An iconic 24-hour Soviet timepiece featuring a rotating World Time city ring and Submarine naval theme!

Up for sale is an authentic vintage Soviet RAKETA 24-Hour mechanical wristwatch, produced in the USSR by the Petrodvorets Watch Factory. Designed originally for polar explorers, submariners, and pilots who needed to distinguish day from night, the hour hand makes one complete revolution per 24 hours.

This watch features an inner rotating bezel with major world cities (controlled via the secondary crown at 4 o'clock) allowing dual-time tracking. The watch has been fitted with a brand-new custom naval submarine theme dial to give it a sharp, crisp appearance while keeping the legendary USSR 2623.H hand-winding movement inside.

Key Features:
✔ True 24-hour scale mechanical movement (Caliber 2623.H)
✔ Inner rotating World Time bezel with cities in Cyrillic
✔ Newly installed modern naval submarine dial
✔ Fitted with a new high-quality black PU leather strap
✔ Fully serviced, tested, and keeping accurate time

A great practical collectible for military horology enthusiasts and collectors of unique 24-hour watches!

DEFECTS: Light chrome wear and minor scratches on the case consistent with age and Soviet production. The dial is a modern replacement. Overall condition rated 8.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USSR (СССР)

MANUFACTURER: Petrodvorets Watch Factory (Raketa)

OVERALL CONDITION (10-point scale): 8-9

CASE & STRAP

Chromed brass case with secondary crown for rotating city ring. Fitted with a brand new black PU leather strap.

Condition (10-point scale): 8

GLASS

Material: Acrylic Crystal

Condition (10-point scale): 9-10

DIAL

Newly installed modern custom dial with 24-hour scale, naval flag emblem, and submarine illustration.

Condition (10-point scale): 10 (New condition)

Inscriptions on the dial: 24-hour markers 1-24.

MOVEMENT

Mechanical: hand-winding (Cal. 2623.H, 19 Jewels, SU stamped)

Condition (10-point scale): 9 (Fully serviced, operational, holds power reserve and keeps accurate time)

DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, FUNCTIONS

Dimensions of watches

HISTORY & USE

All Antique and vintage watches are mechanical. Repairs require precision, so please handle this historical artifact with care.

• Vintage mechanical watches should not be beaten or dropped - shocks can damage the balance staff.
• Vintage watches are generally NOT waterproof. Protect your timekeeper from direct contact with water, heavy rain, or high humidity.
• If your watch becomes wet it should be dried off quickly. Carefully open all covers and use a hair drier to blow dry the movement, dial, covers, crown. This will reduce the amount of rust.
• If your watch becomes wet with any kind of salt water you should immediately immerse or spray your watch with fresh (no-salt) water to remove all the salt from the works before drying the watch completely. Any salt left in the watch will combine with moisture in the air to rust metal components of the movement, case etc.
• Winding any mechanical watch tight may break the mainspring. Stop winding as soon as you feel the natural resistance tightening up.
• When adjusting the hands of your watch, move them in a clockwise direction only to prevent stress on the gear train.
• If you must adjust counter-clockwise make it for small adjustments only (i.e. for minutes, NOT hours).
• Be careful and gentle when adjusting the movement speed (faster or slower). Don't make sharp movements, and don't touch other components in the movement especially the pendulum mechanism.
• Every 2-3 years it is recommended to service, clean, and oil vintage watches to keep them running accurately for decades to come.
• IF the watch is dirty - allow the watch to run down, don't wind it again until you have it serviced by a qualified watch repair expert. Dust will absorb and remove important lubricants and cause the movement pieces to wear down.
• To clean the case, dial and crystal you should use a cloth that does NOT leave fibers as these may get caught up in the movement. Check with your Watch repair expert to get an appropriate cloth.
• Keep your watch away from strong magnetic fields (large speakers, modern computers, magnets) since magnetic exposure can alter the balance spring performance.
• Most Cases and Covers are fine components and will not handle abuse well. The watch should not be shaken, beaten, or stressed.
• Vintage mechanical watches naturally experience a daily deviation error of up to a few minutes. An accuracy of +/- 3 to 5 minutes a day is considered excellent for a classic timepiece.
• Mechanical watch is not recommended to use for engage in extreme sports, and expose them to excessive vibration loads. Recoil force, which take on the clock, affect their reliability and precision. No matter how perfect was not anti-shock mechanism, there is always the chance of excessive load that details of the mechanism can not survive.
• Watch with calendar. It is not recommended to adjust, the date between 20.00 and 06.00, because at this time involved a mechanism for automatic adjustment date. Translation pointers calendars manually in this position arrows may damage the mechanism. Date changes should be made, relegating pre-clockwise to lower sector of the dial (for example, to position 6 (18.00) hours).
• Chronograph watches. In most cases, these watches contain the "start/stop" button and "reset" button. It is strongly recommended not to press the "reset" if the chronograph is running. Before you use the "Reset" button need to stop the chronograph by button "start/stop". Using the "reset" when running chronograph can damage the mechanism of most models of watches.

1. Total amount due includes the final item price plus Shipping.
2. Shipping charges are determined based upon destination address. Buyers are responsible for any applicable local customs procedures and duties.

We ship worldwide! This item will be packed securely with protective bubble cushioning and dispatched via registered international airmail with tracking number and insurance. Shipments are processed within 1-3 business days after payment clears.

Typical Delivery Timeframes:

• European Countries: approximately 10-14 days;
• USA, Canada, Japan & others: approximately 12-18 days.

NOTE: Actual delivery speeds depend on local customs handling and postal services.

We accept returns in compliance with standard platform terms. Items must be returned in their original condition as received. Return shipping costs are to be covered by the Buyer.

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