Long-Awaited Anchar Diver's Watches Available in December

The long-awaited Anchar watch line by Vostok-Europe will be ready for shipment in December.

The watch is named after the world’s fastest submarine, the Russian K-162 “Anchar”, which reached a world record speed of 44.7 knots (82.8 km/h). Built to be a super-fast attack sub, the titanium hulled Anchar served the Soviet navy at the height of the Cold War and still holds speed records today.

Designed as the first Vostok-Europe timepieces for deep diving, the new Anchar line of watches reflect the spirit of their namesake. Every detail of the watch construction was built to correspond to special ISO 2281 standards for divers’ watches:

- NH25 automatic movement (made by SII Company, Japan) constructed on 12 jewels with central second hand and single calendar
- Stainless steel 48 mm diameter case. Thickness – 16 mm
- Water resistant - up to 300 meters (30 atm).
- 16 tritium green and yellow tubes on the dial and hands
- Genuine leather strap integrated to the watch case
- Optional silicon strap integrated to the watch case
- Screw driver of TORX standard for interchanging straps
- Shockproof and water-resistant dry box for storage of all accessories of Anchar watch set

The first edition of Anchar watches was successfully tested by officers of NATO Underwater Demolition Units and scientists of the Greek Institute of Marine Archeology.

Christmas Photo Contest from Vostok-Europe: Win an Anchar Watch

People from all walks of life count on their Vostok-Europe watch the world over -- from scuba divers to bankers to sky divers to opera singers. To celebrate this diversity, Vostok-Europe has announced a Christmas photo contest called "Around the Globe with Vostok-Europe".

VE wants you to send them photos of you and your Vostok-Europe in everyday use at home or in the most extreme environments in exotic corners of our planet.

The best picture, as voted on by the fans of our Facebook page, will win the photographer a first-of-series Anchar watch: number 001 of the series.

You are welcome to send your photos to the VE Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vostok-Europe/140248269356554

The entry and voting period ends 20th of December 2010.

Vostok Europe Now Official Watch of Greek Football Club Panathinaikos

Vostok Europe became an official watch of legendary Greek football club Panathinaikos.

Vichos Watches Co., the exclusive distributor of VE in Greece, signed a long-term contract with merchandising company Greenteam S.A. for production of official Panathiaikos watches and distribution them in specialized Panthinaikos and regular watch shops in Greece.

The ceremony of presentation of the two first official watches of Panathinaikos from VE was arranged at the last day of Athina Watch Fair on 21 of November.

Two legendary football players – the goal keeper of Panathinaikos and of the Greek National Team Alexandros Tzorvas and the captain of Panathinaikos Djibril Cise took part in presentation and signed autographs for multiple fans of Panathinaikos football team.

Moscow Classic Will Soon be Available at ShopNBC

Earlier this year, ShopNBC (a US TV shopping channel) started selling Vostok-Europe watches. Soon they will be selling Moscow Classic watches as well.

The ShopNBC Russian watch segments are presented by everyone's favorite watch komrade, Craig Hester.

The Moscow Classic segment is scheduled to run on September 19 at 1am EDT.

Download Vostok-Europe Summer Catalog

Vostok-Europe's Summer Catalog 2010 is available for download in PDF format.

The catalog includes photos and detailed information about all V-E current watch models including Ekranoplan, Gaz Limo, Energia, Anchar, Rocket N1, TU-144, Red Square, K-3 Submarine, Expedition and Arktika.

Vostok-Europe has, perhaps, the most stylish design of all modern Russian watches so the catalog is worth checking out.

Download the catalog here.

Vostok-Europe Debuts New Gaz-14 Limo Chronograph

This week, Vostok-Europe debuts the new GAZ-14 Limousine chronograph.

The watch uses the Japan OS22 movement with retrograde function and 1/20 second indication.

The new chrono has the same dimensions as other watches in the GAZ line.

New Energia-2 Launches Next Week

Vostok-Europe has scheduled the launch of the new Energia-2 model for next week.

The new Energia-2 features slight design changes from the original Energia model including increased case size, round top crystal and concave downward dial opening, and more relief teeth of the bezel.

