The acrylic crystals on Vostok watches are a particular and deliberate design feature. They are push fit only. No glue or sealant is used. This means that when diving, water pressure on the crystal pushes the outer circumference outwards and improves the water resistance by making the crystal fit increasingly tightly as depth increases.
@@khakimzhanmiras They would meet the claimed 200m we, but the acrylic crystals actually fail at around 800m. They vastly exceed the specified depth rating. There are pressure test videos on RUclips. Sapphire crystal is unlikely to be as flexible and would crack before the acrylic crystals.
I have the previous version of this without the small seconds..... It's a wonderful watch...... But yes, the edges are super sharp.... I gently filed that sharpness off. it's always sold out but as I live in Russia I got a new one off of the Russian equivalent of eBay :-) Rolex, Omega... Everyone has one. Like you, my Vostoks get more comments than luxury watches. Great video Blake
I have a similar VOSTOK without the small seconds hand and the case has lots of sharp edges. I bought a woman's nail file that has a 'shape', 'smooth', 'buff', and 'polish' side to the nail file. I filed the edges down ,following the numbers on the nail file, and it feels and looks great now. The crown IS wobbly and hard to hand wind without re threading it. At least the rotor is quiet.
Cool video. I like watches, but resist buying expensive ones. I own Vostok, Casio, Swatch (scuba libre). Vostok is good, I like several of them, so far I just have a scuba dude. I might be nuts, but I wish Vostok made a quartz watch, I’d buy them too.
The 170 style case are not the 710 case with another finish. They come from the 150 - the 150 are polished, not brushed and the 170 with leather strap has a sligthly modified lug hole placing - and the 150 comes from the 090. The difference between the 150 and the 090 are the milled out/closed lug. I love them all. I have 2 DIY builded 090, 1 170963 (really beautiful dial!) 1 090679m, 1 710615 and my son have a 060358.
@Grizzly where the numbers on the dial are depressed on the dial. It's almost like am engraved effect. Not sure if that makes sense, if not, just search for the same and you'll get videos explaining it
Yup, the ones with dates are troublesome. Got a Scuba Dude with date and, like you, only wear it when the date shown is near to the actual date. I'll probably get a dateless one in future.
Will someone please tell me what a "sandwich dial" is. Also, what is a "cushioned case". I thought I knew a bit about watches, but I havn't heard these two terms before.
Sandwich dial is where there is a lume dial under the dial, and the dial has "cut outs" at the numerals, pips, etc. A cushion case it typically wider and sits flat-ish on the wrist. Shorted lug lengths too. I hope this helps!
I have my Dads Rotary Elite quartz that looks very similar to this but is easier to read the dial I’ve had couple of Vostok watches and flipped them will probably get another hand wind at some point
I am not so sure it s an hommage. Honestly there is another model in the Amphibia line certain Glashutte company did a very similar model a few years ago telling about how "Eastern Germany navy divers would wear them". I think is like with the diver s watches, besides Blancpain wich is a very original design you really can t tell if Rolex stolr from anyone or if anyone else kind of stole from Rolex design.
That’s a great point. In one way shape or form, most watches are homages of some sort. But the Panerai Luminor has a very distinct look from many moons ago
So, is it a lumed sandwich dial though? Because lots of things on a Vostok I did learn to live with, like the no-quick-set date, or finnageling the bezel spring tightness, but the lume on Amphibia, let alone Komandirski: no can do.
@@threehandhunter I see, thanks. Still, that's interesting, might work out to fill the voids with lume 'a posteriori' and turn a sandwich into a sausage dial.
The lume is great. I'm Scandinavian and our night vision may be a little better, but I have never had a problem with any Vostok. Yes, the light will fade, but it is plenty visible once the night vision kicks in. This one really glows in the dark.
Do the hands on this watch have a specific name? I just bought a sandwich dial for a Seiko build and LOVE these hands but can't find them (for Seiko at least).
There are some that pop up on watchuseek (just one last week) but they fetch about $250-$300 atm. However, I’d keep my eye out for another reissue soon. They are popular
Out of stock as many, many other models.I think Vostok is having serious problems, maybe its end? Meranom is exactly in that situation, almost no watches to sell.
