EXC EARLY TRAIN MOLNIA POCKET WATCH 18J with CHAIN MOLNIJA USSR LOCOMOTIVE

Description

EXC EARLY TRAIN MOLNIA POCKET WATCH 18J with CHAIN MOLNIJA USSR LOCOMOTIVE
Vintage Russian rare pocket watch Molnija.  Made in the famous Cheljabinsk watch factory.  In excellent cosmetic preowned condition.
The dial is marked with Molnija and Made in CCCP .  Molnija is the Russian word for lightning.
Completed with chain.
The movement is marked 18 Jewels & serial number 961849
In excellent working order.  Case diameter is 50 mm without the crown;
Features:
High grade mechanical windup movement;
Manual winding;
Caliber 3602;
18 Jewels;
About the producer
: The Molnija clock and watch factory was opened on November 17, 1947. The company's main customer was then the Soviet Union Department of Defense, providing them with wrist watches, pocket watches and table clocks. Unique clocks were also produced specifically for use in Soviet tanks, fighter aircraft, submarines and spacecraft. Over 80% of the work on most of the watches is done by hand. Some Molnija movements are used in oversized men's wristwatches.  The company ceased production in October 2007