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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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This watch finally made it home! Looking for a more friendly version of the 60mm/right-side crown of the Zlatoust military diver, I found this destro 53mm model on Agat Russian site. They also have a German site. After some emails exchanged with Mr Fedotov (good man!), my watch was hitting the Russian mail services straight from the Zlatoust town factory in the Ural... But something was on... Tracking it, I found out that the customs from Moscow sent it back to the factory!WTF!? Well, Agat also makes instruments and else: Maybe the customs tried to protect some national interest? Who knows... Weird, as it never happened before the guy told me... Anyway, Mr fedotov resent it at once and it finally made it's way home! Arriving this morning to my door...Loved it at first sight. The watch comes in a wooden box with a Russian notice where the watch's number is registered by hand. The leather strap is good and fitting well with the whole style. It's an automatic model with sterile dial as the original ,housing the Vostok 2415, who gives some life on the dial with it's sweeping second hand, compare to the mechanical version(hour/minute hands) who gives a quiet feeling. Rated for 700m, this rough looking diver feels ready for anything       For those thinking that I bought a Russian copy from Invicta: Go to bed and do your lessons when you wake up... |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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Congrats Will on a awesome Zlatoust!! |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Thanks Oscar! |
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exc-hulk Moderator 
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Big congrats on your new arrival Will !  Looks really awesome. Love the look of the dial and hands. A thick ZULU would be fit great I think ! |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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exc-hulk wrote:Big congrats on your new arrival Will ! Thanks Phil! The lug to lug distance is already great: 68mm... A Zulu would just add to that: Not so tempting... |
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stew77 Admin 
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Big congrats on the new arrival Zlatoust Will!  Love the purposeful tool design of this beast...from the case, to the crown, to the dial & hands. Looks very well built! Did you say 68mm lug-to-lug length? That would definitely be beyond my personal comfort zone given my puny wrists (58mm is about the absolute max I will go and that assumes a reasonable lug design). But that's just me...you rock it out Will! Enjoy! |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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stew77 wrote:Big congrats on the new arrival Zlatoust Will! Thanks Chris! Right now my left wrist is 61mm wide so I'm at the edge for this watch...But it fits me well |
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Khronos 3T WIS 
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A beast from the East! Enjoy my friend! |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Khronos wrote:A beast from the East! Enjoy my friend! Thanks! Yes, not everybody's taste but I never been a guy following the trends: I like special stuffs. There's a deep heritage as well as a "macho" feeling about wearing this watch: Only for men with hairy chest, hairy arms, hairy back, hairy a... & b... Well, ok, you have to try it if you don't shave everyday  |
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Khronos 3T WIS
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But not hairy heads!!!  |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Khronos wrote:But not hairy heads!!!  No! |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Very cool score there. Congrats and enjoy! |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Skipdawg wrote:Very cool score there. Congrats and enjoy! Thank you John! I like the simplicity of the dial and the wrist presence a lot. Much pleasure for the buks |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Another very unique piece, Sheriff! Enjoy it in good health for a long time |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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bigrustypig wrote:Another very unique piece, Sheriff! Enjoy it in good health for a long time Thank you Jeff! I'll make a review on it soon... |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS 
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The Zlatoust makes the U-Boat look like child's play. A VERY BIG CONGRATULATIONS... Cheers, Simon |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Simon_Leung wrote:The Zlatoust makes the U-Boat look like child's play. Thanks Simon! Good to see you back! |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS
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You're welcome, Hammerfjord; it's nice to be back. Kind regards, Simon |
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Keelson 3T WIS 
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That is a big beast of a watch - probably useful for breaking sea ice too if necessary! |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Keelson wrote:That is a big beast of a watch - probably useful for breaking sea ice too if necessary! You also can dive down to a North-Korean sub and knock on the hatch with it: They open |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS
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Dear Mr. Eyal Lalo (CEO of Invicta Watch Co.), It has come to my attention that the Invicta Rusian Divers Watch Model 2625 claims to be the genuine watch. Please explain to me how is it that Invicta claims that they own the patent,when the Zlatoust is in fact manufactured in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia located near the Ay River? Kind Regards, Simon Leung  |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Simon_Leung wrote:Dear Mr. Eyal Lalo (CEO of Invicta Watch Co.), Eyal been claiming that his grand-mother who owned/worked with Invicta? had an order of 100 watches who been made for the Russian elite divers....Blablabla... You can ask the people running the factory in Zlatoust: I don't think that they will be happy to hear about this ghost story |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS
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The people of the Zlatoust Factory would have Eyal mining for gold in Ust Nera, the Adminstrative Center of Oymyakonsky District in Sakha Republic of Russia, which is 631.93 miles from both Yakust and Magadan in Siberia. |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS
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Either that or they'll make Eyal mine for titanium in Kazakhstan in the middle of winter... Last edited on Fri Nov 16th, 2012 12:38 am by Simon_Leung |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS
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Or maybe President Putin would sent him to labour camp somewhere near Vladivostok. Last edited on Fri Nov 16th, 2012 12:45 am by Simon_Leung |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS
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Here's your new home Comrade Lalo...enjoy your stay. By the way work begins as of 3 AM until 8 PM and roll call must be observed every 2 hours. Attachment: former russian gulag.jpg (Downloaded 8 times) Last edited on Fri Nov 16th, 2012 12:43 am by Simon_Leung |
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