They are apparently on summer break basically evrybody in meranom so no restocking for a while and covid deffinetly has its part in it you know resource shortages for the manafacturing plant and such
@@threehandhunter who takes holidays? basically all the people that run the meranom site maybe with the exception of those who reply to coments and such. all least thats what i understand from what i was told
Wonderful and very informative video Sir just need your help I have bought the same 170 series vostok with brown dial Can u guide me from where to buy a Jubilee bracelet for the model...really appreciate your knowledge and love for watches. Vostok are addictive no one is happy with 1..❤ wants more
@@slyfondle1885 please feel free to find a in stock sandwich dial at Meranom...... I'll save you the time, I found One SE in stock, they are not plentiful, fyi definitions are destroyed,smashed, changed every day as we live, especially in the current time frame ....😂 I knew exactly what the gentleman was saying, there aren't an abundance of sandwich dials at the website. 👍🙂
@@steven3379 You've saved me no time. The Amphibian SE 720B36 and Amphibian Classic 170549 are both currently in stock, so you didn't look very well. Please explain how the "current time frame" means that "unique" no longer means unique? If this is the case the word is now meaningless.
@@slyfondle1885 so you found TWO..bfd ...I'm personally glad I didn't save you time. As long as you're a stickler for precise wording (could be described as "anal"), your so smart but couldn't get his point, (even though you probably did) without picking apart his wording......pick this apart, you are a jerk!
There is a lume disk below/under the actual dial. So the numbers are "cut out" of the actual dial and the lume disc below gives it a multi dimension look.
It's like the Vostok and watch community are two different things. Anyways just saying it's not the look of acrylic you like domed crystal which you can do out of any material the issue with having a plastic crystal on a watch is it scratches quite easy
I got the scuba dude with date; then got a no date (ref?) . I enjoy just holding them more than my other watches ..er, should I publicly admit to such a fetish?...
Great video! One of the best Vostok videos on the tube. Loved the outro ;-)
Thank you....very much.
The acrylic crystals on Vostok watches are a particular and deliberate design feature. They are push fit only. No glue or sealant is used. This means that when diving,
water pressure on the crystal pushes the outer circumference outwards and improves the water resistance by making the crystal fit increasingly tightly as depth increases.
Agreed, and they just look dang cool to boot!
they offer them in sapphire, same wr
@@khakimzhanmiras They would meet the claimed 200m we, but the acrylic crystals actually fail at around 800m. They vastly exceed the specified depth rating. There are pressure test videos on RUclips. Sapphire crystal is unlikely to be as flexible and would crack before the acrylic crystals.
I have the previous version of this without the small seconds..... It's a wonderful watch...... But yes, the edges are super sharp.... I gently filed that sharpness off. it's always sold out but as I live in Russia I got a new one off of the Russian equivalent of eBay :-)
Rolex, Omega... Everyone has one. Like you, my Vostoks get more comments than luxury watches. Great video Blake
I love that version too!
Greetings from 2023. I just ordered my 170548. Gorgeous watch.
Congratulations! nice!
Thank you Blake for sharing such a beautiful collection of Vostok. Great video, keep it up
My pleasure! And thank you for tuning in. I am sure to have more in the future. I love Vostok!
Fascinating watch. Merry Christmas!
Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you!
Gr8 vid on a fantastic timepiece. I see huge things for your new ch. Best regards, your 44th sub.
Thank you! I will make sure I bring you some good watches to see.
I have a similar VOSTOK without the small seconds hand and the case has lots of sharp edges. I bought a woman's nail file that has a 'shape', 'smooth', 'buff', and 'polish' side to the nail file. I filed the edges down ,following the numbers on the nail file, and it feels and looks great now.
The crown IS wobbly and hard to hand wind without re threading it.
At least the rotor is quiet.
Yeah, I am always concerned about re-threading. Great comments about the nail file too!
Beautiful watch thanks for reviewing I have an amphibian but I'll buy this one too
Thank you very much!
The one in the 020 case is one of the cooler vostok mods I've seen! Great job and can't wait to see what you do with the 170964
Thanks, Den!
Cool video.
I like watches, but resist buying expensive ones.
I own Vostok, Casio, Swatch (scuba libre).
Vostok is good, I like several of them, so far I just have a scuba dude.
I might be nuts, but I wish Vostok made a quartz watch, I’d buy them too.
That would be a trip! I love the inexpensive great finds too!
The 170 style case are not the 710 case with another finish. They come from the 150 - the 150 are polished, not brushed and the 170 with leather strap has a sligthly modified lug hole placing - and the 150 comes from the 090. The difference between the 150 and the 090 are the milled out/closed lug. I love them all. I have 2 DIY builded 090, 1 170963 (really beautiful dial!) 1 090679m, 1 710615 and my son have a 060358.
