Good video. In the 1990’s I collected Soviet era 35mm cameras and learned many lessons about variations in quality relative to region and year of manufacture.
Thank you! I think that broad range of production values is one of the things I find most interesting about the story of Soviet industry. Growing up in the American public education system, we were taught that everything produced by the USSR (with the exception of some military hardware) was universally awful. The truth is far more nuanced and, when they put their minds to it and had the necessary resources, the Soviets had the capacity to produce some very very good products. Cameras and watches are two good examples of that.
Love the video! Just ordered one off ebay! If you love weird stopwatchs the 6 second agat navel ones are super cool, apparently for sonar use. They also had one that was 6 second for use to measure speed (apparently for police use)
Thanks for the positive feedback. I’ve been on the lookout for some of the more unusual Agat stopwatches. The one for timing sonar pings is especially interesting. They do tend to be a bit more expensive if you can find one. Right now I’m debating whether or not I want to pay to get my Slava rattrapante serviced.
@@SuburbanPathfinder tbh the sonar ones were much more resonable then I expected, saw some on ebay for about 140 cad. The super expensive ones I were looking at were the Slava 1/100 second ones, the one second dial looks hypnotic when running, unfortunately like 400 cad on ebay so way more then a college student can afford
@@SuburbanPathfinder"Sekonda" is a brand of export watches, several factories in the USSR produced this brand, it is quite possible that ordinary "Agat" could go under sekonda. But as a rule, export products passed the best quality control.
Another very interesting timepiece (I have already seen the video with the unboxing of the Slava). I read something about these chronographs on forums and sites some time ago, but seeing it in video is another things! BTW: I had a similar mishap with photos in a Moroccan supermarket: I was taking some pictures of some interesting items, and a security guy came and, very very politely, told me that it was forbidden to take pics. Of course, I deleted them immediately. Then I noticed that all supermarkets have a "no pics allowed" sign. It seems it has something to do with anti-terrorism measures.
Yes. My wife is from Miass and some immediate family still lives there. More extended family live in Zlatoust. My in-laws moved from Zlatoust to Miass to work in the factory in the 1970s. I’m hoping to go again next spring or fall. I’ve only ever been in the summer. I’d really like to see it in winter sometime.
@@SuburbanPathfinder Sorry to ask about this, but how are radiation levels in Zlatoust and the neighbouring settlements? I read about the Ozersk / Chelyabinsk-40 incident (back in '57), and I was surprised to see on a map that it's within a stone's throw from Zlatoust, albeit downwind. The whole area seems to be used for nuclear research/storage, which makes me wonder if it's safe. It might be totally okay, I was just wondering if you know/heard anything...
@@ZopcsakFeri No need to be sorry. I apologize that I haven't responded sooner. I don't always get notices from RUclips about new comments. I'm not aware of elevated radiation levels in Zlatoust or Miass (my wife's city). I know about the incidents in Chelyabinsk. Zlatoust is, as you pointed out, upwind of Chelyabinsk. But, maybe more importantly, it is upstream on the Miass River. My understanding is that much of the contamination ended up in the river and it's quite radioactive downstream. I know that certain downstream sections of the river were walled/fenced off from access by the public. There are lots of stories but it's hard to know what's true and what's legend. I have been to Karabash. That's a particularly toxic destination you may or may not have heard of. The only place I've ever seen a crystal clear river the color of orange Kool-Aid. Just a wasteland with weird vapors/smoke rising up from the ground. My dad refused to even get out of the car in Karabash. There are many environmentally scary places in Russia but somehow people manage to survive.
Great video, your pronounciation is really good. I have serviced zlatoust stopwatch with single button and if you are interested I can send you photos of the movement, it is really interesting
Roko Žilić, thank you for the positive feedback! As I recall, there is a column wheel with only four columns and it is on the back of the movement, behind the dial? I also have a Slava rattrapante stopwatch which is in the mail, coming from Ukraine. It should arrive today or tomorrow. I’ll be posting an unboxing of it; within the week, hopefully. I’m interested to see the differences between it and the Zlatoust.
@@SuburbanPathfinder photos.app.goo.gl/KfJ1s82B7e3BKrx98 Here are all the photos. There is not much as I did not intend to make elaborate post about the service. This is actually the first mechanical timepiece that I serviced
Roko Žilić, very cool! Thanks for sharing! Could I perhaps use one or two of your photos in an upcoming video? I would, of course, give you full credit for them. By the way, I like the negative display on your F-91W. I assume you did the conversion yourself?
@@SuburbanPathfinder Thanks! Sadly I do not have any better photos, only those that I sent you. I hope they will be good enough for the video. Yes, I converted the f91w myself, it is also filled with hydraulic oil. As I don't have a timing machine casio was useful to adjust the stopwatch. Feel free to use my photos however you like! P.S. traditional slavic tablecloth can be seen in comparison clip😂
Thank you so much! Yes, we've got a couple of those tablecloths at my house as well. They migrated from my mother-in-law's apartment. I seem to remember seeing them in a few kitchens in the Czech Republic as well.
Good video. In the 1990’s I collected Soviet era 35mm cameras and learned many lessons about variations in quality relative to region and year of manufacture.
Thank you!
