Known as the "Genin" watch because Dr. Abraham Genin, a Soviet aerospace medical researcher, strapped his own watch to the dog Chernuska (Blackie) prior to the dog's test flight in Sputnik 4 on March 9th 1961 in preparation for Yuri Gagarin's first manned space flight in Vostok 1 one month later on April 12th 1961.
This watch is in excellent cosmetic and mechanical condition having being fully restored. The 15 jewels cal.2602 hand wind movement is based on the French Lip R-26. It has the serial no.66849 and is marked 3-54 (manufactured in the third quarter of 1954) and also bears the logo of the First Moscow Watch Factory 1945-63. "Hermetic" is a reference to early attempts at waterproofing.
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