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- Russian-watch-Poljot-Pilot-Automatic-RUSSIAN-AVIATOR-VALERY-CHKALOV
- Dial design: Legendary Soviet pilot ace Chkalov V.P. (1904-1938) & the ANT-25 plane
- FUNCTIONS: time display, day-of-the-month calendar, winding: automatic by wearing or by hand. MOVEMENT: Miyota 8215 mechanical automatic, the watch runs at least 42 hours after full winding.
- INDICATORS: central seconds hand, date at position 3. CASE: stainless steel case, 10 ATM water resistant, , Ø 45mm (with crown 49mm), height: 12mm, mineral flat glass, screw-in crowns 7mm diameter.
- Strap/lug size: 22mm genuin leather band. DIAL: black dial, arabic numbers, black metallic hands with white luminous colour. Condition: New, never used. There is NOT any gift box. Shipping: from San Francisco, CA (2-5 days delivery in US)
.Valery Pavlovich Chkalov was a Russian aircraft test pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1936). Chkalov developed several new figures of aerobatics. In 1936 and 1937, he participated in several ultra long flights, including a 63-hour flight from Moscow, Soviet Union to Vancouver, Washington, United States via the North Pole on an Tupolev ANT-25 plane (June 18–20, 1937), a non-stop distance of 8,811 km(5,475 mi). The flight pioneered the polar air route from Europe to the American Pacific. Made in Russia.
