Gents 1960s Sekonda Chronograph / Wrist Watch

Gents 1960s Sekonda chronograph / wrist watch.

The watch has a Poljot 3017 hand-winding movement which is working nicely. Sekonda and Poljot are the same company but Sekonda was the brand name used for the British market.

In the late 1950s, the Soviet government bought the tooling used to manufacture the Swiss Venus 150 chronograph movement, together with some parts. These were used to create the 3017 in response to demand from both the industrial and military sectors. Both wrist watch and pocket watch versions were produced and initially they were just available to official channels. However, in 1965, the decision was taken to make the watches available to the general public.

This particular watch measures 36mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the buttons. The case is a combination of stainless steel and plated. It is in good condition with just light surface marking, nothing serious at all. The winding crown is a later replacement.

The lens is in good condition.

The dial is in its original finish with original hands (the red paint detail has come off the hour hand), two subsidiary dials (one for constant seconds and one to record up to 45 minutes), a telemeter, a tachymetre and outer minute markers.

The chronograph feature is operated by pressing the top button to start and stop, and the bottom button to re-set to zero (the hand on the 45 minute recording sub dial re-sets just to the right). The chronograph feature should not be kept running constantly. If viewed closely or at certain angles, there is some fairly light marking to the dial.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch will be sent in a new presentation box.

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All of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch.

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