Showing posts with label Okeah 3133 Final Edition Volmax. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Okeah 3133 Final Edition Volmax. Show all posts

Monday, April 20, 2015

Okean 3133 Final Edition 1976-2011 by Volmax

Okean (or sometimes - Okeah) 3133 1976-2011 Final Edition.


The Okean 3133 Final Edition 1976-2011 is a watch produced by Volmax company to mark the end of the caliber 3133 production and to celebrate the original Okean watch first made in 1976 using the Poljot 3133 movement. Originally it was the idea developed by the Russian section of the Spanish watch forum but later Volmax made so bold as to issue an additional run of the watches apparently not exceeding the original run of 300 units. So there should be only 600 of these watches. You can find more info on this iconic watch by using the search function on this blog.

Of all the remakes of the 2000 decade, the Final Edition is the most faithful to the original but with some major improvements - the case is all stainless steel (the original had chrome plated brass alloy). Also the Final Edition is a bit larger while retaining all the proportions of the original.



Only a year ago you could still buy the watch in one or two Volmax-affiliated stores in Moscow. But no longer.


However it appears that two Internet sellers specializing in Russian watches have some left -- apparently coming from Volmax' second run (like my own) watch. These sellers are Julian Kampmann and Juri Levenberg, both of Germany. Both have it at a hefty price of EUR 695 although you could probably get 19% off if you come from outside the European Union.


Okean 3133 1976-2011 Final Edition - Julian Kampmann 



And Juri Levenberg apparently also has at least 3 left.

Okean 3133 1976-2011 Final Edition - Juri Levenberg


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Saturday, August 9, 2014

WOTD: Okean 3133 Final Ed

My watch of the day today -- the Okean (Okeah, aka Ocean) 3133 Final Edition by Volmax.


The Ocean goes on the river.


See also the post below - Moscow River Cruise.


Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Okean 3133 "Not Quite" the Final Edition

Saw this beauty in a store here in Moscow about a month back and "report from the scene of the disturbance".


It is in fact a new version of the Okean (Okeah) 3133 Final Edition chronograph watch and I think it will confuse matters even further. Slightly.

To understand, I recommend consulting my two previous entries on the subject on this blog.


Looking at the face you can see it differs both from both the original and the previous known duplicate version (such as mine - which are identical in everything but the box and paperwork):

  • different stopwatch hand - barbed or winged like on Shturmanskies;
  • different small register hands;
  • different hour and minute hands with different lume - white -- also. 

The rest seems as before.


 Compare with my watch (duplicate):


 However when you see the back...


...you realize that the back is identical to the final edition, also the same strap.


Here's mine again for comparison.



There are two possible explanations. 

One is that it is a duplicate edition, or second run, watch but with those differences in front because either (i) Volmax has run out of original Final Edition parts; or (ii) has started using different hands etc. to differentiate from the Final Edition after much criticism. The other explanation is that it is something from the third run of watches (triplicates).

I feel the former is closer to the truth, as I was warned in the store that, if I wanted to buy it, I should do it now as they were running out of them. And in the store itself there was, like, only one this watch, I think.

More photos after the jump.