- Are there counterfeit Russian watches?

- What is the difference between ‘Poljot’ and ‘Poljot International’?

- What should I do if the watch is defective or malfunctions while still under warranty?

- Are the watches checked before delivery?

- Do the watches need to be serviced every 2 years?

- Can I also see and buy the watches directly in Munich?

- Do you also take watches as trade-ins and/or do you purchase watches from private parties?

- Do you sell spare parts for mechanical watches?

- Are Poljot chronographs/alarm watches waterproof?

- How does the quick change of date work on the chronograph?

- What is the time deviation of these mechanical watches?

- Are the watch prices gross or net?

- How quickly will I receive the watch/es ordered?

- Do you also repair Russian watches that were purchased somewhere else?

- How safe are limited editions of Russian watches?

- Privacy policy

Are there counterfeit Russian watches?
This is a persistent rumor – but there is no counterfeiting of mechanical Poljot or Wostok watches except for the most cheaply copied Wostok quartz watches from China.These can be identified as counterfeit at first sight. There are some watches from Russia with special faces like car emblems or Swiss writing on them. These faces are manufactured by private parties in Poland.
Should there be any doubt regarding a mechanical Russian watch, I recommend taking a look at the movement. It would be a very cost intensive effort to forge these mechanical calibers. I personally have not seen one counterfeit in my 15 years of dealing with these watches.

What is the difference between ‘Poljot’ and ‘Poljot International’?
The company Poljot manufactures the well know mechanical watches in Moscow. There is the regular ‘Poljot’ product line, that you can purchase from this dealership. A lot of models of these Poljot watches come with Cyrillic writing, since they were not produced for export. The company Poljot-International was founded exclusively as a branch for export and is located in Kahl on the Main.
The watches sold by this company do not differ from the Poljot watches in terms of origin and mechanics. Their design and price range however, very much does. The design was clearly adjusted to European tastes and gold and jewels are applied. They are distributed only through established jewelers. The prices for Poljot-International watches are 3-10 times above the Poljot watches. Some jewelers spread the rumor that only the Poljot-International watches are ‘authentic’ Poljots and anything else are copies made in Asia etc. This assertion can be refuted easily through a direct comparison of the movements. They are identical.

What should I do if the watch is defective or malfunctions while still under warranty?
I give a two-year warranty on any watch sold through me and furthermore I offer repair service at a low price for my clients. Should there be a problem with your watch you can send it to me with a description of the fault. The watch will be quickly and reliably repaired or even exchanged if the defect occurs shortly after purchase. The average repair time is 1-2 weeks so that you don’t have to part from the watch for too long. Should the fault occur after the warranty or if it was, for example, caused by the owner, the watch will be repaired at a very good price.

Are the watches checked before delivery?
Each watch is checked thoroughly before it is delivered. As needed it is also adjusted on the watch timer. Thus a good final check is guaranteed.

Do the watches need to be serviced every 2 years?
This is not necessary. The danger of resining no longer exists for these watches and service is generally not necessary. If the watches are not worn regularly I recommend, however, winding them up at least once every 6 months and to let them run down.

Can I also see and buy the watches directly in Munich?
This is generally not a problem. Since I have no fixed business hours in my office it is recommended that you make an appointment per email or phone beforehand.

Do you also take watches as trade-ins and/or do you purchase watches from private parties?
Since I sell only new and unworn watches I can unfortunately not purchase used watches.

Do you sell spare parts for mechanical watches?
I can deliver certain spare parts. If a watch that was bought from me is faulty it can be sent in for repair. Complete movements which can be used for exchange, for spare part storage or as practice parts for watchmaker apprentices or collectors of mechanical watches are available sometimes available.
The price of a chronograph-caliber 3133 is approximately EUR 35.00 and for the alarm watch caliber 2612 about EUR 25.00, subject to availability.

Are Poljot chronographs/alarm watches waterproof?
Since the push buttons of the chronographs are not screwed in they are only water resistant. Rain and sports are no problem but these watches are better kept away from water. Alarm watches and other watches with screw-on crowns, however, are waterproof.

How does the quick change of date work on the chronograph?
After a manual change of date you just turn the hands backwards onto position ‘10’ and then forwards past the number ‘12’. With each of these settings, the date moves forward 1 day! To change the date on a hand-wound watch without chronographic function, the hands must be turned back to position ‘8’.

What is the time deviation of these mechanical watches?
The time deviation of mechanical watches is in general not comparable to quartz watches. The average time deviation of Russian watches is comparable to good Swiss watches and 10 to 20 seconds per day. Better results are possible. Each watch is checked on my watch timer and adjusted if necessary before it is shipped.

Are the watch prices gross or net?
The prices already include VAT/sales tax of 19%. Customers from outside the EU ( like Switzerland, USA...) don´t have to pay this VAT and I will deduct the 19% manually.

How quickly will I receive the watch/es ordered?
Normally I have almost all watches in stock and mail them after a final check immediately upon reception of the order. Delivery time in this case is 2-3 days within Germany and a little longer if it goes abroad.
In some rare cases I do not have the watch ordered in stock and delivery can take 1-2 weeks. Should it take longer than that or if the watch is unexpectedly sold out I will notify you. Therefore, I recommend that you always give your email address or phone number when you place an order.

Do you also repair Russian watches that were purchased somewhere else?
In general, I only repair watches that I have sold and for these, I offer a repair service at low cost. Russian watches are sold fairly often without any warranty etc. on Internet auctions or at markets. For capacity reasons, I am not able to service these.

How safe are limited editions of Russian watches?
Most Russian watches are produced in certain limited editions and are numbered. Within one edition the numbering is correct. It cannot be excluded, however, that there are several editions for one successful model.

Privacy policy
I do not disclose the name, address, phone number or E-mail of my valued customers to third parties. All orders are processed in a secure way.