I'm awestruck!

I just took this out of the mailbox tonight...from the Ukraine. I stripped off the black leather bund strap and mounted it on the S/S mesh band I bought for it. As soon as I got it on, I was like um...um...um... I couldn't believe the transformation. It's basically a Russian frankenwatch, melding a vintage Pobeda mechanical movement to a new cushion case and a bright repainted dial.

Does the combo work for YOU?

It's talkin to me PC - Very very nice.

I does look fantastic!! Nice combo!!

Glad the watch arrived in good shape. I seem to recall some delays in your receiving it.

Dude if that watch was a chic, it would be hot like this:



Great pics!

MESH is the new COOL!

Definitely works for me Tom! The mesh looks to be a great choice.

Very cool piece Tom, great find!

Looks great Tom!

perfect Tom! really looks great, got to get me a mesh soon. Great case and dial too

. . . Tom, that is so perfect on mesh .. . . that it had to have been done that way originally!!! Either that or you are an evil horilogical genius!!!!!!!!!!!

randyswagon wrote:

. . . Tom, that is so perfect on mesh .. . . that it had to have been done that way originally!!! Either that or you are an evil horilogical genius!!!!!!!!!!!

The latter.

This IS working VERY well Tom !!!..I think the mesh is
great and it sets off the OUTSTANDING case on your new
watch ! It's like the watch was meant for a mesh bracelet
IMHO ! Then the colors on the dial, seem to bring everything
full circle too ! Honestly, the watch is EXTREMELY cool sir !
ENJOY !

The mesh is great but so is the notched cushion casing! overall look is blingy and fantastic!

Liking everything about it Tom, the case, the mesh, dial colors...another super mod in the forum!!

Tom, you got to be ex KGB! I like it alot. I think the leather band might work better for me. I'm not a big mesh fan, but that thing looks great.

Its a great combination and a unique look. Its hard to be unique without being ugly. But you achieved it with this combo.

Man, you pick up some pretty cool watches but this one is off the charts. Great piece.

Nice looking watch/bracelet. It would look good on a nice leather strap also, I think. The watch definitely has a military look to it but I seldom care for the Bund type straps.

I'd like to sum this up.............FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Newwatchfiend wrote:

Tom, you got to be ex KGB! I like it alot. I think the leather band might work better for me. I'm not a big mesh fan, but that thing looks great.

Don't know about ex-KGB, but Tom is surely the current Head of the Watch KGB... the most awesome collection, and he's got to have "sources" to report where those great pieces are hidden away by the prolitareate.

(Sheesh, I'm sounding like AT. )