonur:

1. the first man-made satellite, Sputnik 1, on 4 October 1957;
2. the first spacecraft to travel close to the Moon, Luna 1, on 2 January 1959;
3. the first manned orbital flight by Yuri Gagarin on 12 April 1961;
4. & the flight of the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, in 1963.

Today, under the current Russian space program Baikonur remains a busy space port, with numerous commercial, military & scientific missions being launched annually!

EXTERNAL CONDITION: This watch is in *VERY GOOD condition (83-87%): The watch shows what might be considered normal wear by a careful owner who wore the watch regularly. Scratches are evident, but no nicks or dings. May have replacement parts. A sound, attractive presentation overall.

INTERNAL CONDITION: This watch is in *NEAR MINT condition (93-97%): working perfectly, keeping good time & needs nothing.

*condition descriptives mainly based on the Timezone Grading System

gold-plated steel polygon case

matte black dial or face

gold-plated steel hands

gold-plated steel bar hour markers

CLEARLY-MARKED white grid

gold POLJOT name logo & red/gold POLJOT star at 12 o'clock

red "BAIKONUR" & "AZIA-TV" at 6 o'clock

gold/white TV-tube design with "MADE IN USSR" text also at 6 o'clock

original POLJOT gold-plated steel crowns

clear acrylic crystal

replacement gold-plated steel Speidel Twist-o-Flex stretch band

The "Twist-o-Flex" launched the Speidel company into world renown! Its special link design creates a single-component, stretchable bracelet. In 1959, the Speidel Twist-o-Flex was considered light years ahead of any other watch band product. It was a sales phenomenon & was the fashion statement of its time!

stainless steel case back embossed with serial numbers

case back secured with an outer ring

S.U. (Soviet Union) POLJOT 17 jewels manual-wind movement - tested by our experienced technician

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