Serial Number: PW 0223
Subcategory: Pocket Watch
Status: Display
Description:
This is Agat Stopwatch 4295B 16 jewels.
Vintage Soviet Russian USSR mechanical 2 Button Stopwatch from Agat produced in the 1987 at the Zlatoust watch factory. It contains a calibre 4295B with 16 jewels, the dial is divided into 60 seconds (denotation 0.2 sec) and has 0 to 60 minute registry. The cream-colored dial shows black Arabic numerals with Russian lettering. The dial shows the original CCCP diamond shaped logo used by Agat. It can be started, stopped using the crown and reset with the additional button.
Agat, a bastion of timekeeping
Agat is the only manufacturer of mechanical stopwatches in Russia, and one of only a handful around the globe who maintain this tradition. Mechanical stopwatches are still special today, and are individual devices that measure time, something in which we place so much importance. The plant is certified “Leader in the Russian Economy” and in February 2000 it was awarded the Gold Award “The Best Trade Mark” – the New Millennium Prize, and also the “Technical Quality” award. The dials of Agat stopwatches are burned into the subconscious of people around the world, and the image comes easily to mind when they think of stopwatches. The classic design has become iconic.
A mechanical stopwatch from Agat is a very unique gadget in our digital world.
