Vintage German military watch?

[connery77]

Hopefully someone can help me out. My grandmother gave me this some years ago but unfortunately didn't really tell me anything about it. A Google search leads me to believe it could be a German (nazi?) military watch. But it looks way too new to be so old. It has a mechanical hand wind movement. Any ideas?

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[elconquistador]

Put it in a black plastic bag, smash the shit out of it with a hammer then throw it in the trash.

 

[niki1977]

Looks post war to me, no brands, wrong ss bolts.


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[Raddave]

Id be interested to see the movement

 

[Lagunax]

Postwar? not WWII German.
Tank looks more like an American M41 Walker Bulldog (though has extra wheel) than a Panzer.
SS Bolts are not German - they would be blunt at the tips.
Is it made in China? LOL.

 

[connery77]

Yeah I figured the bolts didn't look quite right.

Here's a pic of the movement

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[Raddave]

Not to mention, that i havent seen very many nazi watches without a swastika or their eagle on it.


And the more i think about it we might need to run this thread past the Mods, because i remember some one had made a nazi replica watch and was told to remove it.

 

[Raddave]

Yeah I figured the bolts didn't look quite right.

Here's a pic of the movement

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Any inscriptions on the inner caseback?

 

[connery77]

Nope, nothing on the case back.

I apologise if this watch offended anyone. Regardless, I guess we're pretty sure this is not a nazi era watch


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[d4m.test]

The movement is a Russian Molnija 3602 and from there I suppose it´s easy to tip on some Russian made watch. There are a few +- similar on ebay (just scroll down)
http://www.ebay.ie/sch/Jewellery-Watches-/281/i.html?redirect=mobile&_nkw=russian+clocks
The movement is often used for budget vintage Panerai builds.
As the Molnija is widely used and the configuration with running seconds at 9 is a nice one, I´d look for another dial (lumed pilotwatch-or B-Uhr-style, any vintage or simply PAM, maybe from Jacksontse) and hands for replacement and would keep all the rest: strap, caseset, crown, plexi exactly as is.

detail on movement specs: http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&&2uswk&Molnia_3602

 

[connery77]

Very interesting. Many thanks, Daywatch


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[Thrasher]

movement look familiar. Its a Molnija 3602 movement. here on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...0.TRC0.H0.TRS5&_nkw=MOVEMENT+Molnija&_sacat=0

 

[Thrasher]

Great minds seem to think alike

 

[Raddave]

Yep you guys are good .....

http://tuxgraphics.org/~guido/molnija-pocket-watch/

 

[d4m.test]

Very interesting. Many thanks, Daywatch


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Great minds seem to think alike

You´re welcome
Well catched, Thrasher

 

[trailboss99]

Not genuine, if it were it would be worth a fortune.
Pull the dial, cut said dial into small pieces and burn. Find new dial for the watch or salvage the MVT for a PAM build.

 

[connery77]

How much do you suppose it's worth? It's not quite my style, so I think I'd rather pass it along to someone who could use it for a build.


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[Thrasher]

$40.00 maybe , to me nothing, I think its just a cheap soviet novelty watch.

 

[connery77]

Thank you all for all your help. I knew someone here would figure it out.


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