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Offline chiewata

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Vostok Megapolis
« on: January 29, 2016, 08:42:45 PM »
Recently bought a Vostok Megapolis from eBay for fun but after received it I am quite impressed and satisfied with the quality and built of this mere 37USD hand wound mechanical watch.

For those who's not familiar with Vostok, its a watch manufacturing giant in the Soviet Union era whereby they also responsible for the design of the infamous Amphibia diving watch used during cold era by Soviet and Eastern Block special forces. You can read about the outstanding story and design principle of Amphibia in this article https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/vostok-amphibia .

This Megapolis is not a diving watch but rather a dress watch that produced by Vostok in Chistopol in attempt to expand its product line and the specification of this humble watch is as follow:

General characteristics
Type: man's, mechanical with autosubplant (quantity of stones: 17)
Way of display of time: analog (arrows), 12 hours
Power source: spring mechanism

Design
The waterproof: WR30 (3 atm)
Mechanism: Vostok 2403 (38 hours power reserve)
Material: stainless steel
Bracelet: leather
Glass: the mineral
Dimensions: 40.0 x 40.0 mm
















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Offline Timeless

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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2016, 06:50:35 AM »
Nice nato on zero

Offline Khairul

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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2016, 06:59:13 PM »
The Longines reissue is really nice looking...

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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2016, 07:25:43 PM »
The Longines reissue is really nice looking...
Yes indeed and value for money too

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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2016, 08:39:24 PM »
Hello, guys! Very nice photos here. Vostok is one of the greatest Russian watch brands, from my point of view. I like this model a lot really. But I am a true fan of Vostok Amphibia line-up. I have almost all of them in my collection which I got from the https://vostokamphibia.com/product-category/vostok-amphibia/ online store. They are very reliable and stylish really. Do you like Amphibia or any other model from Vostok? 

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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2016, 08:12:58 AM »
Good looking watch.
I'm quite interested in this Vostok brand because I've heard this brand for quite some time and some people said it is a best bang for the buck. I've read some reviews and also watch youtube video for the Amphibia, but it couldn't make me have the urge to buy due to the cheap feeling(well the price is cheap though) on this watch when they adjusting the watch hand. Anyway I cannot conclude that the quality is bad not until I have the chance to try it out. But this make me have more interest in this brand, so maybe I will buy one soon.

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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2016, 08:43:38 AM »
fantastic watches :thumbsup:  Aha...I am interested in the doll of the second picture.
thanks your sharing, enjoy it!

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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2016, 09:02:47 AM »
Good looking watch.
I'm quite interested in this Vostok brand because I've heard this brand for quite some time and some people said it is a best bang for the buck. I've read some reviews and also watch youtube video for the Amphibia, but it couldn't make me have the urge to buy due to the cheap feeling(well the price is cheap though) on this watch when they adjusting the watch hand. Anyway I cannot conclude that the quality is bad not until I have the chance to try it out. But this make me have more interest in this brand, so maybe I will buy one soon.
If u do some reasearch on the design and development of Vostok Amphibia during the height of cold war answering to the request from Soviet defense department need for a time keeping device for underwater spec ops team,  you will not have any thought of inferiority but instead ingenuity. 

The Russian are so brilliantly work around the deep sea pressure with an entirely different approach from Swiss watchmakers

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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2016, 06:01:51 AM »
Interesting watch for that price. Value for money. Nice pillow shape and blue.
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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2016, 01:06:01 PM »
Stunning piece with affordable price  :Startled:

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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2016, 12:49:30 PM »
Vostok has 3 types of movement:

32 jewels type is from Poljot
24 jewels type is from Seiko
21 jewels type is from Miyota

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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2016, 01:29:33 PM »
The badge is free come together with the watch ??


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Re: Vostok Megapolis
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2016, 05:58:37 PM »
The badge is free come together with the watch ??


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Yes the seller include it in the package as a gift

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