This rare, Russian, USSR, Slava (glory) 21 jewel calendar men's vintage wristwatch would be an excellent and unique addition to your vintage watch collection!! Manufactured in the 1990's, at the Second Moscow Watch Factory the chrome over brass case measures 41 mm X 46 mm and surrounds a crisp white dial that is complimented beautifully by bold black leaf hour and minute hands, red center sweep, large black numbers, black outer chapter, and both day and date windows @ 3 o'clock with quick set date feature. The 21 jewel, manual wind, unusual 2 mainspring movement has been recently professionally oiled, serviced, and adjusted, sets and winds smoothly, is running strong, and keeping good time. It has a snap-down back and is matched with a 18 mm vintage stainless steel flex band. Please Note: All of my vintage Soviet watches are serviced and restored by professionals in The Ukraine. Their shops are now shuttered during the conflict there. We hope that peace is restored soon and that we can, once again, offer their products to you. THE HISTORY OF "SLAVA" WATCHES: Slava / ????? After World War II, the reinstated Second Watch Factory shifted to focus more heavily on wristwatch production. ?In 1958, the factory name and logo were updated to Second Moscow Watch Factory, and in 1964, the factory was rebranded yet again to Slava (?????, meaning ?glory?). All subsequently-produced watches would bear this name on the dial. ? Unlike watches produced at other factories in the USSR, Slava watches were always meant for civilian consumption, without military or aerospace pretensions. In the 1950s and early 1960s, production was limited to ladies calibers and rare semi-experimental designs, such as the Slava Transistor (an electronic movements using tuning fork and quartz systems, for which the factory was given a gold medal at the Leipzig Trade Fair in 1964). However, to remain competitive and satisfy growing demand for men's watches, the factory used a unique approach in which small movements were placed in larger cases, secured by a spacer. These men's watches powered by ladies-watch calibers would serve as a stopgap until the Slava Watch Factory could manufacture its own larger calibers in-house. This in-house production of men's calibers would begin in 1966, when Slava designed its own line of caliber 24xx mechanical movements. The main feature of these movements was two mainspring barrels coupled together with an idler gear, which was designed to release energy from the mainsprings more evenly as the springs unwound. The base movement was modified over time to include multiple complications: ? 1966 ? Calibers 2409 and 2414 launched 1973 ? Calibers 2427 and 2428 launched 1989 ? Caliber 2416 launched The base 24xx movement design was unique in execution and enormously successful. Slava also produced a number of stopwatches, pocket watches, alarm clocks, table clocks, and wall clocks. From the 1950s through the 1980s, the Slava Watch Factory exported up to 50% of its products to various countries around the globe. In 1955, international sales began with exports to six countries; by 1965, this had increased to 36 countries; and by 1979, Slava watches were being exported to 72 countries all continents. A special partnership was developed with Italy, wherein specialty watches were produced for the Italian market with unique designs and case-backs stamped "CCCP". ? Today, a company named Slava Trade House is leasing exclusive rights for the production of Slava watches, movements, and parts. The manufacturing facility is located in Ulgich, Russia at the factory that used to produced Chaika-branded watches. As of 2011, the original Slava Watch Factory building has been demolished to make space for new real estate projects. eased to 36 countries; and by 1979, Slava watches were being exported to 72 countries all continents. A special partnership was developed with Italy, wherein d case-backs stamped "CCCP" . STOCK CODE: S-6 We offer free, first class domestic shipping and ship worldwide Priority Mail to insure safe, swift, and reliable shipping to our international customers for a flat fee of $34.00. (Canada may be slightly less) Please note, we offer our items on multiple sites and will not be removed from other sites until payment has been received and rarely may mean that your selection may be sold out prior to your payment has posted. We are Stonehenge Watch Company and have been selling vintage timepieces and new watches on the internet for over 14 years with hundreds of happy customers. Seller information stonehengewatchcompany (2818) We do our best to accurately describe items on our site and, if for any reason, you are disappointed in your purchase we will provide a swift and satisfactory resolution to your concern.