Vostok| Amphibia 420457 KGB USSR Automatic Self-Winding Diver Wrist Watch

The best watch I have made. I own around 10 watches from 1000$+ Tissot automatic to more affordable quartz Citizen and Casio (Solar-powered). These Japanese and Swiss watches are ok, fine to wear, but not surprising in any sense, just so-so (especially considering the price). This Vostok watch is incredible, best amongst my collection and my current go-to choice for most occasions, it is elegant, simple, well built (full i-house movement) and strong in appearance and quality! The rich history behind the watch also added a sense of history to the watch (former USSA Defense department contractor). Overall, best watch to have, super comfortable to wear (some people say the steel bracelet is bad I don't think so, I think it is much more comfortable than my citizen and tissot bracelets). Easy to adjust the band and time. If you want one watch for the next 5-10 years, this is it, look no further comrade.

I've been wearing these watches for years, and purchased this (my third) to replace one that was slowly going bad after maybe 5-6 years of daily wear. Unfortunately this one is barely working straight out of the box. When I went to manually wind it for the first time, the second hand was twitching around a span of about 15 minutes as I wound it, not a great sign, but it hasn't done it since. What it also hasn't done since is keep accurate time, instead losing significant time intermittently. I gave it a couple weeks to see if it would wear out a burr or whatever was causing it and start working properly, but the problem persists, so I'm shopping for a replacement. It's a shame since I've enjoyed Vostok watches for many years, but I need something that tells me at least a fairly accurate time.

Not sure which vendors I ordered from before but this is the third time I ordered this watch and it finally arrived and they included a pin with the watch which was nice touch. I do wish they had included directions on how to adjust the band I did a bit of searching and it isn't going to be too hard, split pins and they require a punch but nothing too difficult for me.