My First (3) Vostock(s)! Unboxing
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I finally got around to checking out some watches from Vostok, and decided to take a look at a few of their most popular options, including an Amphibia Scuda Dude, a Komandirskie and a really awesome hand wound dress
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There was a lot of Russian involved, but the watches came without a problem and only took about two weeks for delivery.
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Welcome to the Cult, Comrade.
I suppose I need ANOTHER watch box.
@@JusttheWatch oh yeah mate, inevitably!! 😁
Welcome to OUR home comrade.
@@JusttheWatch I'm in the market now for a watch box. There are many out there. I'd love to see you do a video on watch boxes. Cheers Jody 👍
It's not a cult. It's a party!
I bought my Amphibia back in 1985 and still wear it. It runs about 4 seconds fast a day.
Do you still use it?
I have a new Amphibia now, the 720 888, I really like that design. I changed the bezel for the 720 steel with the lume triangle. I also replaced the bracelet for a lighter Milanese mesh type. The weight is now 94 g. I'm now really happy with this combination. The old one from 1985, similar to 420 831 still doing great.
@@Bluepeter62 have you ever think to sell the old amphibia? ım a potencial customer now:)
@@tugrasener5763I don't sell my watches but maybe I would exchange the old Vostok for another used watch. Do you have anything to offer? The Vostok is hand winding and has special anti-magnetic protection for use in submarines.
Several important pluses with a Vostok over other low to moderate priced watches. They are easy to regulate to near COSC standards, easy to mod with straps, bezels, even hands & dials, & easy to buff out scratches on the acrylic crystals with polywatch or toothpaste.
They are brilliant, bulletproof, accurate, cheap & a great talking point!👍🏼
Nah mine aint accurate for shitt. More than 5 min lost.But I sure do love Vostok for its ruggedness.
@@bigboiganiga8356 Wow! 5 min? Mine have never been anywhere near that! They’re not hard to regulate. That’s the party trick!🤪
@@andrewd7586 I guess I do need to regulate that then.Though with limited skills and equipments, the thought of regulating gives me Vietnam Flashback.
@@bigboiganiga8356 Check out TH-cam for how to or google!🤞🏻👍🏻
@@bigboiganiga8356 I bought a cheap $8 set of watch-repair tools at Harbor Freight, and they were perfect for regulating my Vostok.
That dress watch is just heartwarming. Something about it. Now the scuba dude one, I think it's not the 710 case, and the bezel is their sort of aftermarket ones hence that's why it came in at $73, but would be much cheaper than that if you got it on the regular steel bezel. Bracelet seems to have changed for the better too
It's 170 case with enhanced stock bracelet and bezel. This line-up also includes model like this (online.vostokinc.com/katalog-tovarov/ija-2416-170893amfib) or even this (online.vostokinc.com/katalog-tovarov/amfibija-2416-170891)
Unfortunately the standard bezels are chromed brass like the Komandirskie cases.
Ask me how I know... SIGH
BUT, they're crazy cheap to replace ! 👍
@@edwardfletcher7790 uhmmmm... No, Amphibias are supplied with stainless steel bezels since 2019. I'm currently wearing the one. And this year they began to supply them with solid-links bracelets
@@Wlad_Zepesch I'm thinking it depends on the model of bezel, because 2 of my 5 Vostoks I wear the most have brass bezels and crowns.
@@Wlad_Zepesch I think you're wrong Vladislav. It is one from the 710 line-up. The Amphibian Classic 710059B, to be more precise.
Hi Dave. I've gotta have that dress watch. My nephew gave me a Komandirskie, at which point I'd never heard of them, I then bought an Amphibia, then thanks to Jody, a GMT which is made of steel. Now if Teddy Baldasarre, a good guy and a recent convert, loves them, then you definitely will. Plus they mod easily, even for people like me. 🙇♂️🙏👍
Plus @Meranom you can buy spare parts, like nowhere else: movements, crowns, bezels, cases, date wheels, dials, hands.... You name it. If you're an aspiring watch maker or enthusiast, for sure the way to go. I own an Amphibia case 420, (like on one of your sweatshirts :-), but Shane from Relative Time made me curious about the Amphibia Reef...a more contemporary model...with a yellow dial.
