The watch of a MIG (Russian fighter plane!)

[aris911]

Hi,

This is one of the instruments founded in the cockpit of a MIG (Russian fighter plane!), I don't know which model though.

It came in for service from a client of mine who is collecting Russian watches.

Here are some of the photos I took, the rest were too blur to post.

Thanks for looking!

 

[melswatch]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing...

 

[trailboss99]

MIG 15, 17 and 21 I think. One of the suppliers of vintage Russian pocket watches in Germany has a heap of these.


Col.

 

[studio1one]

V cool.

 

[LHOOQ]

Wrist shot!!!!

 

[Wiz]

That's awesome, thanks for taking the time for some pics!

 

[elmataplata]

Very cool! Most aircraft that you can fly under instrument alone have stopwatches in the cockpit because they are quite needed, but then again most are digital now a days.

 

[INeedaWatch2]

That is awesome, I personally have never seen anything like this. Execpt for that one time I opened the back of a Timex, but that a different story. Kidding! Really though this is exteremly cool.

 

[Dr.Verylong]

Lol, makes me afraid to think how much analogue stuff is/was in these planes.

Germany inherited quite a few Mig 27s after the reunification. I actually was in one in Rostock where they were stationed. "crude" would be a well-meant description of this flying contraption.

 

[gianton]

This is something different, thanks for sharing Aris great work!

 

[QinetiQ]

My grand father has the exact same watch but in very very bad condition. Maybe I should send it to ya

 

[Wiz]

My grand father has the exact same watch but in very very bad condition. Maybe I should send it to ya

Not sure this one is a watch, Q

 

[QinetiQ]

It will be if you duct-taped it around your wrist

 

[mroz]

That's awesome.

Can you find out which MIG?

 

[frigpig]

The ratchet wheel at the top looks real nice. Great piece and thanks for sharing this.

 

[QinetiQ]

You mean the column wheel?

The ratchet wheel at the top looks real nice. Great piece and thanks for sharing this.

 

[wiscrna]

MIG 15, 17 and 21 I think. One of the suppliers of vintage Russian pocket watches in Germany has a heap of these.


Col.

Any contact details, col?

 

[captainjz16]

Most pilots have never been up against a MIG before...if you hit the breaks, they'll fly right by