![]() The Russian word Молния means "lightning". The main factory was located in the Ural town of Chelyabinsk with a second factory outside of Moscow. ![]() The Molnija (Молния) pocket watches were made from November 1947 to October 2007. This design was very popular and turned out to be a blueprint for many other movement designs such as in Rolex watches from around 1940's: The Molnija movement is basically a copy of a Swiss cal.616 movement designed by Cortébert. I managed to get a NOS Molnija Pocket watch from a collector who passed away.īefore I do this relative simple walkthrough, I read up on this iconic Russian pocket-watch and like to share some of its history I gathered
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