Electronika 77

Electronika 77, a Belorussian post-USSR electronic watch.

This one is Electronika 77 and not the Electronika 77A, that is without the "A". But there is no difference function-wise.

It is made by the Minsk Electronika plant.

The Electronika 77 (without the "A") is much rarer than the one with the "A". So it's a rarity of sorts.

The watch is a clone of the 1980s Hong Kong electronic watch called for some reason Montana, known in some parts of the world and maybe still in production but in a much cheaper mainland China version. 

Technical specs [in Russian].

The manual below works with it.

Electronika 5 29367 Electronic Watch

Another Electronika 5 29367 watch from my collection though this time not as Leader 10.

Electronikas are electronic -- or digital -- watches made in the USSR in 1970s-80s and then in the Republic of Belarus until about 2009. In essence, they are old-school electronic watches, although some are more advanced than others though they never go into Casio's territory for better or for worse. But some models have features that even Casio has never had (I think) such as both automatic and manual accuracy correction. 

This watch is my Electronika 5 29367 made in 2000. Bought much later as a NOS specimen. Still working fine. The Electronika 5 29367 is probably the longest produced model -- from the 1980s right up to 2009. Photos are clickable. 

And as luck would have it, it is time to replace the battery (and look at the innards). 

The bracelet is made by the Vitebsk Instrument Making Plant.

It has the picture of a horse on the face -- perfect for the Year of the Horse.

As to detailed specs and watch controls you can find them in the manual (see below) in Russian.

Here I would like to note only two interesting features. First, you can turn the display off by pressing and holding for 2 sec button one (upper right). When the display is turned off, data are preserved and the watch continues to keep time and all functions continue to work. Second, there is an easy and convenient way to turn on the hourly signal (or chime) simply by pressing button 3 (lower left). 

The back can be easily removed by prying it open gently. 

Under it, there is another flat back which functions as a resonator, remove it too.

With the old battery.

Luch 2609 Wristwatch

Mechanical wristwatch LUCH (read: Looch) 2609, made by Minsk Watch Factory in 2001.

Bluish-greenish face.

 

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Hands with what appears to be a Luch emblem also looks somewhat like Mercedes' three-legged "star".

 

 

 

 

Back and a strap which says Eurotex and Genuine leather which may be true.

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 Here it is Luch' own 2609 caliber movement, marked: BY 2609 and the Luch emblem. 

 

It is a rare (-ish) movement as it went into production late and wasn't produced for a long time. It was subsequently replaced by the Chinese standard movement (2650) for some time, which incidentally was also designated 2609. And now the Luch factory has no 26 mm caliber movement in its watches, the only mechanical caliber it still has is the small cal. 1801.