Watches ID 0001

ID	Dial ID	Factory	Date	Caliber	Serial	Comment
0001	Poljot	1st Moscow Watch Factory	1959-63 (dated by serial no.)	3017 (19 jewels)	5603	- Chronograph. - Commonly classed as a 'Strela'. - Late in the 1950s, in response to demand from the science, industry & military sectors, the Soviet government purchased the tooling & some initial parts for the Swiss Venus 150 chronograph caliber that were used to create the 3017 movement. Both wristwatch & pocket-watch versions were produced. The wrist version was 'branded' Strela & distribution of both versions was restricted to official channels. In 1965 it was decided that the 3017 could be commercialized. At that point, several variants of the 3017 using the same case as the Strela were branded Poljot & Sekonda.
0002	Strela	1st Moscow Watch Factory	1959-62 (dated by serial no.)	3017 (19 jewels)	12998	- Chronograph. - Late in the 1950s, in response to demand from the science, industry & military sectors, the Soviet government purchased the tooling & some initial parts for the Swiss Venus 150 chronograph caliber that were used to create the 3017 movement. Both wristwatch & pocket-watch versions were produced. The wrist version was 'branded' Strela & distribution of both versions was restricted to official channels. In 1965 it was decided that the 3017 could be commercialized. At that point, several variants of the 3017 using the same case as the Strela were branded Poljot & Sekonda.
0003	Poljot	1st Moscow Watch Factory	1964-65 (dated by serial no.)	3017 (19 jewels)	22169	- Chronograph. - Commonly classed as a 'Strela'. - Late in the 1950s, in response to demand from the science, industry & military sectors, the Soviet government purchased the tooling & some initial parts for the Swiss Venus 150 chronograph caliber that were used to create the 3017 movement. Both wristwatch & pocket-watch versions were produced. The wrist version was 'branded' Strela & distribution of both versions was restricted to official channels. In 1965 it was decided that the 3017 could be commercialized. At that point, several variants of the 3017 using the same case as the Strela were branded Poljot & Sekonda.
0004	Poljot	1st Moscow Watch Factory	1971-72 (dated by serial no.)	3017 (19 jewels)	64800	- Chronograph. - Commonly classed as a 'Strela'. - Late in the 1950s, in response to demand from the science, industry & military sectors, the Soviet government purchased the tooling & some initial parts for the Swiss Venus 150 chronograph caliber that were used to create the 3017 movement. Both wristwatch & pocket-watch versions were produced. The wrist version was 'branded' Strela & distribution of both versions was restricted to official channels. In 1965 it was decided that the 3017 could be commercialized. At that point, several variants of the 3017 using the same case as the Strela were branded Poljot & Sekonda.
0005	Tscheljabinsky Watch Factory	Movement mfr'd by 1st Moscow Watch Factory. Tscheljabinsky Watch Factory	1959-63 (dated by serial no.)	3017 (19 jewels)	10104	- Same movement as in Strela wrist chronographs. - Late in the 1950s, in response to demand from the science, industry & military sectors, the Soviet government purchased the tooling & some initial parts for the Swiss Venus 150 chronograph caliber that were used to create the 3017 movement. Both wristwatch & pocket-watch versions were produced. The wrist version was 'branded' Strela & distribution of both versions was restricted to official channels. In 1965 it was decided that the 3017 could be commercialized. At that point, several variants of the 3017 using the same case as the Strela were branded Poljot & Sekonda.
0006	Molnija	Movement mfr'd by 1st Moscow Watch Factory. Tscheljabinsky Watch Factory	1959-63 (dated by serial no.)	3017 (19 jewels)	2641	- Same movement as in Strela wrist chronographs. - Late in the 1950s, in response to demand from the science, industry & military sectors, the Soviet government purchased the tooling & some initial parts for the Swiss Venus 150 chronograph caliber that were used to create the 3017 movement. Both wristwatch & pocket-watch versions were produced. The wrist version was 'branded' Strela & distribution of both versions was restricted to official channels. In 1965 it was decided that the 3017 could be commercialized. At that point, several variants of the 3017 using the same case as the Strela were branded Poljot & Sekonda.
0007	Tscheljabinsky Watch Factory	Movement mfr'd by 1st Moscow Watch Factory. Tscheljabinsky Watch Factory	1970-71 (dated by serial no.)	3017 (19 jewels)	60772	- Same movement as in Strela wrist chronographs. - Late in the 1950s, in response to demand from the science, industry & military sectors, the Soviet government purchased the tooling & some initial parts for the Swiss Venus 150 chronograph caliber that were used to create the 3017 movement. Both wristwatch & pocket-watch versions were produced. The wrist version was 'branded' Strela & distribution of both versions was restricted to official channels. In 1965 it was decided that the 3017 could be commercialized. At that point, several variants of the 3017 using the same case as the Strela were branded Poljot & Sekonda.
0008	Tscheljabinsky Watch Factory	Tscheljabinsky Watch Factory Movement mfr'd by 1st Moscow Watch Factory.	1970-71 (dated by serial no.)	3017 (19 jewels)	66812	- 'Wrist' case for aviators (actually for thigh or upper arm). - Same movement as in Strela wrist chronographs. - This case on this piece is vintage, but it was probably not produced in a factory. Rather, it was hand produced by a jeweler or watchmaker for an aviator. - Late in the 1950s, in response to demand from the science, industry & military sectors, the Soviet government purchased the tooling & some initial parts for the Swiss Venus 150 chronograph caliber that were used to create the 3017 movement. Both wristwatch & pocket-watch versions were produced. The wrist version was 'branded' Strela & distribution of both versions was restricted to official channels. In 1965 it was decided that the 3017 could be commercialized. At that point, several variants of the 3017 using the same case as the Strela were branded Poljot & Sekonda.
0009	1st Moscow Watch Factory Kirov	1st Moscow Watch Factory	1941 (Q3)	KchZ Valjoux 61 (17 jewels)	6598	- 1-button chronograph. - Radium dial. - Caliber Valjoux 61, An international collaboration assembled in Soviet Union from Swiss parts. - Very rare. - This caliber was considered by the factory to be a milestone in the improvement of the quality & sophistication of Soviet-made timepieces. The cvollection contains 5 examples of this rare caliber.
0010	1st Moscow Watch Factory Kirov	1st Moscow Watch Factory	1938 (Q-4)	KchZ Valjoux 61 (17 jewels)	238	- 1-button chronograph. - Caliber Valjoux 61, An international collaboration assembled in Soviet Union from Swiss parts. - Very rare. - This caliber was considered by the factory to be a milestone in the improvement of the quality & sophistication of Soviet-made timepieces. The collection contains 5 examples of this rare caliber.

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