The Best Kept Secret In Vostok - Amphibian and Komandirskie
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- This lesser known info will get you the best prices for Vostok Watches
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Just went and bought my first Vostok using your tip! We'll see how it goes!
Oh nice! Can't wait for your thoughts!
Do you like it?
He probably still hasn't gotten it yet.
@@weasel9062 He got his three watches and did an unboxing video on his channel. Look for the video "My First (3) Vostock(s)! Unboxing"
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 on the world market!
I'm bad , but I'm good thanks to our link .Ordered three Vostoks for $155. Just one on Amazon was $150. I'll have to get use to winding the one .I dig the 24hr military time watch too , on the list .
Very nice!!!
Man, they’ve upped the bracelet game, especially for $50! I’m going to try that butterfly clasp bracelet on my next order. Both bezel mods look great!
Yea that's a nice upgrade from the previous!
Wow! Thanks for this info. The Komanderskies are like 26 bucks! Definitely getting a new watch today. For less than a tank of gas even! XD
You might not want to buy a $26 manual wind Komandirskie.
The Auto's are much much less annoying !!
Pretty cool. Learned something new with the guitar picks.
I already bought my Vostok watches from another page, I cannot believe the prices, I'll definitely buy more from the Vostok page, really useful info, thank you!
Great tip, choices and mods. I believe that a Vostok will be my first diver.
Looks so amazing! Loved the custom green one
Very nice Pete , that silver scuba dude with the black bezel looks great
I started this for the green one and ended up loving the silver!!!
Whoa! Guitar picks as bezel removal tools! Outstanding idea Pete! Love it. Will definitely try it out! Thanks!
Haha, just kinda stumbled onto that idea!
@@ChillinwitWatches Pretty Cool idea! Thanks
Good job Buddy, great info.
DUDE!!!!! Thanks for the heads up. I'm a subscriber just from this video. Now my love of Volstok will know no bounds.
Lolol, that's awesome! Thanks for the sub, much appreciated!
Realy nice man pure Vostok joy,cheers.
Good video, I liked the changes in the clocks, they looked great.
Those mods look awesome! My one and only Vostok is a silver dial Komandirskie 02-65, which has run +90 s/d since the day I opened up the box haha. Still love it, though! LOL @ your kid's "it's too fancy for you"! Just tell him that you purposefully color-coordinated the Mandala to your Ice Blue Fender Strat, making you the coolest Dad on the planet!!!
I always try to tell them I'm cool but they aren't buying it!
The green one is super cool...great bang for your buck!
Great job 👏 enjoyed it 👍
Great mods Pete! Thanks for the info on buying direct.😎
Thanks for the "pro tip"! 😁 It's funny how something as simple as a bezel insert change can really set the watch off, and make it look so much better than stock. You seem to have a good eye when it comes to that. I've been eyeing a white dial Vostok, but when I pull the trigger, I think I'll keep it stock, because I do love the stock insert.
There's nothing wrong with a stock Vostok!
Because of this video now I have two more Vostoks on their way to my home. Thanks!
Wooot!! Love it!
That is a brilliant and amazing piece of information.
I am just looking at this site now and cannot believe the prices.
Meranom never really gave me the impression that they actually did represent Vostok
as I looked to them for spare parts for project builds and repairs, they always seem to be OUT OF STOCK on almost everything, if they really were connected to the factory then surely spare parts wouldn't be a problem at all.
Thanks for this invaluable tip.
I know where I shall be buying in the future. 😊👍
Awesome, glad it helps!
Thank you for sharing this!
Wow man. Amazing find !
This was a great one. Thank you.
I love your channel. Bro, you're like the Brad Pitt character in "Burn After Reading." I got a Komandirskie a few months ago; couldn't believe it only took 10 days to mail from Moscow to U.S. Anyway absolutely love it. What a value: keeps good time. rugged looking. A tough knock around. All for under 30 bucks! For me the greatest feature is the manual wind. Don't need to wear it daily like a self-winding (it'll die if not worn every day) just wind it up. I wished Vostokhe's metal banded watches were manually wound, tho'. None are.
