roadsmith
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posted on February 3, 2006 11:38:23 PM new
I'm selling a lot of gadgets and gizmos for a man who's left the country. There's a watch, nice one, with a little booklet I can't read so I don't know what I'm selling. I'll post some pictures here. The first is the first page of the tiny booklet:
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irked
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posted on February 4, 2006 12:20:36 AM new
Have you gone to
http://world.altavista.com/
for translation of those words? Bable Fish translation URL above.
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Can't touch this! uh huh, uh huh.
"Por favor, no exprima el Charmin."
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agitprop
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posted on February 4, 2006 12:51:39 AM new
Made in Moscow around 1984 (ring a bell anyone?) Cheap Russian copy of a Chinese copy of a Japanese copy of a Swiss watch.
Sorry comrades, but with the cold war over my Belorusski is rusty. But my Chinese & Farsi is still okay.
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roadsmith
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posted on February 4, 2006 08:24:00 AM new
I'd have to type the words in, and I don't have Russian capability - I think. (Never tried to find it on my computer but perhaps I'll look.)
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cherachael
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posted on February 4, 2006 08:29:15 AM new
I can read it. I will translate as close as possible. It says:
Closed
Auction Services
Interwatchservice
Moscow (address)
Passport
for Watch hand mechanical
with seconds (measurement)
numbers/letters
********* face watch itself blocked for me to read the whole thing. it says:
BURA....
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LtRay
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posted on February 4, 2006 08:51:40 AM new
BURA....oke. The left counter hand should not be floating like that.
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LtRay
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posted on February 4, 2006 09:07:16 AM new
btw, I believe the style is an aviator. I'm still trying to find it on the web.
Fond one similar
http://www.russia2all.com/AVIATOR_Poljot_Russian_Aviation_Pilots_Watches/NEW__Aviator_Chronograph.html
[ edited by LtRay on Feb 4, 2006 09:10 AM ]
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LtRay
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posted on February 4, 2006 09:34:13 AM new
Roadsmith, can you give us a pic of the back?
I'm beginning to know more about Russian watches than I ever cared to know 
There actually are a few of them worth some money.
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classicrock000
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posted on February 4, 2006 09:35:50 AM new
I feel dyslexic after reading that top sign
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Beauty is only a light switch away
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on February 4, 2006 09:38:02 AM new
amedovoy (ebay user ID) sells russian watchs on ebay and is a fellow Vendio user from the looks of their listings. You may want to drop them a line and ask them. Here's one of their store items http://tinyurl.com/8emqy and their website http://www.russiantimepieces.com/catalog/default.php . Might be worth droping them a line and asking.
They say your memory's the second thing to go, I just can't remember what the first thing is.
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roadsmith
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posted on February 4, 2006 01:29:48 PM new
Okay, here's the back of the watch, for LtRay:
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on February 4, 2006 04:45:18 PM new
Here's Poljot's website. This is the aviator watch page. http://www.poljotwatch.com/page/PW/CTGY/Aviator
If this is a real Poljot it may have some value.
They say your memory's the second thing to go, I just can't remember what the first thing is.
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glassgrl
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posted on February 4, 2006 05:48:11 PM new
what IS that floating thing between the 12 & the 2?
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roadsmith
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posted on February 4, 2006 06:08:03 PM new
Glassgrl: That's the hand for the left little dial--LtRay mentioned it earlier here. It would have to be reinstalled.
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LtRay
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posted on February 5, 2006 01:58:01 AM new
Roadsmith, that was exactly what I suspected 
It might behoove you to ask a good watch man about this watch. Could be valuable.
Unfortunately, as Agit mentioned, they were copied as much as the Rolex in the 1980's, so it would take someone in the know to tell you if it is real or a fake.
Here is an interesting history site
http://poljot-times.com/poljot_watches_history.shtml
http://www.aviator-watch.com/html_general_infos/history.htm
The Red Star emblem and name are found on the Buran watches.
Just found what appears to be an excellent watch site. You might want to ask here:
http://www.rltwatches.co.uk/forums/index.php?s=9a61e9585d9dc6583ff35405c8c39c5f&showforum=10
Good luck and let us know how you do with it.
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