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Vostok Komandirskie suddenly Stopped winding – Fixed

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It broke….again. It seems they might not be as reliable as people say, maybe I just got a “Bad apple”. This time it started unwinding while winding it and suddenly it stopped completely winding. After opening the watch, as you can see in the pictures, the screw on the big gear was loose. As a result, the big gear had climbed over the smaller one that turns when winding, as a result it would never spin. It also climbed over the ratcheting mechanism. Probably that’s why it started to unwind. To fix it, I used the iFixit poking stick to…

Vostok Komandirskie: How to fix a loose hand

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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

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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…