One suggestion: Please test all your mechanical movement watches on the watch-0-meter to check accuracy. Anyway, keep on Chillin; wit' dem Watches. Peace.
Thanks man! I somehow have not seen that movie, it just moved to the top of my list! Watch-o-meter everything, consider it done!
bru, were there customs levied?
@@AKrishnaAkhil None to U.S., or it was paid by seller.
@@billmoore168 got it man. Thanks for responding.
Great info, really appreciate it!
Just found this vid after getting my first Vostok off of Meranom. Had a good experience with Meranom, but I'm definitely going to try the factory site next time and see how it goes. Thanks for sharing this, man!
Sweet! Meranom is a great retailer, but, yes give the direct a try!
Thank you for this information
Those watches are very cool, not for everyone but they have a lot of choices anyway. I love the design, truly industrial and original. I will try to get one, but I'm in South America and may be kinda hard to get it done for a fair price. Anyway, cool stuff man, keep it up
Great review! Great watches!
Great vid Pete. 👍
Creative intro! Thanks!
Thanks for the tip!
Just found your channel, very entertaining :)
Thanks Shaun! Glad you found me!
Thanks! Was not aware of the vostok site. Going to place an order :)
Yesssss
Great work, very nice mods. I have a 090659 Amphibian, my only (or rather first?) Vostok. I think it's super cool, but I've been thinking of changing the typical Vostok shiny bezel to a coloured one to make the big case a bit less dominant visually,. Great tip about the picks, who knew you have watch modding tools scattered around your home? Btw, the silver dial on the Scuba Dude is slick, and quite tempting.
Glad your liked it! The guitars picks are great!
Thank you so much, I bought 3 amphibia directly from Vostok last month, and just got them🥰
Just ordered another one myself!!!
Great tip mate! I love those Vostoks :-) Got 4-5 or so..
Thank you for the info!
Thank you for your efforts and advice
I just got the green model though i have been collecting Vostok's for years.
Recently acquired a limited edition 1967 loving it (:
Pete, you da man! 👍 👍 👍 👍
Absolutely Fookn love these watches ❤️
Awsome thank you
thankyou godbless you man
Nice work Comrade.
Have a 24hour dial Vostok and love it!
Great tips great vid 👍
I just purchased my first Vostok yesterday - the Komanderskie 650 GMT - but I'm taking a chance on it off an eBAy seller so I'm hoping it's a decent one! I really do like your mods these seem like really cool watches! Thanks fo rthe tip on the Vostokinc!
Sweet! Hope you love it, they take a little getting used to, but they are fantastic watches.
They are addictive
Love the green face with the green bezel.
Great info. The link you have seem to have under "ladies" a few more "smaller" options -- 37 mm by the looks of it by cross referencing Meranom. This is great for me. The 420 Amphibia and Komandirskie, both ~ 40mm, are ok on by ~6-6.25 wrist, but I am going to have to try a 37 mm. I am in the category of what I've heard are 2% female watch video viewers and bought the Amphibia and Komandirskie from Meranom as I needed an affordable, tough, waterproof, etc. mechanical option.
Incredible value and superb mods 👌👌👌👌👏👏👏👏
I guess 3 is not enough. I was looking for a 4th Vostok anyway 😁
Thanks for the tip.
just one more Vostok :) I know that feeling.
That was cool :)
Looks GREAT. I really like the silver watch. I have never modified a watch before so I do have a question. Where did you get the black bezel and the where did you get the watch bracelet. Both changes you made really made that watch look awesome. Great video, thanks
Dude, great tip(s) and video... how to get cheaper vostok, how to remove bezel with guitar pick and how to remove old insert with heat! Trifecta!!
Awesome, love passing on some useful info!
За свои деньги хорошие часы. У меня восток 170865. Для повседневного использования самое то! Привет вам из Волгограда !
