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.
I own one of these watches and purchased it from a seller from Ukraine on Etsy a couple of years ago. I didn’t know much about it but fell in love with the look after reading an article about Russian watches that included this model.
When the watch arrived I noticed that the crown was bent so I sent it back to the seller, who said he’d have his guy “make a new one”. When I got it back it was in perfect condition and worked well. The crown was different than the first one, and looks like the one pictured above. I have no allusions that the watch is 100% authentic. I’ve heard many people say that the dials are reproductions. The watch itself might be new old-stock from the 1980’s but I doubt it. I’ve never opened the case up to see the movement so I don’t know how old it is. Being that the watch wasn’t expensive I don’t really care about its authenticity, it’s just a fun watch.