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A wonderful 15 jewel manual wind mechanical watch that shows a picture of Yuri Gagarin with his name in Russian around the outside and the date he first travelled to space 12.04.1961 beneath and the name of the Rocket (Vostok) which means East below that. On the back is Gagarin's favourite saying in Russian ' Poechali' meaning 'Go On'! Finally beneath that is Gagarin's signature all sourrounded by a great stylised space motif. The watch face is an engraved ornate design with seperate second dial and roman numerals.
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин; March 9th 1934 – March 27, 1968), was a Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first human to travel into space. Yuri Gagarin was born in Klushino near Gzhatsk (the town would be renamed Gagarin in 1968 to honour Yuri), and his parents worked on a collective farm. While manual labourers are described in official reports as "peasants", this is something of an exaggeration; his mother was reportedly a voracious reader, and his father a skilled carpenter.
Yuri was the third of four children, and his elder sister helped raise him while his parents worked. Like millions of Russians, the Gagarin family suffered great hardship in WWII. His two elder siblings were taken away to Germany in 1943, and did not return until after the war. His teachers described Gagarin as intelligent and hard-working, if occasionally mischievous. His mathematics teacher flew in the Red Army Air Force during the war, which presumably made some substantial impression on the young Gagarin.
All of our models come standard with a Chromed Chain for no extra cost.
MODEL SPECIFICATIONS:
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Manual Winding Mechanism with 15 Ruby Jewels
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Chromed Chain
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Engraved Double Sided Clamshell Case
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Diameter 50 mm, thickness 14 mm, weight is approx 80 gram
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Guaranteed accuracy from -20 to +40 seconds/day
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Approx 39 hours running time after full winding
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1 year manufacturers warranty
Delivery Code E