Retail price for the new watch will be $479 or $519, depending on the model.

Here are the specs:

- Automatic 2441 VE movement with asymmetrical position of minute, hour and second hands

- Stainless steel 46 mm case

- 5 atm water resistance

- SuperLuminova indexes on the dial and hands

- Exhibition case back with engraved serial number

- Solid stainless steel bracelet with double pushers deployant buckle

- A-grade black PVD plating of case and bracelet.

Ekranoplan Poster

Here's a copy of a poster for Vostok-Europe's impressive new "Ekranoplan" watch.

Vostok-Europe "Caspian Sea Monster" Ekranoplan Watches Now Available

Vostok-Europe's newest watch is now available. It's called the "Caspian Sea Monster" Ekranoplan KM. It's a big watch with a case diameter of 47mm. Several versions are available. The watch sells for about $450 at Russia2all.

The watch is named  after the largest "ground effect" vehicle ever built.  The Sea Monster carried record payloads quickly and economically by riding just above the sea waves on a cushion of air -- or "ground effect" -- which significantly increased lift and reduced drag. 

Features of the watch include:

 

-          An automatic 2432.01 movement with raised hands to accommodate tritium tubes

-          20 atm water resistant surgical grade stainless steel 47 mm case

-          Black and gun metal PVD coated sand blasted cases

-          Uni-directional rotating bezel with minute counter

-          Two color day & night indicator

-          24-hour GMT digital readout

-          17 trigalight®  micro tubes on the dial and hands for nighttime visibility

-          Screw-down crown and exhibition case back

-          Custom, integrated silicon strap

Russian Watches Featured in Wrist Watch Annual

The 2009 edition of Wrist Watch Annual features articles on two Russian watch brands: Aviator and Vostok-Europe. You can view these and other articles in our Magazine Articles Archive. The articles are in PDF format.

Inside Vostok-Europe

Vostok-Europe's Managing Director, Igor Zubovskij, was recently interviewed by Russian Watch Guide. You can read the interview here.

Two More Buyer's Guides

In a previous post I had mentioned a Squidoo site called Buyer's Guide to Vostok Watches. The same author has published two more sites called Buyer's Guide to Vostok-Europe Watches and Buyer's Guide to Raketa Watches. These sites serve as brief introductions to the aforementioned brands.

Tips on Buying a Vostok Watch

Here's a a link to an article called Tips on Buying a Vostok Watch. It talks about the Vostok Company and the reasons why the author believes Vostok watches are such good value.

Another Hot New Vostok-Europe Watch: GAZ-14 Limousine

This new watch from Vostok-Europe takes its name from the GAZ-14 limousine, a car considered one of the greatest achievements in Soviet automotive history.

It features an elegant stainless steel case, dual-time capability and an exhibition case back.

The GAZ14 Limousine was scheduled for worldwide launch on December 15.

New Expedition Watches by Vostok-Europe

Vostok-Europe recently released the new Expedition Around The World watch line. There are four new Expedition models with the following features:

-Trendy combinations of A-grade black and rose gold PVD platings
-24-hour time indication using additional central hand
-Variation of different two-color leather straps matching the colors of the dial

These watches use the Vostok 2426 automatic movement.

Super-Low Prices on Vostok-Europe Energia

Wow, the price of Vostok-Europe Energia watches has really come down. JTVwatches.com is clearing them out for $199.50. Only green and teal blue though. Phenomenal price, if you like the colors.

Energia by Vostok-Europe on Sale

JTVwatches.com has a good price on Vostok-Europe Energia watches. $399. It's a new model that came out earlier this year. Striking design.

They also sell Aviator, Denissov and Moscow Classic brands.

Good Prices on Old TU-144

I guess people aren't too interested in the old Vostok-Europe TU-144 now that the new model is on the way.

The old version is being deeply discounted. I've seen it for $165 at Amazon and about $120 at Overstock.com.

New TU-144 Coming This Month

I see that the new Vostok-Europe TU-144 is shipping this month. Looks like a nice big heavy watch (42mm) in lots of different colors. Price is about $300 at Russia2all.com. 

TU-144 was the name of the first supersonic aircraft.