Ep. #198: LIP Watches and The Soviet Watch Industry — Two Broke Watch Snobs

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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