Vostok watches are amazing! I have a Kommandirskie automatic with a NATO strap and it's the best thing I've ever bought!
Congratulations. You can't know it yet, but you have discovered some hidden gems in the watch world.
That first one, the classic, wow! I'll be going shopping for that one.
Personally, I wish you'd picked up a 710 for your scuba dude, but you did fine and that's a seriously good watch you got that will last a very long time. Dave, do some online research: Read up on the history of these watches, how and why they're designed with everything they've got (which is a snapshot from 1967) and you'll be even more impressed with what you have there.
I like the dress watch! It looks really classy. First time to see a watch with a crown at 2. Gorgeous lugs too! It's tempting to pick one up. I like that it has no date (because the Amphibia has no QS date, which is a headache for me). For me, the deal breaker is the alloy case. The bracelet on your Amphibia looks way better than the one I initially got. The Komandirskie box reminds me of chocolates.
I think that the Vostock watches are a great value and a very cool indulgence. Any serious watch collector should own one.
The production quality of your videos has risen so much over the past couple years. Loving the content man!
Cool. I am interested in hearing about your perspective on the dress watch.
Check Meranom - Retro Models
As crazy as it sounds, I actually like the loud movement. It's kind of a reassuring sound. I haven't seen the dress one before so looks like I HAVE to go and have a peruse hahaha.
The small Komandirskie is using their new finishing. Looks better than the chrome finishing, but the "gold" finishing is still my favourite.
That Vostok Classic... Wow.
the beige one could rival the orient bambino design wise. i could look into that one in the future.
Thinking of ordering one and selling my bambino. Perfect size and look is way more interesting. 🤔 as I don't dress up that often manual is no issues.
@@LaFritePerreGoat i agree. but it looks like it's going to take some time to restock the distributors of vostok.
and the distributor listed here only accepts credit card payments as far as i can tell. paypal is an option i'd like to use in some cases.
Welcome to the club Dave, Ive got around 5 Vostoks in the watchbox..no brainer, fun and great vintage vibe. PS with the winding of the movement with that loose crown, the method to use is simple "Do not let go of the crown when winding, just ratchet back and forth back and forth"..see how that goes 👍
Great stuff bro👍
I've collected about 8 Vostok watches over the years and I'm very pleased with all of them. Remarkable value and quality.
Do you still use them ? Are you happy with them
With Vostok, no-date > date. Always.
People love the scuba dude but I personally just had to get *the* RED ONE.
I have a date at six
Welcome home, comrad)
Thanks for supporting my favourite watch brand)
The dress piece was a surprise. I might have to check it out.
Hello, Comrade Dave! I'm from Russia and I'm very pleased that you like our watch👍🏼 my favorite model is K-35 350751. They are best designed for military service and an extreme lifesty
Hii comrade....can u tell me the model number of first watch in the video ...that dress watch
This is funny, I'm watching this video right now when earlier today I went to pick up my first Vostok (2403 with blue hands) and also first mechanical watch! Truly a gorgeous piece.
I own the Vostok 581826 which features a black dial with reflective gold numerals. It’s so elegant I can’t stop looking at it whenever it’s on my wrist. That contrast between bright gold and black really makes the dial’s features eye-catching. Don’t forget the unique crown at 2 o’clock. If you put the watch close to your ear, you cam hear a faint ticking sound that’s quite mesmerising. My dad caught me sitting on the sofa with my Vostok to my ear and was like, “wth are you doing”.
And all this for a 130 SGD (I’m Singaporean) seems like a steal! The fact that this watch is so underrated makes me love it even more.
😂👍🏼
I'm from Russia and I'm surprised that there are so many positive comments about our Vostok watch. This factory is very many years old and the city in which this watch is made is not far from my city))
@@arturshaihlislamov4541 Ich bin Schweizer und trage ebenfalls eine russische Uhr. Mir gefällt vor allem meine Sturmanskie Gagarin ein tolles Model ! Freundliche Güsse nach Russland aus Zürich
Welcome to the vostok experience! So much fun listening to your comments. I've been a Vostok aficionado for a while and I just find them to be fun and funny -- I just want to collect one of each ☺️ God bless you Christian brother!
