soviet and russian information sites

[MBA1996]

I "bumped" into this site while surfing Russian vintage pieces. It's not bad for somebody like me that's learning about them. Take a look....


http://www.russianwatchguide.com/

[JAS1125]

Nice find Chuck

[Randy]

Probably worth a "sticky"!

[[k]]

I would completely ignore the section about the Invicta Russian Diver. It's a fable.

[MBA1996]

[k], when I read thru that section yesterday, I didn't believe it for a second. I have read a few articles about Invicta's history, the one below being the most common. I'm not sure I've ever seen or heard of Invicta before the 1980s, but I have read about the Picard family. (I've often wondered if they were related to Jean-Luc, , but then that's another story........)

http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of...atch&id=251545

I was surprised to see them even mentioned in this article on Russian watches. In a way, I wished they didn't because, for me, it kinda tarnished the "credibility of the site.

The "phony" Invicta article aside, I thought the rest of the site was worth mentioning, if not for just the information a newbie like myself could take away from it concerning Russian watches. I wonder how much "somebody" paid to have that slipped in there....

[[k]]

Originally Posted by MBA1996

[k], when I read thru that section yesterday, I didn't believe it for a second. I have read a few articles about Invicta's history, the one below being the most common. I'm not sure I've ever seen or heard of Invicta before the 1980s, but I have read about the Picard family. (I've often wondered if they were related to Jean-Luc, , but then that's another story........)

http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of...atch&id=251545

I was surprised to see them even mentioned in this article on Russian watches. In a way, I wished they didn't because, for me, it kinda tarnished the "credibility of the site.

The "phony" Invicta article aside, I thought the rest of the site was worth mentioning, if not for just the information a newbie like myself could take away from it concerning Russian watches. I wonder how much "somebody" paid to have that slipped in there....

I agree, the site has a lot of good information on it, and I would not want to impugn the entire information archive just because of that erroneous Invicta article. I have no doubt that the author simply believed the story without question, and is not knowingly passing along bogus information.

I haven't plumbed the depths of the site as of yet, but I've read a few articles in the past, and found it to be reliable.

[windy2]

check these sites out www.netgrafik.ch/russiantimes.htm
www.russianwatches.altervista.org

[roo7]

Adding my links

http://nht.blogs.sapo.pt/6467.html
http://photofile.ru/users/ussr-watches/
http://www.boxerora.hu/index.html
http://www.christophlorenz.de/watch/...index.php?l=en (covers all kinds of watch movement)
http://www.ussrtime.com/ (can't go without this)
http://www.ussrwatches.info/main.php

[Artemisia1]

Thanks, both of you, for some great links!

[nht]

http://www.russianwatchguide.com/ A good information page.

PS: Thanks roo7

[roo7]

Originally Posted by nht

http://www.russianwatchguide.com/ A good information page.

PS: Thanks roo7

no problem, btw where did you bought that Vostok neptune ? Looks great !

[nht]

Both in Germany.

Blue in Ebay and Brown in a online store.

Tonight i send you name of store (don't remember now), but it was the last in stock...

Now, i need green Neptune...

[Andrei Raevsky]

Russian 24 hour watch aficionados can also check out my modest website.

[GeorgeH]

I'm am curious to know what is bogus about the Invicta article. How do you know the story is a fabrication?

George

[MBA1996]

Originally Posted by GeorgeH

I'm am curious to know what is bogus about the Invicta article. How do you know the story is a fabrication?

George

George... that it isn't a truly made Russian watch is the point we are talking about. It comes from Eyal's secret factory in the Swiss Alps (Or Hollywood Florida), but no place in Russia.... hench, a bogus addition to a Russian watch column.

Chuck