A wonderful 15 jewel manual wind mechanical watch that shows the Soviet ORDER OF REVOLUTION the medal shows a stylised picture of the Aurora battleship that was pivotal in the Revolutions success. Above is a red banner with the words in Russian Cryllic 'Oktyabrskaya Revolutciya' meaning October Revolution in English.
The Order was established 31st October 1967 in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Great Socialist October Revolution. It was awarded to Soviet citizens, enterprises, organizations, and other collective groups of workers, military units, and provinces, counties, and cities of the republics. The order is bestowed for active revolutionary activities, large contributions to the strengthening and expansion of the government, outstanding merits in the building of socialism and the building of communism; also for outstanding courage and gallantry demonstrated in combat and meritorious service in strengthening the national defence of the Soviet State. The order may be awarded to foreign nationals.
On the rear case of the watch is an engraving of the Kremlin with Cyrillic Russian words beneath saying 'Za Zaslugi' meaning 'For Merit'. The face of the watch is unusual being white with a red star in the centre and having a seperate second dial