Love that the first watch you unboxed is one I've been looking at for a few months. Nice to see something that's more than just a picture. Would love to hear your thoughts after owning them for a while.
This is actually probably the best honest review I've seen. I don't think anyone else has mentioned the unfinished sharp edges.
Welcome to the cult my dude. They’re such fun watches, and especially the engineering behind them is classic Soviet “we did it cheap but it won’t die”. The 090 series is my favorite, I’m a sucker for cushion cases.
😂😂😂
I'm from Russia)) and I like the way you described the strategy for developing our Soviet watches🤣👍🏼
“we did it cheap but it won’t die”😂👍🏼
Damn. I had been holding off from buying a Vostok. Now I’m going to order one 🤣
Just one??? 😉
I’ve got the dress watch in a black dial version. It’s great if you want that Nomos bauhaus look for a fantastic price.
Like you I waited years before buying my first Vostok Amphibia quite recently .Now I own 7 and on a mission to get every Amphibia case shape [5 ish to go] .They are the crack of the watch World lol.Love the 2 o'clock crown on the dreass watch and had my eye one one for a while .Thinness is great too ,
The wobbly crown is a feature so the stem doesn't get worn when you're winding. Also, the back and crystal expand naturally the deeper the watch goes, ensuring water sealing without extra gaskets, seals , etc. Pretty cool 😎
Ordered a komadurskie with that black finish, pretty cool look
Just bought my first Vostok Amphibia with a blue/green gradient dial. It will be here tomorrow and I'm actually pretty excited. I can already sense this will a hobby brand collection starter. Just love theyre more unique looking than most diving watches.
Arguably a watch brand that meet all criteria, affordable, mechanical, in--house movement, heritage. Amphibia especially, added toughness and diver-competent.
@Janet Jones Watches used in space are rather gimmickry but good to know they survive the environment. Guess if we are able to afford space travel ticket, we don't mind lugging along a Speedmaster or an Explorer. c",)
Never seen the dress watch before but now I'm extremely interested. I know Vostoks are cheap but goodness me the price surprised me. Can't wait for the full review.
I was fighting the urge to buy the dress watch, and the you said it was loud, now I definitely will buy it
Welcome to the weird, wacky world of Vostok! I love my Vostok watches. I have an Amphibia and two Komandirskies.
Yes, I got a 170 case one recently and it came on that solid link bracelet. I was expecting the atrocious folded link hair nipper that usually comes with it. You are lucky to have avoided them for your first encounter with Vostok. I think this must be a recent addition to their watches. I was so impressed I left it on the watch. It's now got a custom bronze bezel that I made for it.
How did you make the bezel?
@@waris3732 On a lathe and a small mill. I used bearing bronze hollow bar.
@@Plexcom60 oh right got it
I have an Amphibia sniper with a stainless bezel and one of the mesh straps. It has the 710 case, and with the mesh 22mm strap is very comfortable to wear all day. Absolutely no complaints here.
JUST saw a picture the other day of the first Vostok you unveiled and been looking for content on it since! Very happy and surprised to see it appear on your page!
I really like the look of the dress Vostock. So thin & a simple & classic dial. Let us know how they hold up during your test phase, especially the dress one, please.
The more I see of these watches, the more tempted I am to get one. They look like the best cheap mechanicals around.
Finally someone shows that vostok classic watch in hand
Чувак-аквалангист 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Damn, that Google-Translate-style just made my day 👍🏻
Вообще-то у заграничного фанатья Востоковских дайверов уже тыщу лет как амфибия с аквалангистом так только и называется
Thank you! Vostok - is the best! Respect from Russia! Many interesting technical solutions are used in this watch (if you are interested, see my review in Russian). Sometimes the quality is not the best. But it mostly refers to the build quality. For example, before using in water, it is sometimes necessary to check that the back cover is fully screwed on. At this price, there is no other fully manufactured watch with its glorious history and original designs!
Lol, "wobbly crown" is part of the design that protects the crown. The lucite/acrylic crystal uses some very interesting engineering principles to achieve a dynamic seal, read up on it, its an engineer's solution from first principles, not something a watch maker would have thought up. The scratches are also super easy to fix because of this. The bezel insert on your amphibia scuba dude is actually ceramic not acrylic.
