Okean 3133 Final Edition

My chronograph Okean Final Edition by Volmax using the cal. Poljot / MakTime 3133.

I mentioned it in a previous post on this blog where you can also read a bit on the history of this watch.

 Okean 3133 Final Edition and The Serpents Coil by Farley Mowat (Ballantine Books first edition I believe).

The watch is a chronograph using the Poljot (/MakTime) 3133 movement. It has a center stopwatch hand, a small seconds hand at 9 o'clock and a 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock and also a date at 6 o'clock. 

The power reserve is very good almost up to 70 hours on full winding. And it is very pleasant and easy to wind even if the winding crown is not very grippy (maybe it's a defense against overwinding).

Number 020/300

As I said it is not the HdR forum original but a "duplicate" by Volmax. But it is exactly the same, there is not telling it is not one of them. The only difference is it doesn't have the HdR edition box and paperwork.

Sorry for the smudge 

Issues:

It was not completely trouble-free however. It has what may be a common problem with (somewhat ill-adjusted) 3133s -- the stopwatch hand sometimes refuses to zero properly at first try. I use a one-minute method -- start the stopwatch again, let the stopwatch hand go a full circle then stop and zero again. Usually it zeros correctly on the second try. I know there are specific solutions to these problems which involve some adjusting and/or oiling certain parts. However I will not even open most of my watches and I certainly won't attempt to adjust a 3133 movement. While going to the watchmaker is impractical (and likely expensive). This problem may have gone away though. I don't even remember when I last observed it. 

I have had this chronograph since October 2012. Other than the above issue everything is okay. Not very well adjusted at the factory (or may be it's the fact that it spends most of its time lying on its back rather than being worn on wrist -- too many watches), it goes at + 20 something seconds per 24 hours... which is still within the movement specs though. 

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On wrist

Okean 3133 and a sailor's jersey 

 The Serpent's Coil by Farley Mowat

Video

ETA: February 28, 2019



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