Two Pobedas by ZiM (Zavod imeni Maslennikova - Maslennikov Factory) from my collection. Both have large dials which look somewhat like pocket-to-wristwatch conversions and are in fact a variation on railroad dials.
This one in particular wants to be a wrist strap Molnija.
There is one thing to be said about this style of hour and minute hands -- you won't be likely to confuse them, no matter how nasty your hangover is.
Dial readability is also very good, very large digits, good for the farsighted especially. This dial is definitely a railroad dial as it meets all the criteria of said dials typically found in pocket watches but also in some wristwatches. Railroad dials tend to be simple and
readable. As you can see, the emphasis is on functionality and readability, even under
adverse conditions, typically utilizing bold, black numerals on a white background.
And another ZiM Pobeda with the same railroad dial and with exactly the same case but different hands.
A movement shot.
This one is a Pobeda 2602 movement which harkens back to the premium European (Swiss) movements of the early 20th century and as such has all the features
of the premium European watches of the 1930-40s -- the Glucydur balance,
the Breguet hairspring, and the visually
appealing
bridge shapes with a subsecond hand. But, of course, it is a much later derivation of the movement simplified in
many ways though not in underlying design.
More photos.
Pobeda ZiM No. 1
Pobeda ZiM No. 2
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