Vostok Automatic Mechanism

[Folkvisor]

Hi

I have watched the video a couple of times and I cannot figure out how the automatic winding mechanism works on the Vostok Divers Watch.

From what I can tell it is a bit like the Seiko mechanism? Perhaps I'm totally wrong.

Thank you,

Dave

 

[Folkvisor]

4 hours ago, Folkvisor said:

Hi

I have watched the video a couple of times and I cannot figure out how the automatic winding mechanism works on the Vostok Divers Watch.

From what I can tell it is a bit like the Seiko mechanism? Perhaps I'm totally wrong.

Thank you,

Dave

 

Perhaps it has a rotor. I just can't remember seeing it in the video.

[nickelsilver]

Which video?

[WatchMaker]

2416B? For sure there should be a rotor on the automatic.

Do either of these help any: https://forums.watchuseek.com/f54/vostok-2416b-service-notes-240805.html or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueAMs9b5Ews

 

 

 

[eccentric59]

15 hours ago, Folkvisor said:

From what I can tell it is a bit like the Seiko mechanism?

Seiko uses a "magic lever" for the rotor to apply wind to the mainspring regardless of direction.

From what I can see in Mark's latest video (see time 7:58 and 21:40) it uses two gears similar to an ETA self-winding mechanism. FWIW, Mark doesn't put the rotor back on until much later in the video. (28:30)

[Folkvisor]

Ahh, OK. Thank you. Yes, I saw the gears that, I take it, lets it wind in either direction but, not seeing a rotor, I thought it was, perhaps, a magic rotor of some sort...lol

I guess I didn't see the whole video.

Have you seen the new Moritz Grossman automatic mechanism? 

[Folkvisor]

8 hours ago, nickelsilver said:

Which video?

Please see Eccentric's answer.

[m1ks]

Yes they have a rotor like any other auto, then the reduction system and reversing wheels so not like Seiko's pawl lever system but they are bidirectional, they're a really good auto wind system.