Watches, Stories, & Gear: Weird Dreams, Soviet Watches, & Ultraman
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CNN Takes a Look at the World of Soviet Watch Collectors
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When you think about vintage watches, it?s easy to get caught up in the world of Rolex and other household names in the realm of Swiss watchmaking. But as this story on CNN proves, there?s a hardcore collecting community for literally every pocket of watch history imaginable, including Soviet watches. This piece goes inside the so-called Bureau of Russian Watch Intelligence, a closely knit and dedicated collecting group that focuses on Soviet watches spanning much of the 20th century, at least back to the days of Stalin?s rule. Collecting these watches is as much about history as it is the timepieces themselves, and discovering how the Soviet watch industry links back to American and German watchmaking in unexpected ways is one of the great surprises of the story of Soviet watches. This one?s a must for vintage watch fans and history buffs alike.
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