Thursday, November 24, 2016

Flooded My Scuba Dude Vostok Amphibian and Discovered Surprise

Congrats to me, I managed to flood my 2012 Scuba Dude Vostok Amphibian by swimming with a loose (unscrewed) cap on the winding "head" (whatever you properly call it). 

The watch doesn't work any more.


I used the opportunity to open the watch as don't like to open working watches and... I found a surprise surprise!


 I describe the surprise in this little video.



As you can see it has a Vostok Europe auto-winding rotor (and Vostok Europe is not necessarily related to the Vostok company proper).


At first, I though that maybe even the movement itself was a Vostok Europe but it is unlikely.


More pictures for your enjoyment.


Friday, November 11, 2016

River Cruise and Ship Spotting 2 in July 2016

River ship spotting 2 in Moscow from last summer.



Starting off with the Moskva-89 motor ship on which I went.


On my way I passed the Princess Anastasia (Княжна Анастасия).


 The newer Moskva-198 below.


The Alexander II.


 Some utility boat.



The TO-004.

Spotted...cars in Moscow: On a Moscow Central Circle train

A little train journey along the Moscow Central Circle, aka Line 14.



The line was originally built in 1908, passenger service re-opened in October 2016 - 82 years after it was suspended in 1934 previously.

Nothing much to see out the window though.

The train itself is a ES2G Lastochka high-speed electric train.

 Spotted...cars in Moscow: On a Moscow Central Circle train: A little train journey along the Moscow Central Circle, aka Line 14 . The line was originally built in 1908, passenger service re-open...