I have an original Amphibia from 1970s, and it still works fine. I always thought that modern Vostoks are crap compared to the original soviet ones. Glad to hear they are actually not.
Just ordered one, and they said that there is a 2-week long queue for this model. Looks like TH-cam reviews are doing their job, sales are good, and the factory will live on :)
Shameless merch plug right out of the gate. Love it! 🤣
The dress watch is a nice find...i did a screenshot of it, and we all know what that means😆😆. I got a couple of those (420 scuba and zissou and a couple of komandirskies) and they are really something special. A piece of history on your hands and unbeatable for the money.
When you talked about the proportions of the first watch I started salivating! Another win for us skinny wrists lol Gonna order now :)
I am a big Vostok fan. I think I have 4 in my collection. Great history, great value, rugged reliability, a 10 year service interval.....and Scuba Dude... I need nothing more. Welcome to the cult!
Ok, the fillet of the group is definitely the dress watch. Thanks for this, I might get one!
Love my Amphibia. But the bezel on yours is cooler. And I have to get one of those dress watches. Very cool!
Yeah all these vostoks are like double in price now :(
In my 5 watch collection, I love my Vostok sniper dial. My first automatic, and probably only. Rest are solar.
Haha... I got my first Vostok in 2016, a Komandirskie with a submarine on it, 🙂 my second one was a Scuba Dude same dial as yours but the 710059 case. Then 2 Amphibia SE models, both of those were about 150.00, and finally I got a 70's Era vintage Raketa small seconds dress piece... Needless to say I love them all!! Have a good weekend Komrade..! 🙂👍
The acrylic scratches easily but buffs out with toothpaste.
I brought a vostok around 3 months ago great watch.
The 581 series flies under the radar, or it did till this vid! Lol. I can’t say mine makes much noise though. Good review
A few years later I found nothing on their website below 88 bucks. Still a great deal.
Thanks for the informative unboxing. The big plus of acrylic is it is very shatter resistant compared to any type of glass/sapphire lens. I have 2 Amphibias and use Polywatch to quickly buff out any scuffs on the lens.
Vostok mesh band for about $14 is highly recommended.
When became idoneus for you, apply a little bit of grease,. I like dielectric grease for this. And your are finish! You have the most amazing bezel .
I like Amphibia's design and most of all the logo. I love it!
I went with Vostok for a 24 hr. dial and 200M WR. It's so unique. I call it diesel-satellite engineering.
Such a fun unboxing Video!! Really digging that small seconds watch. Thanks for sharing Dave!!
Thanks Aaron! I really like the dress watch too!
That dress watch is absolutely stunningly gorgeous…!
New camera or lighting? Haircut maybe? New razor blade? Something is going on you look sharp brother!
I'm only 40 seconds in quietly hoping one of the three might be a GMT...
The Komandirskie is from the new line with titan oxicarbonitride case coating. Unfortunately they only use this coating for the cheaper line at the moment.
I like the dress and dive models. The other one isn’t really my style but the price is very nice!
Superb daily beater watch is the amphibia very tough easily regulated also if using as daily wear no need to worry about setting the date I love mine had it yrs its like a best friend.
I have amphibia and komandirski. Now need the dress watch. Thanks again!
Been waiting for this unboxing since seeing your comment on Pete's video a couple weeks back!!!
Whatever the stated water resistance is, the komandirskie is absolutely fine for swimming as long as the case back and crown are screwed properly. It may have only 1/3rd of the water resistance of the amphibia, but considering that one is fine beyond 600m in pressure tests, it really isn't an issue
The dress watch looks pretty awesome
Another important plus for an enthusiast the Vostoks are obsessively in house. And they wet test all their waterproof watches before they ship.
I have 3 Vostoc's myself. The Amphibia's are the best they have. Very nice looking and functional watches.
I had a Swiss dive watch in the 70s with an eta 8800 movement and the date was set the same way as the Vostoks...
