Hi from Germany! I own the same Watch. Bought it last year from .... Ukraine or so.... It`s awesome. This Brand was huge back in the Time. A "Poljot" was the first Watch in Space.
Hey! Yeah they are really beautiful watches. And yeah, It was really cool reading about Poljot's history! Very fascinating! Thanks for checking out my video! If there are any topics you would like to see me cover, let me know!
I own the gold cased version with black dial, gold markers and gold hands which i bought from Ukraine. I have worn it a lot, it's very slim and light and you forget it's on your wrist. Mine keeps amazing time, i regularly check it against my Casio atomic r/c digital and it doesn’t gain or lose more than a few seconds a week. Swapped the strap for a nicer padded calf leather strap. It looks very close to the 1965 Omega Seamaster Deville as worn by Jon Hamm in the final seasons of Mad Men, his was chrome cased. Overall i love the watch, it looks much more expensive than it was, cost me £95 delivered. Had quite a few complementary comments on it as well. A 1965 Omega costs about £1600 so this will do until i save up.....lol. very nice review.
Thank you! Yeah - they TOTALLY have Deville vibes - I was out of town with a friend, who actually owned a Don Draper Deville, and when I got back home and put on my Poljot it was disturbingly similar :) 🍸🍸
So hey, Norm, I don’t mean to bother you but i do have a couple of questions for you since it has been seven months since you got it. Please and thank you in advance. So have you dalyied it at all since your got it or ever wore it for a significant amount of time? And do you revisit it at all anymore, or has the charm worn off? Any major problems with it yet?
Excellent Q's! No bother at all! I should do a follow up vid. I've only kept it going for a few days - but that's the case w/ most of my watches :) I've actually been wearing most of this week! - Prob because I accidentally (I'll tell that story in a future vid) bought a couple more cheap old Russian watches. It keeps turrble time but I wind my watches 2x/day so I just tweak it when I'm doing that. Think it's at +2 mins/day. I figure if it dies I MAY service it... or I'll pull an Andy Warhol. lol
@@factorybear5264 They are amazing looking, and for the price - not too painful, if you get one w/ a ... rough .... movement. I just filmed a follow up on this watch - be out next week.
I found it on Ebay - listed as NOS. However, one viewer pointed out that it has likely been given a new dial. I STILL need to send it off for servicing. When I do I may do a follow up video on it. Thanks so much for watching!
@@TimBee100 Yeah, when I bought it I believed the listing, but it sounds like these are actually kinda franken, but they are inexpensive and really cool looking, so I personally don't mind. But yep.
@@KillingTimeWithNorman - I want to find an old watchmaker from Eastern Europe who might be able to tell me if it is authentic or not. That way I know whether or not to buy more from the same guy. I will say that the box mine and yours came in is the same although mine is red - I have a lighter dial. I'm combing the internet looking for clues as to if these are real or not.
Hey Norman, I purchased the same watch (I'm guessing from the same seller as you did). Question: Do you have reason to believe that this is actually an authentic vintage watch?
My understanding is they are - but probably re-dialed, given how new they look. THINK the dials are actually a diff brand, like Vostok etc, but don't recall They behave like vintage watches - actually not too dissimilar to heavy hitters like the Omega Seamaster Deville vintage pieces.
It took me a little bit but I've totally fallen in love with my two Poljots. They now get a ton of wrist time. In fact, after reading your comment I wound up the silver dial one, and am wearing it as I type. hehe
@@KillingTimeWithNorman Ha, ha! Yes, they sure look good. I have the silver one and the black one you have. We share great taste, I suppose:) That said, I question whether they are what they were advertised to be. To me the box just looks all wrong for what I generally see from the period from other brands. The indices don't seem to match the look on what appear to be authentic models sold elsewhere. Same for the printing of key details on the dial. On the whole the condition of the box and the watch don't seem to imply 30-40 year old watches. Also, an expert told me that the movement does not look correct to the model. So my non-expert surmise is that they are modern reproductions in all respects, possibly using vintage movements. If so, would anger me a bit given how they were advertised (at least to me).
@@a.s.2426 Oh! That's news to me - I assumed they were franken vintage, redialed. I personally don't care much with vintage (Or claimed), if they look amazing and the price is right. But I'm weird in that regard. I nearly snagged a Seamaster Deville I suspected was franken - cuz it looked great and was sub-$1k. Yes! Def great taste :)
@@KillingTimeWithNorman most of them are Franken vintage redialed with Chinese dials, most cases and movements are actually Luch brand (so they were made in Soviet Belarus) from luch ultra slim style models, they're very nice for 100$ if you just want a good looking vintage style watch
Hasonló Poljot órám van, nagyapám vette nekem amikor iskolás lettem, 1970-ben. Ma is megvan, öltönyhöz ezt szoktam felvenni. Később 2000 tályán vettem egy Molnia szerkezetes Poljotot, az is egy tipikus öltönyös óra. Bocs, nem beszélek és nem írok angolul, de megértem az angol beszédet.
