Vostok watches

Russian watch manufacturer

Vostok Watch Makers, Inc. (Восток; literally meaning "East") is a Russian watchmaker based in Chistopol, Tatarstan, Russia. The company produces mainly rugged military and amfibia mechanical watches. It also makes clocks and watch movements for other watch brands.

The Vostok Watch Makers company was founded in 1942 when one of the Moscow watch making plants of the First Moscow Watch Factory was evacuated to Chistopol, a small town located on the Kama River in Tatarstan. Only defence equipment was produced during the war years, but as soon as the war was over, the company started making mechanical wristwatches. In 2006, Vostok Watch Makers began marketing another line of watches branded "Amphibia". Despite the introduction of the new lines of Komandirskie and Amphibia, the "classic" models (mostly designed in the 1960s and 1970s) of these lines were still in production (as of 2021).

Vostok produces its own mechanical movements. The company also owns "Briolet", which specializes in producing technical ruby jewels. The models produced are listed in the table below. Movement codes are based on the standard Soviet era system. CodeDiameter, mmHeight, mmTypeJewelsBPHFeaturesUsed in2403243.7Manual1719800Second hand at 9 o'clockVostok VOT2209223.7Manual1718000Central second handVostok Amphibia (first models)2409243.7Manual1719800Central second handVostok Amphibia, Amphibia lady first, Junior 2409A2414A244.14Manual1719800Central second hand, date indicatorVostok Komandirskie manual, Komandirskie K 65241524 Automatic3119800Central second handVostok Amphibia 19672415B24 Automatic3119800Second hand at 9 o'clockVostok K 432416B246.3Automatic3119800Central second hand, date indicatorVostok Komandirskie, Amphibian, Kremlyovskie, Prestige, Breeze, Titanium, 2416B, VIPVostok Europe Pobeda2423243.7Manual171980024h dial, central second hand 2424243.7Manual171980024h dial, central second hand, date indicator 2426246.3Automatic precision3219800Central second hand, 24h indicator, date indicatorVostok Komandirskie K 34Vostok Europe Rocket N1, Gaz 14 Limousine, Radio Room & Expedition 20062426.12246.3Automatic precision3219800Second hand at 10 O'clock, Central Hour minute and 24h handsVostok Komandirskie 650539Vostok Amphibia SE 150520S, SE 650521S2431B246.3Automatic311980024h dial, central second hand, date indicatorVostok automatic 24H2432246.3Automatic precision3219800Central second hand, date indicator, day/night indicatorVostok New commander , Komandirskie K 35 Vostok Europe Mryia, Arktika, K3, Lunokhod, Red Square, Maxim Gorky.2433246.3Automatic3119800Central second hand, open heart, bridge 2416BVostok 2433.2434244.14Manual1719800Central second handVostok military manual2435246.3Automatic precision3119800Central second hand, date indicator, day/night indicatorVostok Europe Metro2441246.5Automatic3219800Second hand at 10 o'clock, off centre hour and minute hands, date indicatorVostok Europe Energia, Vostok 2441