Men's mechanical vintage soviet wrist watch Raketa, With popular leather strap, USSR watch, Vintage men's watch, RAKETA College, Gift for him

Men's watch RAKETA (eng. “Rocket”) was made in the USSR in 70s.

Mechanical wrist watch RAKETA is one of the brightest symbols of the industrial greatness of the USSR.

"Raketa" is a watch brand. The company was one of the 13 largest watch factories of the Soviet Union.

Raketa watch was produced in Petrodvorets and then was exported to the more than 30 countries. The first batch of the watches under the brand "Raketa" was published in 1961. The brand was named in honor of Gagarin's flight.

The watch has a PERPETUAL CALENDAR - a calendar for a wide range of years, designed to determine the day of the week.
Perpetual calendars require no calculations. They are created to calculate the day of the week in which someone was born or a specific event occurred.
The calendar popular repeats exactly once in 28 years, but in some cases it can be more often. There is a lot of this information about it on the Internet.
For example, 2021 completely coincides with the year 1993 in this watch!

Case size without crown: 40mm;
Case size including crown: 41,5mm;
Wristband size: 18 mm;

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Why should you buy vintage watches from our store?

1. We are selling rare, beautiful and unique vintage watches

2. You are getting real leather hand made strap

3. For an extra fee you can purchase watch gift box made from natural wood


4. We can personalize the purchased items per your specifications

5. We can engrave the back of the watch per your specifications, including choice of fonts, at extra $2 per each letter or symbol

6. We provide 6 month guarantee for all sold watches

7. If there is a particular watch you are looking for, feel free to write to us and we will try to locate it for you.