I think that broad range of production values is one of the things I find most interesting about the story of Soviet industry. Growing up in the American public education system, we were taught that everything produced by the USSR (with the exception of some military hardware) was universally awful. The truth is far more nuanced and, when they put their minds to it and had the necessary resources, the Soviets had the capacity to produce some very very good products. Cameras and watches are two good examples of that.
Love the video! Just ordered one off ebay! If you love weird stopwatchs the 6 second agat navel ones are super cool, apparently for sonar use. They also had one that was 6 second for use to measure speed (apparently for police use)
Thanks for the positive feedback. I’ve been on the lookout for some of the more unusual Agat stopwatches. The one for timing sonar pings is especially interesting. They do tend to be a bit more expensive if you can find one. Right now I’m debating whether or not I want to pay to get my Slava rattrapante serviced.
@@SuburbanPathfinder tbh the sonar ones were much more resonable then I expected, saw some on ebay for about 140 cad. The super expensive ones I were looking at were the Slava 1/100 second ones, the one second dial looks hypnotic when running, unfortunately like 400 cad on ebay so way more then a college student can afford
You could buy those here in the UK, for £15, back in the eighties. They were branded "Sekonda".
Interesting. I’m familiar with the Sekonda brand name but that’s about it.
@@SuburbanPathfinder"Sekonda" is a brand of export watches, several factories in the USSR produced this brand, it is quite possible that ordinary "Agat" could go under sekonda. But as a rule, export products passed the best quality control.
Another very interesting timepiece (I have already seen the video with the unboxing of the Slava). I read something about these chronographs on forums and sites some time ago, but seeing it in video is another things!
BTW: I had a similar mishap with photos in a Moroccan supermarket: I was taking some pictures of some interesting items, and a security guy came and, very very politely, told me that it was forbidden to take pics. Of course, I deleted them immediately. Then I noticed that all supermarkets have a "no pics allowed" sign. It seems it has something to do with anti-terrorism measures.
I would have never guessed I'd meet an American who has been to Chelyabinsk oblast' :) I am guessing your wife is from Miass?
Yes. My wife is from Miass and some immediate family still lives there. More extended family live in Zlatoust. My in-laws moved from Zlatoust to Miass to work in the factory in the 1970s.
I’m hoping to go again next spring or fall. I’ve only ever been in the summer. I’d really like to see it in winter sometime.
@@SuburbanPathfinder Sorry to ask about this, but how are radiation levels in Zlatoust and the neighbouring settlements? I read about the Ozersk / Chelyabinsk-40 incident (back in '57), and I was surprised to see on a map that it's within a stone's throw from Zlatoust, albeit downwind. The whole area seems to be used for nuclear research/storage, which makes me wonder if it's safe. It might be totally okay, I was just wondering if you know/heard anything...
@@ZopcsakFeri No need to be sorry. I apologize that I haven't responded sooner. I don't always get notices from RUclips about new comments.
I'm not aware of elevated radiation levels in Zlatoust or Miass (my wife's city). I know about the incidents in Chelyabinsk. Zlatoust is, as you pointed out, upwind of Chelyabinsk. But, maybe more importantly, it is upstream on the Miass River. My understanding is that much of the contamination ended up in the river and it's quite radioactive downstream. I know that certain downstream sections of the river were walled/fenced off from access by the public.
There are lots of stories but it's hard to know what's true and what's legend.
I have been to Karabash. That's a particularly toxic destination you may or may not have heard of. The only place I've ever seen a crystal clear river the color of orange Kool-Aid. Just a wasteland with weird vapors/smoke rising up from the ground. My dad refused to even get out of the car in Karabash.
There are many environmentally scary places in Russia but somehow people manage to survive.
Great video, your pronounciation is really good. I have serviced zlatoust stopwatch with single button and if you are interested I can send you photos of the movement, it is really interesting
Roko Žilić, thank you for the positive feedback!
As I recall, there is a column wheel with only four columns and it is on the back of the movement, behind the dial?
I also have a Slava rattrapante stopwatch which is in the mail, coming from Ukraine. It should arrive today or tomorrow. I’ll be posting an unboxing of it; within the week, hopefully. I’m interested to see the differences between it and the Zlatoust.
@@SuburbanPathfinder photos.app.goo.gl/KfJ1s82B7e3BKrx98
Here are all the photos. There is not much as I did not intend to make elaborate post about the service. This is actually the first mechanical timepiece that I serviced
Roko Žilić, very cool! Thanks for sharing!
Could I perhaps use one or two of your photos in an upcoming video? I would, of course, give you full credit for them.
By the way, I like the negative display on your F-91W. I assume you did the conversion yourself?
@@SuburbanPathfinder Thanks! Sadly I do not have any better photos, only those that I sent you. I hope they will be good enough for the video. Yes, I converted the f91w myself, it is also filled with hydraulic oil. As I don't have a timing machine casio was useful to adjust the stopwatch.
Feel free to use my photos however you like!
P.S. traditional slavic tablecloth can be seen in comparison clip😂
Thank you so much! Yes, we've got a couple of those tablecloths at my house as well. They migrated from my mother-in-law's apartment. I seem to remember seeing them in a few kitchens in the Czech Republic as well.
It also appears in simpsons treehouse of horror aka Halloween horror episode seeson 15
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