Poljot 2616.1H Automatic USSR 1970s

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Soviet watch Poljot 2616.1H Automatic USSR 1970s

Poljot 2616.1 H automatic movement with 30 ruby jewels. Mechanical lever movement. Automatic winding. Date calendar. Shock protection. Central second hand.

Chrome plated case. Stainless steel caseback. Organic glass.

Made in USSR (1970s). First Moscow Watch Factory (Poljot).

Perfect working condition! Full tested. This watch runs and keeps good time, and is in overall good shape.

This selfwinding movement was put into “Meister-Anker” watches in the seventies, sold by the german “Quelle” shop. The high amount of 30 jewels is remarkable, and no less than twelve of them are used for the selfwinding mechanism. Such an effort is hard to find elsewhere.

The Poljot 2616.1H was (as caliber 2616H) released in 1972. It has got a diameter of 26mm (equals 11 1/2 lignes) and the oscillating weight adds another 3 mm to its diameter, which in total is 29mm then.