Anyone have a Vostok in their collection?

[haggardmovement]

Here is mine, it's one of my daily watches. Keeps good time and is reliable. I changed the bezel and strap.

Before shot when it was stock.

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[reckoner777]

Why did you replace the bezel with a tachy?

Voktoks are the only non-swiss, affordable gens I ever wanted to own because of their unique, vintage looks. I've got a few in my collection as well which I can upload the pictures of probably tonight.

 

[haggardmovement]

I am going to polish out the tachy numbers and smooth it out. It's a work in progress.


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[reckoner777]

I am going to polish out the tachy numbers and smooth it out. It's a work in progress.


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It's a diver, non-chrono watch, though. Don't get me wrong I just think that tachy is a little contradictory to the purpose of your watch.

 

[DiverFan]

I have a blue scuba dude; love it! doesn't get a ton of wrist time but they're tough watches

 

[Specter1000]

New hands, new caseback, new balance wheel, aftermarket bezel. Keeps good time, these are definately a fun and much different watch to work on. The balance wheel is set by shim. I couldn't source any without buying a new movement and it wouldn't time correctly. So, I cut some of my own from a Diet Coke can..now it keeps perfect time! The caseback on these are designed with a face seal and a retaining ring that screws in a pushes the caseback into the seal. Great design IMO, as the watch gets pressure loaded it seals better.

 

[XAD]

Mentioned this in a thread a few weeks ago, but... yep!

Purchased my Amphibia from eBay seller mari-vlg for $45 plus $13 shipping.

Replaced the bezel/insert with one from German eBay seller am-diver for $49 - needed to buy a new bezel spring as I managed to ruin the original one during my first attempt at swapping.

I got five replacement bezel springs for $7.50 from eBay seller Zavar011 (Israel)

It arrived on the crappy stock bracelet which I replaced with a 22mm brushed Engineer from Strapcode I had on hand. They sell new for $63.

Generally I like the watch as a daily "beater", especially at the lake where its exposed to water when sailing and kayaking. Its been submerged down to around ten feet (snorkeling) with no detectable moisture inside.

It started out running about +30 seconds a day and is now up to 40+ with an amplitude of 350 and no beat error on the timegrapher. A cheap fun watch. Don't buy it for the dial lume though - its meh.

 

[haggardmovement]

Awesome stuff guys! Love how unique they are.


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