I purchased one of these watches several months ago. For one the case is NOT SOLID STAINLESS STEEL. The cases are brass with a very cheaply done chrome plating job reflective of the current economic state of Russia. If you look at the adds very closely you can see the yellow brass around the outside of the bezel where the plating didn't take. If you wear the watch any extended length of time the chrome plating will start to wear off the case back exposing the brass. When my watch was for the most part shot I took the watch apart to have a look at the inside. The movement is a cheap Russian made copy of an American Dueber Hampden pocket watch design , the movement is pin & lever and not jeweled and it's the same movement they put in those Russian made Harley Davidson pocket watches that sell for around $40.00 USD. These watches may make a great conversation piece or something for display but are definetaly not worth the money these sellers are asking. I have reported the issue of sellers miss representing the fact that the cases are solid stainless steel to E-bay but they don't seem to be to concerned with the issue so I'm taking it upon myself to warn potential buyers before they throw away $200.00 on a piece of junk that it probably cost $20.00 USD to manufacture. Also I was recently informed by a friend ( Samir ) whom I met on the watch collectors forum and lives in St. Petersburg Russia , that these watches are NOT original Russian Navy divers watches from the 1970's. He further stated that these watches are reproductions of the originals that are mass produced to be sold mainly as souvenirs and they have no collectable value. Below you will see 2 photos , the photo on the left is of an original Russian Navy divers watch made in the 1970's by Zlatoust Watch factory and the photo on the right is the current reproduction. I was informed that the originals carried no markings on the dial , case back or the band buckle and we're much better built. You can see the difference in the crown and bezel shape.


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