Very unique vintage dress watch Raketa Big Zero dedicated to perestroika in middle 80s and was worn by Michail Gorbachev. This soviet watch is NOS and is in mint condition.
Chrome plated watch case is dust proof in mint condition with some minor, almost unseen signs of storage. Mechanical manual wind movement is robust Raketa Cal.2609.HA 19 jewels, fully serviced (cleaned, oiled, adjusted to 3 positions) winds smooth and keeps good time.
This is a mechanical watch and it has to be wind by hand once a day (preferably at morning) to make it run, no batteries required!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Case: Chrome plated
Back: Stainless steel
Crystal: Plexiglass
Movement - Cal.2609.HA 19 jewels
Band: Genuine leather
Width - 38mm - 1.5in
Width incl. crown - 40mm - 1.5in
From lug to lug - 41mm - 1.6in
Thickness - 10.5mm - 0.43in
Band width - 18mm - 0.71in