Soviet Russian CCCP USSR Aircraft Cockpit Clock Chronograph " AChS - 1M " Plane
Item History & Price
Without original packaging . Good condition. All factory seals are intact. The number "25" written by kravskaya on the hull means the side number of the aircraft on which they were installed.
This watch was designed to withstand speeds of 3/1800 mph (2900 km / h) and altitudes of up to 100, 000 feet (30 km). This reliable watch is built to keep time flawlessly while pulling 6G! The built-in 27-volt heater ensures operation even... at -60 ° C (-75 °F). Each measures approximately 3 inches (8 cm) in diameter by 2½ inches (6.5 cm) in depth and is equipped with a two-day / three-day clock mechanism with 25 jewels inside an all-steel dust-proof case.
The watch is manufactured at the Chelyabinsk watch factory "Molniya", Russia.In in the USSR, the clock was used for Soviet MiG-23, MiG-25, MiG-29 and strategic bombers, helicopters and transport aircraft. The watch has a dust cover. Glass dome made of mineral crystal.
Aviation watches are designed for:
- current time in hours, minutes, and seconds;
- countdown of the flight time of the aircraft in hours, minutes and seconds.
The duration of operation after the spring is fully loaded is at least 2 days.
The dial is made of matte black enamel with large luminous numbers on the dial surrounded by luminous minute / second lines, with an additional Chrono dial at the 6 0 minute position and an f l dial at the 12 o'clock position. The time and flight arrows have a green outline with a fluorescent filling. The second hand is White. The hands of the chronometer are black with luminescence, the minute hand with the tip of a shovel. The dial is marked in Russian on both sub-dials and stamped with the letter "2 days", the serial number and the letter "K".
The case has a diameter of about 85 mm (3 3/8"), and the watch weighs about 550 g (1 1/4 pounds).
This watch is a completely mechanical, wind-up element. It does not need any EC power supply