Tag: maintenance

Vostok Komandirskie: How to fix a loose hand

After accidentally hitting my watch a few times, I noticed the minute hand was not always moving. And when taping on the watch it easily moved, as if it was loose. Considering the watch is not in a good shape cosmetically anyway, I thought I would try to fix it myself. Now, I am not an expert when it comes to watches. When I started disassembling the watch, I accepted the risk. You just have to be very careful and make sure you are in a clean environment. To open the caseback you can use calipers to rotate the ring.…

How to adjust the accuracy of a Vostok Komandirskie

Those Vostok watches are pretty good for their price i got mine for about 50-60€ from ebay and it has been working great. Even though are not famed for their accuracy they are pretty durable, with a service interval of 10 years compared to 3 that most manufacturers suggest. It is said they are the watch equivalent of the AK47. Mine was working well losing just a few minute per month, until suddenly it started losing 30-40 minutes a week! To be honest i did bang it a few times while wearing it (if you get one be careful of…