Vostok Amphibia Compass Bezel 2007

Another one of my Vostok Amphibia(n)s by the Vostok Chistopol Watch Factory.

With a compass bezel... not everyone likes it but I don't mind it... you can still use it to mark time. It rotates.

This is a Vostok Ampibia wrist watch with a Cal. 2416B automatic movement -- self-winding but can be hand wound as well.

The movement is like this one (but not this decorated version of course).

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Date of manufacture is marked as 10.07.07 -- tenth day of July in the year of our Lord 2007. 

And it cost me RUB 1,300 in 2007 (US$ 36 at current rates).

I wore it from 2007 to 2011.

Used it often for sauna session - at least once a week, which finally was its undoing. Time keeping became very erratic in 2011, sometimes it would stall for no reason, at other times it would be way too fast -- those sauna sessions, I think, got to it.

So early 2012 I replaced it with this Scuba Dude.  

Wear and tear -- all mine.The thick acrylic (?) crystal can take a lot punishment but it does not go unnoticed.

 

Stainless steel bracelet... of the cheaper variety but serves its purpose. 

Wrist shot.

Back, says water proof 200m, antishock, Amphibia and automatic.

This type of case.

Vostok Komandirskie 2416B Tank Dial

Johnny Depp had one...

...And so do I. Although his is from the late 1980s while mine is recent -- 2012.

In case someone is wondering the tank (although very stylized) is likely to be a T-62 type tank, distinguishable mainly by where the fume extractor is on the barrel. 

If you don't believe me, I invite you to consult this guide (filter all political and propaganda stuff though). 

This watch is an auto Komandirskie -- it is intermediate between the Vostok Amphibia(n) proper and the Komandirskie proper.

It differs from the Amphibia in that the case is chrome-plated brass and not stainless steel. From the regular Komandirskie it differs in that it has a self-winding Vostok 2416B movement like the Amphibia does.

It is running at + 20 seconds per 24 hours but is consistent, and the chrome plating is not what it used to be -- it wears off quickly at points of contact.

Still rate it as a good watch overall.