1940's Old collectible Molnija USSR wristwatch with RARE caliber ChK-6 subsecond

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Regular price $190.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $190.00 USD

1940's Very Old RARE Molnija (Molnia, molniya, Молния) mechanical collectable original wristwatch

Made in USSR (Soviet, Russian, СССР)

Caliber made by Second Watch Factory, ChK-6, 15 jewels

It would be great find for any collector

Very good condition for it's age. Small traces of use. It's rare model. Collectible item! Please see the photos for the assessment of watches. Runs well and keeps time accurately. Really watches look much better than in the photo. New PU leather strap as a gift!


Vintage USSR Russian collectables, mechanical (with manual winding) wristwatch. 15 jewels (2MWF). The watch is produced at the Molnia (Molnija) Military watch factory, where instrument panel clocks for MiG aircraft and submarines are also made. Molnia Watch & Clock Factory is located in Chelyabinsk, industrial center of South Urals Mountain ridge, Russia. It is one of the biggest regions in the mid-Russia known for its talented craftsmen. When you look back to the history of Russia you'll see that Russian Tzars always invited the Ural craftsmen when they wanted to get unique and beautiful things for their palaces or as presents to other countries. The factory was established on November 17, 1947. At first main products were wristwatches, pocket watches, mechanical table clocks and unique technical clocks for tanks and submarines ordered and paid by Soviet Union Department of Defense. Although Molnia Watch and Clock factory still produces some military stuff (such as aircraft clocks) The given model of a watch is considered rare; very few models of a watch of such type have been let out. The watch is produced at the Molnia (Molnija) Military watch factory, where instrument panel clocks for MiG aircraft and submarines are also made. Eighty percent (!) of work is done by hand. Molnia watch can be a nice and inexpensive gift idea for many occasions. The watch has a movement analogous ROLEX 1930-1940’s. You can see the state of watch on pictures it good. This wristwatch is in good demand; therefore the price increases every year. If you want to make a present to your close friend, it is the best decision to purchase this wristwatch. You will get pleasure not only from the purchasing, and from unreserved admiration of your friends.  


DEFECTS: small traces of use for this age


COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USSR

MANUFACTURER: Second Watch Factory (Russian: Второй часовой завод)


OVERALL CONDITION (10-point scale): 8


CASE

Condition (10-point scale): 7-8


GLASS

Material: acrylic

Condition (10-point scale): 8-9


DIAL

Condition (10-point scale): 8

Inscriptions on the dial (translated into English): Molnija


STRAP

New PU leather strap as a gift!


MOVEMENT

Mechanical: hand-winding

Caliber: Molnija ChK-6

https://ranfft.org/caliber/7996-Molnia-3602-H35-2nd-Watch-Factory

The caliber has some engravings:

  • Ch2Z logo (Second Moscow Watch Factory), this logo was used in the 1945-1958, see this link: http://www.netgrafik.ch/russian_logos.htm
  • ChK-6 (caliber)
  • 15 Jewels
  • 4-49 (4th quarter of 1949 - the date when the mechanism was produced)
  • serial number

Features
  stem wind and set
  sub second
 
  Data
  16''', Dm= 36.0mm, Do= 36.5mm
  H= 3.5mm
  (winding gear +0.15mm)
  F= 0.5mm
  T= 1.6mm
  15 jewels
  f = 18000 A/h
  power-reserve 36h
 
  Balance staff U3209
 
  Stem W1893
 
  Hands
  1.88 x 0.98 / 0.26mm

Movement similar Swiss ROLEX (CORTEBERT)


DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, FUNCTIONS

Width

1.48 inch (37.5 mm)

Width with crown

1.59 inch (40.5 mm)

Length

1.83 inch (46.5 mm)

Depth

0.41 inch (10.5 mm)

Crystal

1.20 inch (30.5 mm)

Total weight (with strap)

1.55 oz (44.0 g)

Function

Hours, minute, second subdial

Country of origin

USSR

Dimensions of watches

RECOMMENDATIONS

All Antique watches are mechanical. Many repairs will not be cheap, as most likely they will require replacement of non-standard parts (unlike most late model watches).

  • Antique watches should not be beaten or dropped - because repairs may be expensive.
  • Antique watches are generally NOT waterproof. This is because waterproofing was not in general production until the middle of the 20th century for most watches. Therefore you should protect your antique watch from exposure to moisture.
  • 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. If you can avoid it do not wind the watch hard.
  • When adjusting the hands of your watch, move them in a clockwise direction only. Counter-clockwise adjustments may damage the movement. It is desirable to adjust the hands of your watch at the same time every day. An automatic or self-winding watch should be worn for at least 8 hours a day. It is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer's arm, to provide energy to run the watch, making manual winding unnecessary.
  • 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 necessary to service and oil vintage watches. If the course of your watches is worsening and the accuracy of the reduction in the duration of the clock (autonomy) from one fully wound spring - it need a service.
  • 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 antiques watch away from magnets. Strong magnetic fields may affect the accuracy of your watch since some vintage watches were made with iron based components in the movement.
  • Most Cases and Covers are fine components and will not handle abuse well. The watch should not be shaken, beaten, or stressed.
  • Antique watches generally experience an error of up to 5-7 minutes a day. Any accuracy of +- 5 minutes is very good.
  • 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.

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