Sadly it has definite issues w/ the movement. In about a month or so I plan to send it to TikTok Watch Repair. I'll have to do an update video - maybe next week! Thanks for asking!
@@KillingTimeWithNorman interesting, I noticed many pieces like the one you have for sale from Ukraine. I’m considering buy a Poljot NOS just to have in my collection. Good luck with the watch in the near future.
@@grapevinelover1 Yeah, they are soo great looking! - I JUST bought an old Vostok - black dial, Roman numerals - should be here between now and months away. A friend of mine actually brought these crazy little watches to my attention. They are so cheap, and just look great. So why not :)
I just bought it from Ukraine in a gold tone case. Those watches have a Japan made mechanical not market "made in Japan". It was a part of the USSR lying at that time.
Yeah. You are welcome. Most USSR luxury watches were going for export to lift up the prestige of the country. So common Soviet people never wore and never saw them. Best regards!
Thank you! I learned that right after publishing this hehe. I'll have to add a pinned comment to let people know my painful mispronunciation has since been corrected. :) Thanks so much for watching!
@@KillingTimeWithNorman and a second after I’ve commented, I went to watch that video about the gold Poljot, and saw you learned the right pronunciation.
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I am so sorry for the painful mispronunciation! I have since been corrected. :)
Hi from Germany! I own the same Watch. Bought it last year from .... Ukraine or so.... It`s awesome. This Brand was huge back in the Time. A "Poljot" was the first Watch in Space.
Hey! Yeah they are really beautiful watches. And yeah, It was really cool reading about Poljot's history! Very fascinating!
Thanks for checking out my video!
If there are any topics you would like to see me cover, let me know!
I own the gold cased version with black dial, gold markers and gold hands which i bought from Ukraine. I have worn it a lot, it's very slim and light and you forget it's on your wrist. Mine keeps amazing time, i regularly check it against my Casio atomic r/c digital and it doesn’t gain or lose more than a few seconds a week. Swapped the strap for a nicer padded calf leather strap. It looks very close to the 1965 Omega Seamaster Deville as worn by Jon Hamm in the final seasons of Mad Men, his was chrome cased. Overall i love the watch, it looks much more expensive than it was, cost me £95 delivered. Had quite a few complementary comments on it as well. A 1965 Omega costs about £1600 so this will do until i save up.....lol. very nice review.
Thank you!
Yeah - they TOTALLY have Deville vibes - I was out of town with a friend, who actually owned a Don Draper Deville, and when I got back home and put on my Poljot it was disturbingly similar :)
🍸🍸
I get Mad Men vibes front this watch. Pure 60s aesthetics. Do you find the dial a little illegible at times?
Not too bad. On par with Bauhaus watches. Certainly easier than the Museum hehe
So hey, Norm, I don’t mean to bother you but i do have a couple of questions for you since it has been seven months since you got it. Please and thank you in advance.
So have you dalyied it at all since your got it or ever wore it for a significant amount of time? And do you revisit it at all anymore, or has the charm worn off? Any major problems with it yet?
Excellent Q's! No bother at all! I should do a follow up vid.
I've only kept it going for a few days - but that's the case w/ most of my watches :)
I've actually been wearing most of this week! - Prob because I accidentally (I'll tell that story in a future vid) bought a couple more cheap old Russian watches.
It keeps turrble time but I wind my watches 2x/day so I just tweak it when I'm doing that.
Think it's at +2 mins/day.
I figure if it dies I MAY service it... or I'll pull an Andy Warhol. lol
@@KillingTimeWithNorman Got you. Thanks for replying. I knew I should have spent my money on a Seiko 5 instead. 🤣
@@factorybear5264 Oh you bought a vintage Russian watch?
@@KillingTimeWithNorman Yeah. Same one you did a review off that you got from your friend. The one with the funky deco 12, 3, 6, and 9
@@factorybear5264 They are amazing looking, and for the price - not too painful, if you get one w/ a ... rough .... movement.
I just filmed a follow up on this watch - be out next week.
Did you buy this new? I have this watch in gold handed down by my father who bought it in the 1960s, with "Made in USSR" on the dial.
I found it on Ebay - listed as NOS. However, one viewer pointed out that it has likely been given a new dial. I STILL need to send it off for servicing. When I do I may do a follow up video on it. Thanks so much for watching!
And wow - so cool to have inherited such a cool piece!
@@KillingTimeWithNorman - If it was NOS, why would it need a new dial?
@@TimBee100 Yeah, when I bought it I believed the listing, but it sounds like these are actually kinda franken, but they are inexpensive and really cool looking, so I personally don't mind. But yep.
