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Two beautiful Soviet (stop)watches

  • 15-02-2019 10:25pm
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    Thirdfox
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    Howdy all - while on the look out for some interesting watches I read an article looking at the Heuer Mikrograph - a 1/100th second stopwatch (i.e. it measures time down to 0.0X of a second) - now the Mikrograph is out of my price league but I then discovered that Slava also made some interesting stopwatch models.

    So after doing some searching I'm happy to present my finds:


    1. Slava rattrapante 1/10th second stopwatch:

    46382939794_96e9cbe034_z.jpgSlava split seconds2 by Secondfox, on Flickr

    Yes the polystrene box is the original box! A rattrapante stopwatch allows a split time to be measured (see the red arrow).

    46192798975_a613eb1dd9_z.jpgSlava split seconds by Secondfox, on Flickr

    This particular copy was in great condition and made in 1990. Move on El Primero - the second hand ticks at a nice 10 beats per second, or 36,000bph.

    Here's a video (not mine) of it in operation:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCSpVPkbHmU


    2. Slava "Chronoscope" 1/100th second stopwatch:

    Hopefully the first one whetted your appetite because here's the star attraction - a 360,000bph movement stopwatch:

    46192799495_26aade668c_k.jpgslava chronoscope package by Secondfox, on Flickr

    I couldn't believe it when I found it on the bay - the watch was in a fantastic condition with its original box and papers!

    46192800105_e2509e1b65_k.jpgslava chronoscope birth cert by Secondfox, on Flickr

    Here's its "birth certificate" (according to the Russian language I believe) - number 2552 and made in 1964 - not many of these were made and they were generally used for specialised purposes - who else needs timing something to 1/100th of a second?

    46382941334_efe6c73e12_k.jpgSlava chronoscope back by Secondfox, on Flickr

    The beautiful purple coating on the back was almost complete - apparently it was used to prevent oxidation of the back.

    46382940714_dd83b20609_k.jpgslava chronoscope open by Secondfox, on Flickr

    You can see that the finishing on this older stopwatch is much higher than on the rattrapante above - the tolerances needed for a 1/100th second stopwatch is obviously higher than a 1/10th stopwatch too.

    46382940024_8e15841b52_z.jpgSlava chronoscope by Secondfox, on Flickr

    Close up of the face - with the old logo of the 2nd Moscow Factory (before they rebranded as Slava).

    And what does a 360,000bph movement sound/look like in action? Here's a youtube video (not mine) of "the buzzer" stopwatch :D :
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0tTvgKA-uU

    See how quickly the escape wheel is spinning at 0:34 of the video!

    Are there any others who collect these here?


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