Hey, I'm fairly new to the whole watch stuff so I'll apologize in advance because this question might sound very dumb.
I learned about Russian watches a few months ago and really liked it. I love history and historical things. Naturally, I was drawn to the Poljot watches and started searching for some of them.
Now, as far as I understand it, they're supposed to be watches from the USSR Factory. If that is the case, why do so many of them have things written in English (such as "22 jewels" or "madeira in USSR")? They surely can't be original watches from the Soviet Era, right?
Still, there are many good reviews on eBay and even here in this subreddit I've found people with Poljot like the one I'm watching on eBay, with writings in English.
So, what's the catch?
Thanks in advance!
P.S.: English is not my first language so I'm sorry for any mistakes.
The English writing is not a problem, but the watch is way too pristine to be a Soviet era product. I've heard that there are people who refurbish the old movements or get new old stock movements and assemble them with new parts. TBH these might actually be even better quality than the originals, so as long as you're comfortable with the watch and what you're paying for it...