Two Broke Watch Snobs
Ep. #198: LIP Watches and The Soviet Watch Industry
Kaz is flying solo and you know what that means..? We're taking another deep dive into the history of Soviet Watches! This installment focuses on the impact that French watch maker LIP had on SU horology. If you feel like going full neckbeard on Soviet Watches with Kaz then tune in and enjoy.
General History Notes:
https://www.lip.fr/en/content/6-history
https://www.hampdenwatches.com/page-3
http://watchesz.free.fr/mfa/lip_au_pays_des_soviets.htm
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/a-very-early-zvesda-from-1938-the-tale-of-how-zvesda-came-to-be.856681/#post-6282576
https://www.netgrafik.ch/russian_logos.htm
Model/Movement Notes:
Zvezda 1802
https://www.ussrtime.info/details/0723.html
Pobeda K52 (2602)
https://www.ussrtime.info/details/0981.html
Petrovoderts 2602 (Pobeda 2602 from "Raketa" before it was Raketa)
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&&2uswk&Raketa_2602
Raketa 2609
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?12&ranfft&&2uswk&Raketa_2609
Raketa 2609 HA
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?12&ranfft&&2uswk&Raketa_2609_HA