Yeah the komandierky you have is brass that was titanium plated
You’ve recommended Vostock in your field watch video
used to own a Komandirskie "before Vostok was cool" but scaled down the watch collection & parted ways with it ... with all the new love Vostok is getting lately, decided to order a Scuba Dude model - and one of your shirts to go with it! на здоровье
I wanted to buy that classic one, and a GMT. First watch looked better than the pictures present on their website.
My friend I saw in the minute 9:39 how lose are your bezel. My suggestion is that make it more tight. The easy way for me is buy some wire spring for Vostok. I bough 10 for 7 dollars on Ebay. All these spring is coming with the maximums length and we need to cut it according with our necessities. To cut these I use a toenail clipper, but you can use what you have.. Then I remove the sprinklers of the cut with a find sandpaper . Remember to cut only small portion and you test and test.
I like the first one. Hits my vintage aesthetics well
Alldiving watches fromVostok have 3mm acrylic lens ,others 2mm , the case backs have the same treatment in thickness difference if diving or not
Great watches the amfibias are my favourite and if you can I recommend getting a no date version
Nice video, interesting watches... I'm after a full red one anfibia and it seems they very hard to get in the UK... How did you say you can buy directly from them? Im interested. P.s. love that loud movement sound... southing..
I considered myself as a Vostok fan (6 or 7 pieces on the drawer) but I think I was too focused on Amphibias and Komandirskis😬 That dress watch is beautiful! Thanks Dave I think I need to buy one😉
Wow Dave I'm really surprised here...... Firstly I can't believe you've never had a vostok before 😳.... And secondly I'm really surprised myself because iv never seen that first classic one before. I have got to get one your right... It's georgous 😍
I just had a look at the Vostok Buyalov "Airship Italia". This is what you get:
- beautiful handwound calibre 43 mm
- bg9 superluminova
- coated sapphire
- bronze case
- transparent case back
- very legible dial with small second
- great looking leather strap with bronze buckle
Price $ 240
I really like that one
Hi Dave, at 10:12 you mention the bidirectional winding on the Amphibia; I have a vintage watch from my great-grandfather that does the same thing. I've been told that winding the crown counterclockwise actually unwinds the watch, so that might be what you were hearing there. It's actually recommended for older vintage watches to take some pressure off the mainspring.
Interesting! Never heard that before.
I bought a Sea Gull hand-wound dress watch, 38mm x 8,5 for not much more. I do have two Vostoks also. Fun watches.
I have had 5 Vostocks... Amazing!!
Actually I highly recommend the Retro 505 or 405 ; for about $ 115 you will have a great looking watch with a lot of inside. The best? its accuracy is within 3 seconds / day. I have not had that with a German Made or Swiss Made having a ETA 2824-2 at the range of $500 to $700.
At the level of Komandirki and Amphybia , at a lower price (close to $70), they give you: 200 M water resistance, solid made watches and a sense of art hard to find in all other competitors with a 4-5 times higher price.. with accuracy within 15 sec / day..
I am sorry to say that my relation with Meranon @ Christopol started on the wrong foot, but definitively, their product is something to consider before going into any other microbrand manufacturer.
I also think they should push to keep on producing , manufacturing has been on hold for so long for so many models... not knowing the reasons but hopefully they can go back.. the product will fly out of the warehouse.
Im going to change the acrylic crystal that's the only down side but for the money very good quality
I ordered the dress watch from the site you have given reached me around 20 days. The watch is very nice and loved it but it looks better on an medium size wrist than my wrist which is pretty large.
what is the model number/reference/link of the first watch?
The great things about vostoks are 1) inexpensive 2) hundreds of dial designs 3) crazy ability to mod these 4) very accurate movements (I've gotten mine to have better accuracy than my Seiko movements). Great review and I'm digging that new Millennium Falcon watch shirt! Do you sell your gear?
Yeah! Just-the-watch.myshopify.com
You’re killing it with your content !
nice video Dave...I hope you like them as much as I do...I bought 2, then 3 more...changing bezels, straps and crowns is the bulk of my modding...with the older chrome plated brass models, you can soak the bezel in muriatic acid (try a swimming pool supply store) and it will hold the paint markings but remove the chrome...interesting look...your Amphibia does not appear to have the old plated bezel