| Vostok Watch Makers, Inc. | |
| Type: | Joint stock company |
| Foundation: | 1942 |
| Location City: | Chistopol |
| Location Country: | Russia |
| Industry: | Watch manufacturing |
| Products: | Wristwatches, Clocks, Watch movements, Clock movements |
| Subsid: | Amfiby, Betar, Briolet |
| Homepage: | Vostok official page |
Vostok Watch Makers, Inc. (Russian: Восток; literally meaning "East") is a Russian watchmaker based in Chistopol, Tatarstan, Russia. The company produces mainly rugged military and amfibia mechanical watches. It also makes clocks and watch movements for other watch brands.[1]
The Vostok Watch Makers company was founded in 1942 when one of the Moscow watch-making plants of the First Moscow Watch Factory was evacuated to Chistopol, a small town located on the Kama River in Tatarstan.[2] Only defence equipment was produced during the war years, but as soon as the war was over, the company started making mechanical wristwatches. In 2006, Vostok Watch Makers began marketing another line of watches branded "Amphibia".
Despite the introduction of the new lines of Komandirskie and Amphibia, the "classic" models (mostly designed in the 1960s and 1970s) of these lines were still in production (as of 2021[3]).
Vostok produces its own mechanical movements. The company also owns "Briolet", which specializes in producing technical ruby-jewels.
The models produced are listed in the table below. Movement codes are based on the standard Soviet-era system.
| Code | Diameter, mm | Height, mm | Type | Jewels | BPH | Features | Used in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2403 | 24 | 3.7 | Manual | 17 | 19800 | Second hand at 9 o'clock | Vostok VOT | |
| 2209 | 22 | 3.7 | Manual | 17 | 18000 | Central second hand | Vostok Amphibia (first models) | |
| 2409 | 24 | 3.7 | Manual | 17 | 19800 | Central second hand | Vostok Amphibia, Amphibia lady first, Junior 2409A | |
| 2414A | 24 | 4.14 | Manual | 17 | 19800 | Central second hand, date indicator | Vostok Komandirskie manual, Komandirskie K-65 | |
| 2415 | 24 | - | Automatic | 31 | 19800 | Central second hand | Vostok Amphibia 1967 | |
| 2415B | 24 | - | Automatic | 31 | 19800 | Second hand at 9 o'clock | Vostok K-43 | |
| 2416B | 24 | 6.3 | Automatic | 31 | 19800 | Central second hand, date indicator | Vostok Komandirskie, Amphibian, Kremlyovskie, Prestige, Breeze, Titanium, 2416B, VIP Vostok Europe Pobeda | |
| 2423 | 24 | 3.7 | Manual | 17 | 19800 | 24h dial, central second hand | - | |
| 2424 | 24 | 3.7 | Manual | 17 | 19800 | 24h dial, central second hand, date indicator | - | |
| 2426 | 24 | 6.3 | Automatic precision | 32 | 19800 | Central second hand, 24h indicator, date indicator | Vostok Komandirskie K-34 Vostok Europe Rocket N1, Gaz 14 Limousine, Radio Room & Expedition 2006 | |
| 2426.12 | 24 | 6.3 | Automatic precision | 32 | 19800 | Second hand at 10 O'clock, Central Hour minute and 24h hands | Vostok Komandirskie 650539 Vostok Amphibia SE 150520S, SE 650521S | |
| 2431B | 24 | 6.3 | Automatic | 31 | 19800 | 24h dial, central second hand, date indicator | Vostok automatic 24H | |
| 2432 | 24 | 6.3 | Automatic precision | 32 | 19800 | Central second hand, date indicator, day/night indicator | Vostok New commander, Komandirskie K-35 Vostok Europe Mryia, Arktika, K3, Lunokhod, Red Square, Maxim Gorky. | |
| 2433 | 24 | 6.3 | Automatic | 31 | 19800 | Central second hand, open heart, bridge 2416B | Vostok 2433. | |
| 2434 | 24 | 4.14 | Manual | 17 | 19800 | Central second hand | Vostok military manual | |
| 2435 | 24 | 6.3 | Automatic precision | 31 | 19800 | Central second hand, date indicator, day/night indicator | Vostok Europe Metro | |
| 2441 | 24 | 6.5 | Automatic | 32 | 19800 | Second hand at 10 o'clock, off-centre hour and minute hands, date indicator | Vostok Europe Energia, Vostok 2441 |