Well I just bought my first Vostok utilizing your tip Pete! I was gonna try it when you first released this video but never got around to it! Sick... Paid $38 USD... Insane!
Cool man! Hope you love it!
Where did you buy it from? I need the link
I've been toying with the idea of getting a Komandirskie with the red star and tank on it. The price is cheap enough and I'm kinda attracted to the Cold War kitsch. I visualize some heavy set Russian woman in a head scarf putting them together in an Orwellian factory. They just seem to have that bleak industrial vibe to them.
The only thing holding me back is the shipping time. If it takes a month to get here and doesn't arrive until mid summer I'm worried my fanciful notion might be gone by then. Instead of getting a kick out of it I'll feel I wasted my money. I'm starting to realize this watch obsession is quite the mental game. Not even sure its a healthy pass time...lol
Well if it’s the bread. Go to eBay man
You don't have to anymore. Got plenty of Orwellian shite around you already fo you?
Nice! Lot of info and instruction in a quick, easy to watch presentation. Got me wanting the green one for sure :) I wonder how a Pepsi bezel would look on the red/blue-neutral silver dial and white numeral match.
Only one way to find out!
Super cool channel, just found it! Great content, and being a fan of cheap mechanical hand wind watches! Videos like this are great! Can you give a little more information on the Borris bezels? Where to buy them? Thanks
Awesome, thanks for watching! The Boris bezel is from a seller on eBay, Boris_gvb
Enjoyed every second of this episode!!! Thanks 🙏🏻 I’m a Vostok fan and didn’t know about the site. Will try to buy something and see how it goes. 🙌🏻👏🏻😬
Awesome, thanks for the kind words!
New subscriber. Thanks for the awesome tip can't wait to order from Vostok directly. I'm South African and saving $20 converted to our currency is a huge saving.
Bloody SAPO stole my Vostok!
we don't deliver we take whatever!
Thanks a lot for the tip. I placed an order for an Amphibia 120812 last week. Cheaper than Meranom! Hopefully it ships soon since I received the order confirmation in Russian last week but haven’t seen any updates yet.
Came pretty quick for me, did take a couple days for the shipping notification tho!
Thank you!
I'm waiting on the exact same green dial watch that I had Meranom add a black cities time zone bezel to. As well an an Antarctic Expedition case back.
Nice channel, dude. Got my first Vostok a few weeks ago (amphibia)... I unfortunately sold my beautiful Seiko JDM when I was desperate for cash last year (major regrets!!!) Still pretty broke, so the Vostok was a cheap way for me to at least get a new mechanical.
Nice video!
I love Vostok’s. I’ve had mine for a few months now and it’s great. I made a couple of videos on it too!
Thank you I did not know about this I wonder why the prices are lower. Sometimes you can't find the model you are looking for so you will have to find it somewhere else like in Meranom. They still have the "In Garbage" Option lol.
It’s because the Russian ruble has a lower value relative to the US dollar
Great video! Could u plz do a [How to] video on adjusting the bracelet without pins by Vostok thanx
Thanks! Shoot me a link of the bracelet you are taking about and I'll make it happen!
Man those are nice
thanks!!!
Wow, cool trick to get the bezel off!!!
Great video! I haven’t purchased a Vostok yet. Where can you source quality bracelets for the Vostok watches?
Great video. Thanks for sharing. What is the part number for the 3M adhesive? Thanks in advance!
Super informative video ! Thanks. I did try to buy a piece yesterday from vostokinc but it seems they arent operating right now?
Looks good to me, I was able to add to cart and start checkout...
Cheers!
It is pronounced like "Tshistopol", like in "chain" or "charity". 😊
Bought a 150348 off Vostokinc last month and used it on mods. Right now I am wearing a 710358 with a smooth bezel and an Aliexpress leather strap bought through a Chillin' wit' Watches link.
Your are the man!!! Appreciate it!!!
