Poljot

Poljot (Russian полёт - "The Flight ") was the most famous watch brand of the unwound due to insolvency in 2004 former First Moscow Watch Factory and also the nickname of the Moscow plant.

General

The First Moscow Watch Factory made ​​since 1930 to insolvency in 2004 fully mechanical watches her. Since 20 December 1935, the factory passed in honor of the revolutionary Sergei Kirov Mironovich the additional name Kirov. A manufactured by the First Moscow Uhrenfabik " Sturmanskie " came with the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961 as the first clock into space. In 1964, therefore, the Moscow factory Poljot (Russian Полёт, flight ') was renamed in honor of the first space flight.

In the brand watches Poljot various self-made movements are used, such as the chronograph caliber 3133, the simple work of 2614, the alarm caliber 2612 or the automatic movement 2416 came. Has also been the caliber 2824 by ETA SA installed in automatic Poljot watches. The chronograph caliber 3133 (also with moon phase display as caliber 31679 with 24 - hour display produced as caliber 31681 ) is produced, inter alia, former Swiss machines. After the advent of quartz watches and the quartz crisis this triggered the production machines were sold in the 1970s from Switzerland to the Soviet Union.

The chronograph caliber 3133 based on a former Valjoux caliber. The alarm caliber 2612.2, however, based on an old Venus caliber. In addition, there were also hand-wound caliber and special caliber, for example, with 24 -hour display or day / night indicator.

After the political change of Poljot watches were produced in the 1990s and up to the bankruptcy in 2004, which established that inspired western manufacturers in design and designs.

After the bankruptcy in 2004 large parts of the production were taken over by the company Maktime, but went himself in 2011 in insolvency. Since none of the formerly produced by the First Moscow Watch Factory Poljot caliber longer manufactured.

Use of the brand name today

Even today many clocks are still offered by a variety of merchants as 'new ' and under the brand name Poljot. Frequently, lack the necessary information on whether it is merely old stocks or possibly by imitations. Also often lack the information to manufacture the watches.

Registered trademarks

  • Poljot
  • Golden Poljot

Sold brand name

  • Aviator ( Volmax 2004 )
  • Buran ( 2004 Volmax )
  • Sturmanskie ( 2004 Volmax )
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