@@KillingTimeWithNorman - I want to find an old watchmaker from Eastern Europe who might be able to tell me if it is authentic or not. That way I know whether or not to buy more from the same guy. I will say that the box mine and yours came in is the same although mine is red - I have a lighter dial.
I'm combing the internet looking for clues as to if these are real or not.
Hey Norman, I purchased the same watch (I'm guessing from the same seller as you did). Question: Do you have reason to believe that this is actually an authentic vintage watch?
My understanding is they are - but probably re-dialed, given how new they look. THINK the dials are actually a diff brand, like Vostok etc, but don't recall
They behave like vintage watches - actually not too dissimilar to heavy hitters like the Omega Seamaster Deville vintage pieces.
It took me a little bit but I've totally fallen in love with my two Poljots. They now get a ton of wrist time. In fact, after reading your comment I wound up the silver dial one, and am wearing it as I type. hehe
@@KillingTimeWithNorman Ha, ha! Yes, they sure look good. I have the silver one and the black one you have. We share great taste, I suppose:) That said, I question whether they are what they were advertised to be. To me the box just looks all wrong for what I generally see from the period from other brands. The indices don't seem to match the look on what appear to be authentic models sold elsewhere. Same for the printing of key details on the dial. On the whole the condition of the box and the watch don't seem to imply 30-40 year old watches. Also, an expert told me that the movement does not look correct to the model. So my non-expert surmise is that they are modern reproductions in all respects, possibly using vintage movements. If so, would anger me a bit given how they were advertised (at least to me).
@@a.s.2426 Oh! That's news to me - I assumed they were franken vintage, redialed.
I personally don't care much with vintage (Or claimed), if they look amazing and the price is right. But I'm weird in that regard.
I nearly snagged a Seamaster Deville I suspected was franken - cuz it looked great and was sub-$1k.
Yes! Def great taste :)
@@KillingTimeWithNorman most of them are Franken vintage redialed with Chinese dials, most cases and movements are actually Luch brand (so they were made in Soviet Belarus) from luch ultra slim style models, they're very nice for 100$ if you just want a good looking vintage style watch
Hasonló Poljot órám van, nagyapám vette nekem amikor iskolás lettem, 1970-ben. Ma is megvan, öltönyhöz ezt szoktam felvenni. Később 2000 tályán vettem egy Molnia szerkezetes Poljotot, az is egy tipikus öltönyös óra. Bocs, nem beszélek és nem írok angolul, de megértem az angol beszédet.
i have a black one like this one and a gold one. they both keep good time.
Nice! Yeah I've really fallen in love with this watch.
How’s the watch serving you these days? Very elegant and classy design...enjoy!
Sadly it has definite issues w/ the movement. In about a month or so I plan to send it to TikTok Watch Repair.
I'll have to do an update video - maybe next week! Thanks for asking!
@@KillingTimeWithNorman interesting, I noticed many pieces like the one you have for sale from Ukraine. I’m considering buy a Poljot NOS just to have in my collection. Good luck with the watch in the near future.
@@grapevinelover1 Yeah, they are soo great looking! - I JUST bought an old Vostok - black dial, Roman numerals - should be here between now and months away. A friend of mine actually brought these crazy little watches to my attention. They are so cheap, and just look great. So why not :)
where the watch was bought from
I found this piece on Ebay. I mention the prices I paid in my ultra affordable vintage SOTC vid.
@@KillingTimeWithNorman ok thank you. the arrows are yellow or silver because I can't tell from the light of the video
@@ХристиянРусимов-и8у The indices are cut into the dial, so they are a gold/brass color. It's pretty cool!
Like many watches from Ukraine this has refurbished dial. Nowadays, most so called "Soviet" watches from Ukraine are "Frankenstein" or refurbished.
Yeah, given the state of the dial, that tracks. 🍸🍸
I just bought it from Ukraine in a gold tone case. Those watches have a Japan made mechanical not market "made in Japan". It was a part of the USSR lying at that time.
Oh! Iinteresting! Thanks for that info
Yeah. You are welcome. Most USSR luxury watches were going for export to lift up the prestige of the country. So common Soviet people never wore and never saw them. Best regards!
Sorry I missed this response. Love the education, thank you
Not my style but looks great on you and a brand I look for when looking for a vintage bargain on ebay
Yes! Ebay is a treasure trove of vintage bargains! And thanks!
Be sure to check out my review of a gold Poljot here:
ruclips.net/video/TXUVTPShVeg/видео.html
The pronunciation is like “Palyot”
Thank you! I learned that right after publishing this hehe. I'll have to add a pinned comment to let people know my painful mispronunciation has since been corrected. :)
Thanks so much for watching!
@@KillingTimeWithNorman and a second after I’ve commented, I went to watch that video about the gold Poljot, and saw you learned the right pronunciation.