Company Volmax

Albuterol (Russian: Волмакс ) is a manufacturer of wrist watches based in Moscow (Russia) and a subsidiary based in Porrentruy ( Switzerland ). The company markets under various brand name watches with Russian terms, taking all necessary for the production of components are procured externally.

Establishment and further development

Albuterol was founded in 2000 by former employees of the first Moscow Watch Factory. In 2002, the Company acquired the trademark rights to the three Russian watch brands Aviator, Buran and Sturmanskie and sells watches under since those marks. 2005 watches were marketed under the new own brand Russian Watch Factory first.

Produced by Volmax watches were evident from the beginning that, is depicted on either the dial and / or on the housing of an acquired by Volmax brand or one of the brand symbols. In addition, the country of manufacture is indicated on the dial always ( сделано в России - " made ​​in Russia " and since 2011 for producing watches of the brands Aviator and Buran " swiss made "). Watches with the mark Poljot (Russian полёт - "The Flight " ) were prepared at any time by Volmax. The displaced watch models are also often offered in limited series.

Nevertheless, it was especially in the early years in the distribution of watches often confusion or ambiguity. One reason for this was that some dealers sold the watches under the brand name historically bekannterem Poljot. This identification was done possibly also because the manufacturers of the watches caliber of Volmax himself was named as Poljot, although the calibres were obtained from the manufacturer Maktime, who had acquired the production of caliber from the bankruptcy estate of the First Moscow Watch Factory. Another reason for confusion or ambiguity was that some dealers were offering in their range of watches Volmax watches along with fictitious, missing or dubious manufacturer.

For this reason, the sales strategy of Volmax was taken in 2003 and 2004 fundamentally changed. Since the amendment Volmax products are sold only through authorized distributors. A further adjustment of the sales strategy was made in 2011. Since then, the official sales partner Volmax products may sell only to buyers in their region or to buyers in a region without its own Volmax representative.

Quality of the watches

In order to meet the quality requirements of the Western European market, the watches and in particular the mechanical caliber also has an internal quality assurance are subjected. Therefore Volmax watches are equipped with a level of quality corresponding to the western watches the respective price class. Depending on the model, the watches are normally sold at prices ranging from EUR 120 to EUR 850 to end users.

Produced brands

Aviator - Авиатор

The Aviator brand ( Авиатор - "The Aviator " ) was developed by Volmax especially with reference to the Soviet and Russian aviation history aligned ( the Aviator watch by Volmax is the culmination of three quarters of a century of aviation watch development). Increasingly accepts the brand but also with respect to international air historical points of contact, for example, the manufacturer Douglas. Since 2008, the brand Aviator is the official watch brand of the Swifts ( aerobatic team of the Russian Air Force ).

Since 2011, the watches of the Aviator brand is no longer in Moscow, but at the site of the new subsidiary Buran SA in Porrentruy ( Switzerland ) are produced. The watches produced there can be seen in particular in the design of the clock, which is almost exclusively done with the Latin alphabet and the words " Swiss made ". For the brand presentation a special website with www.aviatorwatch.ch. The presentation of the existing Altmodelle from Russian production is still performed only via www.aviatorwatch.ru.

Buran - Буран

The Buran brand ( Буран - " blizzard " ) was developed by Volmax especially with reference aligned with the symbolization of Russian provenance (to reflect a marvelous beauty and rich soul of Russia in timepieces ). Are also produced brand watches Buran since 2011 exclusively at the new location in Porrentruy, labeled in Latin and accompanied by the words "Swiss -made" Similar to the brand watches Aviator. For the brand presentation a special website with www.buranwatch.ch.

Sturmanskie - Штурманские

The Sturmanskie brand ( Штурманские - " helmsman " ( adjective) ) was hosted by Volmax especially with reference to the Soviet or Russian space history. For example. Reference is made to Yuri Gagarin, who was the first to man in space at the orbit of earth on April 12, 1961 Clock of the brand Sturmanskie from the production of the First Moscow Watch Factory at the wrist. On the 40th anniversary of the space flight of Gagarin brought out Volmax anniversary chronograph, one of which was worn by Yuri Shargin in the period from 14 October 2004 until October 24, 2004 during the 25th manned mission to the International Space Station Nations.

Brand watches Sturmanskie be produced until further exclusively in Moscow. The presentation of the brand Sturmanskie will continue www.aviatorwatch.ru about the Russian Volmax site.

Russian Watch Factory - Русский Часовой Завод

The Russian Watch Factory Brand ( Русский Часовой Завод, in short: РЧЗ ) was first introduced by Volmax 2005. The watches in the first series were designated Patriot ( Патриот ). The active distribution of watches under this brand is set ( Stand: 12/ 2013).

Licensing of trademarks

The brands Aviator and Sturmanskie were of Albuterol to the Scorpio Distributors Ltd. licensed. This can produce watches with the corresponding brand name or trademark symbols by unknown manufacturers and distributes watches on aircraft and in airport duty- free shops. In this respect, therefore, it is not official Volmax watches. Be seen that the watches are usually on the largely Latin inscription of the dials and the usually missing indication of the country of manufacture ( сделано в России - " made ​​in Russia " and since 2011 for The Aviator " swiss made ").

Caliber used

First, the Volmax watches were equipped with mechanical movements of the First Moscow Watch Factory. Following the bankruptcy of the First Moscow Watch Factory in late 2004 caliber were mechanical, not chronograph watches some also by the Swiss company ETA SA or the Russian company Vostok ( Восток - " East" ) related. Caliber chronographs were from the Russian company Maktime ( Мактайм ) related, had taken over the parts of the production of the Russian chronograph caliber of the former First Moscow Watch Factory.

Since the bankruptcy of the company Maktime end of 2011, no chronograph caliber longer be produced. It is unclear whether the insolvency of Maktime was possibly the trigger for the relocation of brands Aviator and Buran in Switzerland. Since the displacement of the two brands, these watches are equipped with mechanical movements of the Swiss company ETA SA and Sellita Watch CO SA or with quartz calibers, the Swiss company Ronda AG.

The mechanical watches of the brand are currently Sturmanskie with calibers and chronograph calibers of Vostok ( Восток - " East" ) markets. Even caliber of Maktime (referred to as Poljot ) are marketed. Since the production of this caliber was adjusted by Maktime 2011 is in calibers that were built in these days in as "new" distributed clocks, without exception, in 2011 or earlier produced caliber remainders. Quartz watches are provided with the calibres Ronda AG. Thus, the currently produced by Volmax brand watches Sturmanskie are the last pure Russian Volmax watches in the range.