Friday, May 23, 2014

Yantar 6973 Mechanical Alarm Clock

From my collection is this Yantar mechanical alarm desktop clock.



This Yantar (meaning "amber") is of the 2002 vintage but was bought in 2012 as a NOS specimen in a box and with a manual.



The product lineup in 2002.
 


 No need to call these phones -- the factory is no more.




The particular design is marked here with a check mark.




This is an alarm clock running on a venerable caliber 6973 movement with 4 jewels -- which was in production from the 1950s right up to 2005. Some Yantar clocks went for export too, sometimes under different names, such as Corsar, etc.


It is working and I use it according to its purpose -- as an alarm clock. Pretty loud ticking too.


A bit dusty under the bell thing.


In place of a more usual button to turn off the alarm it has a lever under the bell which, when deployed, obstructs the alarm hammer stopping the signal.


Manual and a warranty coupon [in Russian].



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