You will fall in love with this vintage men’s watch. Our Raketa antique watch is sure to be a conversation starter. Purchase for yourself or give as a gift. Our watches are great men’s gifts, including retirement gifts, Father’s day gifts, Christmas gifts and much more!

This is a vintage men’s Soviet wristwach “Raketa”- (” Rocket”). Analog movement. This is a fully Authentic Raketa Zero watch made in USSR era.

Made in 1970s at Petrodvorets Watch Factory.

The watch has been fully serviced,cleaned and oiled by a professional watch maker. The watch is working very accurately.

Raketa (Russian: Paкéтa; IPA: [rɐˈkʲɛtə], “rocket”) watches, have been manufactured since 1961 by the Petrodvorets Watch Factory in Saint Petersburg. The Petrodvoretz Watch Factory is Russia’s oldest factory and was founded by Peter the Great in 1721. Raketa watches were produced for the Red Army, the Soviet Navy, for North Pole expeditions, as well as for civilians. As of today Raketa is one of the rare watch brands in the world producing its movements from A to Z.

On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin made the first manned flight in outer space on the rocket Vostok 1. In honor of this, the Petrodvorets Watch Factory named its watches “rocket”, or Raketa in Russian. At the height of the Cold War, however, the name “Raketa” was perceived negatively in the West, as the word was associated with the latest generation of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles, the R-16. During Soviet times it became one of the most produced watch brand in the world. In the 1970s the factory produced about 5 million mechanical watches per year.

Date prodced : 1970s

* Mechanism caliber 2609HA

* Mechanical, Manual winding-up

* Case size 34 mm.

* Stainless steel back

The watch serviced and oiled! Ready for using every day. Keeps accurate time. This is great addition to your collection!!! Please ask any questions if you have.

Warranty and service

We provide free warranty on the watch mechanism for the period 3 months after receiving them.

I ship all my items to worldwide standard int mail by avia. Delivery time to USA is 11-23 days. Europe 10-15 days.  I ship within 2-3 busines days. You`ll get tracking number after shipping. Your watch will be shipped in soft safety box!

I combine shipping. Free shipping each additional item from my collection, look all my lots in our soviet watches shop (sws)