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Cloaca
1906
Oct 30, 2017
I love the Cyrillic font for Amphibia. Is vostokamphibia.com a legitimate source for these? I'm kind of excited about the $15 worldwide shipping.
Cloaca
1906
Oct 30, 2017
CloacaThe little $60 handwinder 33-mm women's divers are just so cute! Fake bracelet made of rubber!

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It kind of reminds me of the old ladies divers that Citizen and Seiko used to make for the Japanese market that show up on auciton sites all the time.
Asheikm
2537
Oct 30, 2017
Cloacahttps://meranom.com/ is the official online store of the Vostok factory. I personally bought the above watch from Amazon.com for about $80 with free prime shipping. The bezel I ordered from an ebay seller in Russia.
Cloaca
1906
Oct 30, 2017
AsheikmHow about this for an Amphibia third-party bezel?
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Asheikm
2537
Oct 30, 2017
CloacaThat's pretty cool. Personally, I prefer cleaner lines. On ebay, you can also find older Vostok Commander hand-wind watches. They have a chrome plated brass case. The chrome can be stripped. That bezel with a brass case would look pretty awesome.
Cloaca
1906
Oct 31, 2017
AsheikmLookikng on the Meranom website, it seems that almost all the classic Amphibia divers have chrome-plated brass bezels. I don't mind brass or stainless steel, but I'm nogt sure about chrome. It seems like it would be ... I dunno, super tacky looking, like that chrome looking plastic they use on electronic goods.
Asheikm
2537
Oct 31, 2017
CloacaAll the Amphibia cases are stainless steel. The bezels are chromed brass. The OEM bracelet isn't solid link either. https://meranom.com/en/amphibian-classic/710/vostok-watch-amphibian-classic-710526.html
Meranom sells the stainless bezel separately. Or you can get high quality, locally machined, options from places like Murphy Manufacturing. https://meranom.com/en/amphibian-classic/spare-parts/vostok-watch-clean-bezel-01k3.html http://murphymanufacturing.com/vostok_bezels.html
The 2416B movement is $40 by itself, all the rest is only $30 (for list price of $70 ). I think they heap out on the bezel and bracelet to introduce the Amphibia classic at lower price. Also, to promote the customization market. There is some weird pleasure we derive from exclusivity.
You can also get their watches with premium components at a higher price point. I am considering the scuba listed below, and have the VE GAZ-14 Limo. https://meranom.com/en/amfibia/scuba/vostok-watch-amphibia-scuba-2415-070798.html
Cloaca
1906
Oct 31, 2017
AsheikmWow, this Vostok stuff is deep.
I randomly clicked on this one, and I kind of like it:
https://meranom.com/en/amfibia/turbina/vostok-watch-amfibia-turbina-243529-230700.html
The day/night indicator is kind of genius, sort of a 24-hour dial but instantly readable, an a.m./p.m. indicator in effectl
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