Really great information, thank you!!! That's really interesting about the lug placing.
To make it slightly more complicated, not all 170s have new lug hole placement. Most new ones do but not all.
Five and counting...only got my first in February
Sweet, which case size?
@@threehandhunter 2x 650, 020, 420 and 960
@@threehandhunter the first was a 650840 I have it on a red NATO
I'd love that sandwich dial but with a scuba dude on it! 😋
You and me both!
@Grizzly where the numbers on the dial are depressed on the dial. It's almost like am engraved effect. Not sure if that makes sense, if not, just search for the same and you'll get videos explaining it
@Grizzly The numbers, indicies are cut out of the dial exposing a separate dial generally with lume only.
Stunning panerai like dial , i”ll look for 1 for my 710 case
It's actually quite cool!
Thank you!
My pleasure!
Hi, what's the reference number for the one with the 020 case? Can't seem to find the exact one on meranom. Thanks.
Hey jon, it isn't in stock but here it is: Amphibian SE 020B35
@@threehandhunter hey thanks for the reply. Where did you get the bezel from? Or is that stock? Because it seems different compared to the pictures.
ahhh i just wear them without ever setting the date and pretend it doesn't have one
haha that makes 100% sense. Hell, I can't read the date without glasses anyway. hahaha
I would like to see what happened after installation in another case.
I ended up not modding it. But still considering 👍
Yup, the ones with dates are troublesome. Got a Scuba Dude with date and, like you, only wear it when the date shown is near to the actual date. I'll probably get a dateless one in future.
I actually set mine out like two days in advance haha
@@threehandhunter 😁👍
The 020 looks very nice - I assume the coin-edge bezel is a mod, where did you purchase it?
I got it off eBay. The seller posts them a couple times a year. Let me see if I can find the seller’s information for you
Pers184 is the seller
Would love to see vídeo of you doing some mods
I wish I was that good. Maybe it would be one of me wrecking some hand sets! haha
just ordered the version without the small seconds
nice!
Will someone please tell me what a "sandwich dial" is. Also, what is a "cushioned case". I thought I knew a bit about watches, but I havn't heard these two terms before.
Sandwich dial is where there is a lume dial under the dial, and the dial has "cut outs" at the numerals, pips, etc. A cushion case it typically wider and sits flat-ish on the wrist. Shorted lug lengths too. I hope this helps!
@@threehandhunter Thank-you!
Have filed down the lugs so its not too sharp?
Not a bad idea. As long as you don’t mind diminishing the value
I have my Dads Rotary Elite quartz that looks very similar to this but is easier to read the dial I’ve had couple of Vostok watches and flipped them will probably get another hand wind at some point
I have had a couple "hand wind" Vostoks, I think I prefer the automatics personally
I am not so sure it s an hommage. Honestly there is another model in the Amphibia line certain Glashutte company did a very similar model a few years ago telling about how "Eastern Germany navy divers would wear them". I think is like with the diver s watches, besides Blancpain wich is a very original design you really can t tell if Rolex stolr from anyone or if anyone else kind of stole from Rolex design.
That’s a great point. In one way shape or form, most watches are homages of some sort. But the Panerai Luminor has a very distinct look from many moons ago
So, is it a lumed sandwich dial though? Because lots of things on a Vostok I did learn to live with, like the no-quick-set date, or finnageling the bezel spring tightness, but the lume on Amphibia, let alone Komandirski: no can do.
It is, and the lume still needs a lot of work, imo.
@@threehandhunter I see, thanks. Still, that's interesting, might work out to fill the voids with lume 'a posteriori' and turn a sandwich into a sausage dial.
@@MJFallout sausage dial haha that’s awesome
The lume is great. I'm Scandinavian and our night vision may be a little better, but I have never had a problem with any Vostok. Yes, the light will fade, but it is plenty visible once the night vision kicks in. This one really glows in the dark.
Do the hands on this watch have a specific name? I just bought a sandwich dial for a Seiko build and LOVE these hands but can't find them (for Seiko at least).
Paddle hands (I believe)
The Vostok paddle hands can be made to fit seikos if you have the right skills and tools. Buy them from Meranom when they have stock.
do you know where to get a small seconds hand movement I dropped mine and it broke.
