Ep. #198: LIP Watches and The Soviet Watch Industry

Two Broke Watch Snobs

Kaz is flying solo and you know what that means..? We're taking another deep dive into the history of Soviet Watches! This installment focuses on the impact that French watch maker LIP had on SU horology. If you feel like going full neckbeard on Soviet Watches with Kaz then tune in and enjoy. General History Notes: https://www.lip.fr/en/content/6-history https://www.hampdenwatches.com/page-3 http://watchesz.free.fr/mfa/lip_au_pays_des_soviets.htm https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/a-very-early-zvesda-from-1938-the-tale-of-how-zvesda-came-to-be.856681/#post-6282576 https://www.netgrafik.ch/russian_logos.htm Model/Movement Notes: Zvezda 1802 https://www.ussrtime.info/details/0723.html Pobeda K52 (2602) https://www.ussrtime.info/details/0981.html Petrovoderts 2602 (Pobeda 2602 from "Raketa" before it was Raketa) http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&&2uswk&Raketa_2602 Raketa 2609 http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?12&ranfft&&2uswk&Raketa_2609 Raketa 2609 HA http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?12&ranfft&&2uswk&Raketa_2609_HA