Key features hours Rocket
- Movement Type: quartz
- Dial: 12 hours
- Crystal: mineral
- Gender: mens
- Bracelet: stainless steel
- Case Size: 38х11 mm
- Case: stainless steel
- Warranty: 2 years
- Water resistance: 5 ATM.
- Collection: Pilot
- In production: 2016
The history of the plant Rocket
The oldest company in Russia, Petrodvorets watch Factory "Rocket", was founded by Peter I in 1721. After world war II, the company produces watches under the brand “Victory”. Since 1961, the factory produces watches "Rocket", named in honor of the first flight into space of Yuri Gagarin.
In 2009, the company entered into a stage of reorganization, under the leadership of the Russian and Swiss experts. One of them is a former Director of production of Rolex.
This is one of the world's rare factories producing their own clock mechanisms from A to z, including spiral and balance.
In 2014 the factory launched its new mechanism “Raketa-Automatic”, one of the most reliable mechanisms in the world. Based on it were created new models of collections of watches Raketa “Petrodvorets classic” Rocket “Star” the Rocket “Polar” and the Rocket “Amphibian”.
The Petrodvorets watch Factory “Rocket” has created the biggest clock movement in the world, having made watches for Children's World on Lubyanka. The clock mechanism is a unique design consisting of thousands of parts 5 and weighing about 5 tons.
The Petrodvorets watch Factory updates the clock line for the flyers the limited edition series — Rocket "Chkalov"! The name they received in honor of the Hero of Soviet Union, test pilot Valery Chkalov. The collection is presented in two models, each in an amount of 50 copies.
Rocket "Chkalov" — the temporary collection before the start of a new project — production hours Rocket "Pilot—Machine" on the basis of the mechanism "Raketa—Automatic". In the design of new hours for Russian pilots will take part the engineers of PJSC "Tupolev".
Design patterns "Chkalov" is reminiscent of the dashboard of the plane: the dial with the picture of a magnetic compass and altimeter. The body design of the 70-ies, diameter 38 mm, quartz movement.
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