I’m not sure. In be checking eBay and watch forums personally
Dang, all sold out! Any idea where we can get one?
There are some that pop up on watchuseek (just one last week) but they fetch about $250-$300 atm. However, I’d keep my eye out for another reissue soon. They are popular
@@threehandhunter Thank you for the info!
Great vid!
TY very much!!
The one Vostock I haven't got yet....
You definitely NEED IT 😀
which is the watch shown in 7:00
go to 3:10 in the video. SE 020
Beautiful watches.
Thank you!!
Out of stock as many, many other models.I think Vostok is having serious problems, maybe its end? Meranom is exactly in that situation, almost no watches to sell.
They are apparently on summer break basically evrybody in meranom so no restocking for a while and covid deffinetly has its part in it you know resource shortages for the manafacturing plant and such
I actually enquired on WUS and that is also what other people told me? I mean😀, who takes holidays?
@@threehandhunter who takes holidays? basically all the people that run the meranom site maybe with the exception of those who reply to coments and such. all least thats what i understand from what i was told
Wonderful and very informative video
Sir just need your help
I have bought the same 170 series vostok with brown dial
Can u guide me from where to buy a Jubilee bracelet for the model...really appreciate your knowledge and love for watches.
Vostok are addictive no one is happy with 1..❤ wants more
I wish I could...I am not sure with matching endlinks. I would try eBay if you don't mind flat endlinks!
You should get a scuba dude. I made a video of mine too!
I think the Scuba Dude is next on my list, with the blue dial!
@@threehandhunter nice, the blue dial is pretty cool. You should also look into the desert shield one and the story behind it.
this vostok in a 420 case and i would buy it instantly...so beautiful...!
Boom!! Me too!!
Any other 39mm or below vostok? Cannot seem to find any
The only one I know (aside from komandirskie) is the 420 case. The 270 is discontinued but I am going to film a video on mine soon!
"The reason why this one is so unique is it's got a sandwich dial........now this isn't the first Vostok to have a sandwich dial..."
You are correct! I searched for many years the ones with the triangle indices too! Great point!
@@threehandhunter The point is that you don't seem to understand the meaning of "unique".
@@slyfondle1885 please feel free to find a in stock sandwich dial at Meranom...... I'll save you the time, I found One SE in stock, they are not plentiful, fyi definitions are destroyed,smashed, changed every day as we live, especially in the current time frame ....😂
I knew exactly what the gentleman was saying, there aren't an abundance of sandwich dials at the website. 👍🙂
@@steven3379 You've saved me no time. The Amphibian SE 720B36 and Amphibian Classic 170549 are both currently in stock, so you didn't look very well. Please explain how the "current time frame" means that "unique" no longer means unique? If this is the case the word is now meaningless.
@@slyfondle1885 so you found TWO..bfd ...I'm personally glad I didn't save you time. As long as you're a stickler for precise wording (could be described as "anal"), your so smart but couldn't get his point, (even though you probably did) without picking apart his wording......pick this apart, you are a jerk!
What does the "sandwich dial" mean???
There is a lume disk below/under the actual dial. So the numbers are "cut out" of the actual dial and the lume disc below gives it a multi dimension look.
@@threehandhunter Oh, thanks for the explanation! I appreciate it! ;)
It's like the Vostok and watch community are two different things. Anyways just saying it's not the look of acrylic you like domed crystal which you can do out of any material the issue with having a plastic crystal on a watch is it scratches quite easy
They stay true to their heritage in making divers with shatter-proof glass.
Polywatch is my friend!
I love that watch just the way it is, 'kay?
I cant find it on ebay
Unless it is an individual, it's rare to find one. Unfortunately. Also try Meranom, they may re-stock
It looks better without the bezel. I would just leave it off!
Agreed!!👍
dont sand down the chromed watch brass bezel, just soak it in hydrochloric (muriatic) acid :)
mine looks marvelous on my "Botchka :)
Great recommendation 👍👍
Отличные часы, пользуйся с удовольствием!
Thank you!
Классные конечно, жаль без даты
👍
I got the scuba dude with date; then got a no date (ref?) . I enjoy just holding them more than my other watches ..er, should I publicly admit to such a fetish?...
Haha Jay....when people actually comment on my watch, it is always a Vostok!
no longer available.
Unfortunately, correct
my friend this watch is very very different from panarai
Night and day different. I owned a Radiomir 10yrars ago for a few years when they used to be very popular. But Vostok tried their best 😂