Poljot 3133 chronograph

[RyMoeller]

Wow, that's a nice one.  Hopefully that hairspring will straighten up nicely and get the piece up an running again.

I don't think it's a redial although I must admit I'm not an expert on Soviet pieces.  The quality appears to be about equal to what I have seen in pictures of other Sturmanskies.  It looks about right for it's age.

Very nice pickup. 

[GeorgeClarkson]

  On 1/6/2017 at 5:42 PM, RyMoeller said:

Wow, that's a nice one.  Hopefully that hairspring will straighten up nicely and get the piece up an running again.

I don't think it's a redial although I must admit I'm not an expert on Soviet pieces.  The quality appears to be about equal to what I have seen in pictures of other Sturmanskies.  It looks about right for it's age.

Very nice pickup. 

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Hope you are right....

[Marc]

  On 1/6/2017 at 1:41 PM, GeorgeClarkson said:

This is also my line of thought. I analyzed the pictures of the seller, and it does appear to be exactly like you wrote. Hope we are not both wrong on this, which seems a pretty easy fix to be honest.

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To be honest even if the H/S is distorted beyond rescue (which I doubt is the case) it would be far from disastrous as it would appear that replacement could be relatively inexpensive if the link below is representative.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3133-BALANCE-WHEEL-spring-spare-part-for-chronograph-POLJOT-OKEAN-SHTURMANSKIE-/282305942559?hash=item41babed41f:g:EBEAAOSwNRdX2sEY

[GeorgeClarkson]

  On 1/6/2017 at 8:45 PM, Marc said:

Nice link thanks

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Edited January 6, 2017 by GeorgeClarkson

[GeorgeClarkson]

And today I received the Sturmanskie... As we thought, the hairspring is pretty badly bent, blocking the balance wheel. The movement was fully wound so I had son difficulty in letting the power loose, since the case is so dirty I am amazed I didn't find micropigs bathing in the lurky oil traces...

[GeorgeClarkson]

The hairspring is be t on the locking pin and throughout the first curve in an unnatural way, sign that someone has tried to adjust the balance wheel but did it in a very clumsy way. I will have to see if I can still fix it.

Another thing I noticed, someone LSO put shims under the balance cock. You can barely see them but they are there. His is also why the screw stands a bit proud: the shims are not correctly placed so the screw touches them. Will have to figure out how to solve this...

[GeorgeClarkson]

More on this in another thread... Since this is not the right place to post such things. 

[GeorgeClarkson]

For those interested in following the service thread of the Sturmanskie Chronograph, please head over to this thread:

Pleasee participate with your comments, corrections, advice... anything counts!

[Endeavor]

Here some sellers pictures of my newly acquired "baby". It's a 1992 Poljot "Sport" with a SU 3133 movement. It's made just before the disintegration of the Soviet Union and still has "Made in USSR" printed on the dial. Shortly after the disintegration, the print was changed to "Made in Russia".

It should be posted today ............

Needless to say, I can't wait !!

 

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[GeorgeClarkson]

AS I told you privately, that is an amazing looking watch. Hope the pics are nothing compared to the real deal!

[Endeavor]

To the positive I hope

[GeorgeClarkson]

of course....

[Watchtime]

Great watch, and in amazing good shape...did you service it or buy it this way...?

[Endeavor]

@Watchtime I bought it like that. The pictures are taken by the seller and the watch is currently in transit. I must admit that the movement looks in an amazing shape, for being 25 years old. Studying the pictures, I haven't discovered any irregularities so I hope it is not one of those: "if it is too good to be true, it probably is". If you look on the very informative website: http://www.polmax3133.com/ , on the right-hand side "1992 - 1H", then under "Sport" you see the watch depicted. If you click on "Nuclear", the author makes a remark about how pristine the movement looks, a movement of the same time period.......... so perhaps I'm lucky?

Not knowing the watch history, I go from the assumption that it needs a service. I hope to see the watch in reality by the end of this week / begin next week.........

[WillFly]

Good luck with the Poljot - it looks very good. I had a Sturmanskie 3133 a year or two ago. It was a nice watch but the chrono mechanism was getting very sticky and the movement looked a little rough here and there, so I sold it on. Made what I paid for it, so no problem there.

The 3133 is a nice movement.

[Endeavor]

@WillFly Thanks a lot I looked at Sturmanskies, but in a way I wanted to get a bit away from the "military"-style. I succeeded partly with this "Sport" issue, but (I think) it has a Sturmanskie case. A bit of both worlds  

I'll post some pictures upon reception (first a test on the Watch-o-Scope) and perhaps later the servicing. Obviously forum member George Clarkson has done already some outstanding 3133 walk-through work.

But first my beaten up Landeron 48, which I hope to receive today. Lets call it "A nice Starter"

[GeorgeClarkson]

So yesterday I set myself up in checking the third Poljot 3133 I had received, this one only for the spare operating lever 8140 and spring 8335 that I needed for the Admiral watch.. And apart the fact the balance wheel assembly is completely missing, there are some other issues as well.... Check the pic... That is the minute runner wheel. Rust ate away the upper part that goes through the dial and onto which you should fix the minute runner hand.

[GeorgeClarkson]

I don't know if out can see it, bit some screws, like the one shown, show traces of rust on the head.

[GeorgeClarkson]

I proceeded nevertheless to reassembly the whole watch, just to keep all the parts together and clean. The dial looks good, but...

[GeorgeClarkson]

Upon closer inspection, and right on the runner minute sundial, probably caused by the broken off hand, there is a damage on the white laquer, near the 25 minute mark.

[GeorgeClarkson]

Apart from that small nick, the dial is pristine. Pity actually...isn't it? I liked a lot this dial and was looking forward to use it somehow...

[GeorgeClarkson]

AMD i nave to admit it has got me more than I thought...

I will receive in the next couple of days another Poljot 3133 Chronograph in civil version, identical to the last one shown in my last posts. I made some screenshots with the mobile phone of the seller's images, so forgive the quality.

[GeorgeClarkson]

This should be in running condition. I found a fifth one too, but I will stop here... or will I?

[GeorgeClarkson]

And the  fourth Poljot 3133 "Civil" arrived today, badly packaged inside a simple bubble envelope, bit still intact. Ironically, it sports a Seiko brown leather band.... Anyways it works fine and keeps excellent time from what I could see. No need to service this one, prolly only a light polish on the glass. Here it is side by side with the bigger brother, the Sturmanskie:

 

[GeorgeClarkson]

The obligatory shot of the movements