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Sturmanskie Space Pioneer Automatic Watch
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Sturmanskie Space Pioneer Automatic Watch
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The Sturmanskie Space Pioneer is an ode to the Voskhod 1: the seventh manned Soviet space flight that launched in 1964. A pioneer in many ways (it was the first to carry multiple people into orbit and the first to reach an altitude of 209 miles), the spacecraft plays the starring role on this watch with an engraved depiction on the caseback Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downDash30dash
45
Sep 25, 2017
Not sure it is fair to call Sturmanskie a "joke" or "crap." For those only looking at only these comments i would urge you to do some other research.
It is not an apples to apples to compare these to the base Vostoks. They share a movement but not much else. And Sturmanskie uses the more refined and optomized versions of the movements from Vostok.
If you think the watch is not worth the $300 then that is a personal decision. I own several Sturmanskies and have been very happy with them. Maybe I am a "fanboy" and so be it. I have met the people who run this company at the Basel watch fair. They are good people who care about making great watches in Russia, which isn't as easy as it once was.
We throw words around like "crap" and "joke" but these are real people behind these that take pride in their work.
It is not an apples to apples to compare these to the base Vostoks. They share a movement but not much else. And Sturmanskie uses the more refined and optomized versions of the movements from Vostok.
If you think the watch is not worth the $300 then that is a personal decision. I own several Sturmanskies and have been very happy with them. Maybe I am a "fanboy" and so be it. I have met the people who run this company at the Basel watch fair. They are good people who care about making great watches in Russia, which isn't as easy as it once was.
We throw words around like "crap" and "joke" but these are real people behind these that take pride in their work.
Dash30dash
45
Oct 4, 2017
Then let me put this more plainly. Their watches are NOT crap and I don't agree with your assesment. Period.
unixvova
193
Oct 4, 2017
Dash30dashYou are wrong.
Those watches are crap, and you should be ashamed for thinking otherwise.
Please stop being pro-russian bot.
Vuurwapen
26
Sep 23, 2017
19800 bph, a 31 hour power reserve, non-hacking seconds - could someone explain to me why this is a $300 watch? Is it made in Russia by the descendants of the space pioneers?
unixvova
193
Sep 24, 2017
It has the same movement as majority of Vostok and Komandirskie watches, and those go for 50-60 USD .
Here is the listing from one of the russian domestic retailers:
http://www.alltime.ru/watch/sturmanskie/2416-2345337/16265/
Caliber is 2416
Here is the watch made by the same company from the same retailer:
http://www.alltime.ru/watch/vostok-watch/921831/144577/
The same caliber: 2416Б
And the price after conversion is around 52 USD. (with a little effort it's possible to find it even cheaper)
Those are really low quality watches.
Once it starts developing problems, watch repair shops in russia itself will not repair it, and will simply tell you to buy new one.
If you're really persistent, they will take it for repair, and will simply replace the whole movement, leaving original case and dial.
Price of 399 USD , or even 299 USD is simply "Tourist Trap".
For 400 USD you can get Seiko Alpinist , or one of the new Cocktail line watches.
For me it's a no brainer.
But it's just me, what do I know, I only have like 6 years of experience working in russia .
P.S. You mentioned reputation of this brand. It has reputation ONLY in russia. And it's based mostly on russian military fan boys affection for "patriotic" art on the dials of those watches. If you ask one of the locals, why they like these watches. Majority of the replies will be something like this: My father/grandfather/uncle/brother of my 12th girlfriend had one, and it was really durable/tough/unbreakable, and they have such a cool patriotic dial. These watches are crap, it's just the way things are...
P.S. You mentioned reputation of this brand. It has reputation ONLY in russia. And it's based mostly on russian military fan boys affection for "patriotic" art on the dials of those watches. If you ask one of the locals, why they like these watches. Majority of the replies will be something like this: My father/grandfather/uncle/brother of my 12th girlfriend had one, and it was really durable/tough/unbreakable, and they have such a cool patriotic dial. These watches are crap, it's just the way things are...
Mouse8459
144
Sep 24, 2017
unixvovaThank you for taking the time to give a considered and well thought out reply. I'm sure that many readers will find it useful. And yes, I'd much rather have an Alpinist.
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