poljot watches

spyken

spyken

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hi, I'm new to poljot watches - where's the cheapest place to buy them? is there a good place to get used ones?

are they good watches? how's the movt, tritium, mineral glass, waterproofness, accuracy?

are there similar type of watches within similar price range as the poljot that I should consider?

how do you pronounce "poljot"? is it 'poll-jott' or "poll-yott"?

thanks...
 
Originally posted by spyken
hi, I'm new to poljot watches - where's the cheapest place to buy them? is there a good place to get used ones?

are they good watches? how's the movt, tritium, mineral glass, waterproofness, accuracy?

are there similar type of watches within similar price range as the poljot that I should consider?

how do you pronounce "poljot"? is it 'poll-jott' or "poll-yott"?

thanks...
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Can't tell you the cheapest place to get one. In my experience the best place to get one is www.russiansouveniers.com. I haven;t seen many places selling used Poljots, might want to try ebay.

Yes, they are good watches.

As far as I'm concerned there are no watches made anywhere near this price range that can really compare with Poljots, especially their chronos.

There is a review of the Chronos on this thread.
 
Check out invictas4less.com I bought my flight watch through Dave and his service is top notch. Be forewarned though, the Poljot line is a bunch of huge watches. I'm talkin' G-Shock thick and some 48mm wide. As far as your other questions go, Poljot uses superluminova (same as Seiko, etc) and the illumination is par with every other brand out there. As far as the crystal goes, I have yet to scratch mine unlike my Seiko diver :( Lastly, even though most websites say that they are accurate from -20 to + 40 seconds a day, mine hovers around -10 to +20 which is acceptable IMO.
Matt
 
I have 2 and they are both fine, basic, manual wind watches. The mvmnts are somewhat crude in their finish(no polishing, blueing, or engraving) but what do you expect for a couple hundred bucks. Accuracy has been fine. Pronounced poll-yot. A great way to get into mech. watches. Go for a see through back so you can "watch" the mvmnt run. If you really get the bug, check out timezone.com and take the online class.
John...
 
It's a bit hard to explain, but I find Poljots to have a character that is a bit lacking in most watches.

I wore a Poljot of some sort for about 18 months, then decided to try Swiss watches, which cost several times more than a 3133 chrono.

I tried a number of them, never for more than a month or so before I got rid of them. They just felt dull, and I'm not real impressed with the off the shelf ETA movements that almost everybody uses.

Now I just wear my Poljots.

Also, the visible surfaces of the movements are quite rough, but I was told by one watchmaker that the finishing on the functional components and wear surfaces of a 3133 movement was easily among the best that he had ever seen.
 
I have a Poljot Glashutte Chronograph. I like this watch a lot, but the luminous coating is nowhere near as even or as bright as on any of my Seikos. My Black Monster will glow at a readable level for 8-10 hours (it will light up a small room for the first 5 minutes!), but my Poljot is doing good to be readable after 4. I will probably end up sending mine off to Industrial Watch Works to have it re-lummed.

A buddy of mine ordered 3 different models of Poljot (2 for him and one for me) and they all seem to have this problem. Other than that the watches are great! They are very reliable, always seem to draw comments, and mine will run about 2.5 days between windings.
 
I heard a rumor (just a rumor maybe) that Poljot has more strict quality standard than usual, to sell through German companies. The watches under the quality standard are sold in other channels.
I bought two from Russia2all.com, and one from poljot.com. Poljot.com sells same model at much higher price, but my experience tells it's worth its price.
 
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