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You may not know it yet, but the Russian watches are experiencing some what of a renaissance and is really starting to take off dramatically. In recognition of what we have something a little different but still very cool to share with you, the Chronograph Strela Poljot Russian manufacturer Sturmanskie. Steeped in history this superb chronograph is one of the crown jewels of Russian watches.
Then a single past not as well known than their German and Swiss counterparts, thanks largely to the Iron Curtain and the Cold War, Russian watches have a rich and interesting history dating back over 80 years. In 1927, the Labor and Defense Council adopted a decree to establish a watch industry that will service the requirements of government and the Red Army.
The brief for the new Soviet watches were simple: they must be accurate, reliable and not inferior to their Western counterparts. Equipment for the production of these watches was purchased by the United States.This was the origin of the first Moscow Watch factory now manufactures watches Poljot. He also had the same factory that has created the first watch worn in space, on the wrist of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961.
Incarnation Day today modern watch carries on the proud heritage of Russia and is able to claim a famous bit of history shows itself.
The Strela, which means "arrow" in Russian was introduced in 1959 with the Model 3017 take place in the Soviet space history when he was worn on the wrist of Aleksei Leonov during the first exit onto the space in 1965.
This unique model features a chronograph with 45 minutes and has no date function. It has been designed exclusively for officers of the Air Force and therefore the first models were not available to the public they were built to strict military specifications. You can see a picture of one below....
Reading the Refuse: Counting Col. Qaddafi's Heat-Seeking Missiles, and Called a Strela-2 in 
Missile Launcher Found in Bulgarian Woman's AtticA Strela 2M missile launcher has been discovered in a 55-year-old woman's attic during a police action. The container with the missile launcher has been delivered by a friend of the woman's son, she has explained, stating she had no idea what was
Complex Strela is widely spread around the world, but there is certain agreement between the major countries that they would try to limit the spread of this kind of weapon, mainly because of the fact that they are used in terrorist acts.
Following docking at 00:30 EDT 20 May 2000, Atlantis began assembly of the Strela crane on ISS, the installation of additional handrails on the outside of the ISS (Unity and Zarya modules) via one EVA by two of her crewmembers, and the set-up of the and more »
