![Rolex Moscow](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_rlex1.JPG) |
![Rolex Moscow](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_rlex6.JPG) |
My wife traveled to Russia and captured these images of the Rolex RSC in Moscow. She did not bring me back a Rolex, but she did bring me back a Poljot watch that she found at a neighborhood flea market. |
This is a manual wind, 17 jewel with date. The watch is about 38mm wide, acrylic crystal, with a crack on the side. The bottom of the face is labled "Russia." |
![Poljot Before](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3052.JPG) |
With the caseback removed, it is definately manual and definately budget. It appears that there are aluminium parts, and the case is held in with a plastic/nylon snap-in ring. |
![Poljot Caseback Removed](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3054.JPG) |
The caseback is primarily in English, for the English speaking market(?), or at least that is what the seller indicated. |
![Poljot Caseback](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3056.JPG) |
Out comes the movement. The Poljot uses a lot of large plates, similar to some German designs. |
![Poljot Watch Movement](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3058.JPG) |
Off comes the calendar plate and everything looks similar to an ETA manual wind movement.
The spring and hook at 6:00 and 12:00 o'clock are a little different from ETA and was a little problematic to figure out. |
![Poljot Watch Movement](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3060.JPG) |
Flip the movement over and more plates, rather than bridges holding everything in place. The balance wheel is removed. |
![Poljot Watch Movement](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3062.JPG) |
Off comes the main plate to view the wheel train. |
![Poljot Watch Movement](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3064.JPG) |
There is a plate that holds the second wheel in place. One cannot say that this movement isn't built sturdy. |
![Poljot Watch Movement](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3069.JPG) |
Here is an image of the casemark located at 6:00 o'clock. I am sure the crown signifies something, but there are no other crown logos other than on the caseback. |
![Poljot Watch Movement](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3070.JPG) |
After running all the wheels, and parts through the ultrasonic, back together it goes.... |
![Poljot Watch Movement](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3072.JPG) |
Here is the finished watch. A little case buffing, the hands re-seated, and the crystal buffed and the watch looks better than it did before.
I am still having difficulty getting the date mechanism to work correctly, but I'll save that for a different Saturday.
The watch runs well. |
![Poljot Watch Complete](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3254.JPG) |
![Poljot Watch Movement Tested](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3256.JPG) |
![Poljot Watch Movement](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3255.JPG) |
The timing machine showed mixed results. The rate is constant and the amplitude is strong, the the rate swung widely in each position. |
The timing machine should look like this, but this is from a different watch <grin>. |
![Rolex on Timing Machine](images/poljot/thumbnails/tn_IMG_3260.JPG) |