@@ChillinwitWatches Appreciate the link! I also bought the 120658 off vostokinc a few months ago, and just bought another 120 that I modded with Meranom end links and a Aliexpress bracelet JUST YESTERDAY...how spooky is that! Just posted a pic of it on Vostok Reddit. And I also posted a link to this video to a question titled 'vostok bezel insert' from a couple of days ago.
I think those 120 bezels are bad to get off because they are so narrow there is no surface area to get leverage against.
@@renngretsch great minds!!!
Outstanding video. Any suggestions on where to get bezels? Sneaker check- Stan Smiths -black upper with white sole
I prefer the Bezel from boris_gvb on eBay, they are really good and work with skx inserts.
You can mod those? Whoa, that's actually cool! I might look into buying me a Vostok, I'm more of electronic guy if I have to wear a wristwatch, the fitness band is showing me the time just fine.
Oh these watches aren't for telling the time! Purely jewelry! 😂
@@ChillinwitWatches I haven't actually considered that angle. Bling, but with a function, while not costing and arm and a leg.
very helpful video . thanks . can you order different dials to be fitted to different case ?
👍 I don't think they do that service like Meranom does.
Love to see a review on the titoni seascoper 600m
This was nice different, u Make it look easy, lol, that green dial is effing nice ..
I love that green dial!!
Guitar picks to remove bezel - Genius! Never thought of that! 😁
Always my first option, almost always works!
@@ChillinwitWatches Will try this next time!! 😁💪Awesome!
@@ChillinwitWatches I love your ingenuity. I have a love/hate relationship with swapping bezels, I'll try this method in the future.
Tip still valid on direct buy from Vostok site!!
I'm getting the silver surfer, possibly the green one too. Nice tip with the guitar pick. They look great, but can you read the time? - silver on silver is a worry.
Do it!!!!
Just what I need...another rabbit hole to go down...lol j/k. Awesome video.
You don't pick the rabbit hole, the rabbit hole picks you!
ugh, same. I thought I was over Vostoks, now I'm not so sure anymore.
@@MJFallout it's never over.... Lol
some good tips there thanks for the info. With the guitar pick hack does it matter what size pick or will any size work? I don't play the guitar so will have to order a few. Thanks!
Heavy ones.
not bad watch for this price, stainless waterproof case, automatic. the ability to customize the dial and bezel
Good looking watches - can you explain a bit more about the end links - will any 9MM end link work with the case? thanks
You'll need the 18mm end links for the case, you can get those from meranom. But then any bracelet with 9mm center links will work with them.
Just got an amphibian and 2 komandirskies from vostokinc 🤞
Cool, might get a scuba dude myself now. 😄
Do it
Hey Pete. Thanks v much for the video. Has the war affected deliveries from either website, would you know? Cheers
Serious delays due to the war and the sites didn't have the model and configuration I wanted so I'm going the Ebay route. Costs a bit more but I'll get what I want quickly.
This video is great for information but the prices have risen sharply in the last year.
Hey, there. Great vid! I do have a question, though. I went to the site and it was all in Russian. Couldn’t figure out how to put in all my personal and payment info. Is there an option to put the site in English? There are a few I think I want. Thank you!
I have three
Most advanced watch ever, self sealing back, self sealing crystal, mechanical clutch on winder to make it shock proof.
Amphibia leaks around 500~700 Metres not their rated 200M
Movement has 31 jewels and very easy to regulate.
Never replace the back seal thanks to dual back construction.
"Add to Garbage" lmao
Wonderful. Vostoks at a cheaper price. I thought I was done buying watches.....
I like the guitar pick trick. I'll try that. Nice watches, both.
Great video. Keep 'em coming.
Hi Pete, could you please share the info where did you bought end links and bracelet used for 120 case.
The end links are available at meranom. The bracelet I've had for years, but it's something similar to this:
www.ebay.com/itm/20MM-OYSTER-SOLID-WATCH-BAND-STAINLESS-STEEL-FOR-ROLEX-GMT-II-16710-FLIP-LOCK-/161287888345?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286