Finally, a new arrival and addition to collection of watches, and it's this 2018 Submarine Captain Vostok Amphibia 2416B Automatic.
The dial says "Submarine Captain" in Russian which is a bit nonsensical or else common speak as it should properly be "Submarine Commander" (who has the rank of Captain anyways), I guess it's per tradition.
It's fully stainless steel (minus the bezel), it's automatic (meaning winds up from natural arm and wrist motion as you go about your daily business) (whether it will be enough by itself is another matter), it also has a hand-wind option, three hands, including a central seconds hand and a day date, what's not to like?
I specifically wanted this dial.
There is a unique wobbly (by design) Vostok screw-down winding crown which is a major rarity on watches at this price range (but you do have to get the knack of using it properly, not that it's very difficult).
The case back.
I once did a post on water resistance markings, and you can find it by searching for water resistance marks on this very blog, but the point is 200 meters of water resistance here is a conventional designation and means that in reality this watch is good for water activities up to swimming and skin diving. Any more is problematic, not that it hasn't been tried.
Me, I mainly use it for showering, bathing (long hot tubs with a book to read and something to drink) and going to public baths once in a while.
Me, I mainly use it for showering, bathing (long hot tubs with a book to read and something to drink) and going to public baths once in a while.
At this writing, I have had this watch for about a couple of weeks and can report that it operates rather well, maybe it's a little bit fast but it's acceptable and expected for mechanical watches and should be tolerated and in any case it's within the stated tolerances.
Current Vostok movements can be a little bit temperamental due to possible lack of proper regulation and quality control at whatever remains of the Vostok factory but this one seems to be OK for now.
Furthermore, I don't usually regulate my mechanical watches, just live with what they are able to provide in terms of time keeping, and each one is different of course.
Current Vostok movements can be a little bit temperamental due to possible lack of proper regulation and quality control at whatever remains of the Vostok factory but this one seems to be OK for now.
Furthermore, I don't usually regulate my mechanical watches, just live with what they are able to provide in terms of time keeping, and each one is different of course.
However the crown on this specimen screws and unscrews a little bit rougher than on my previous amphibias over the years and there is even some grating but it's minor.
Vostok's famous wobbly screw-down crown.
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