Poljot Sturmanskie. It’s Russian, da?

this is my Poljot Sturmanskie from the 1990s

This is a bit of a test-post. The somewhat blurry photo to the left shows my Poljot Sturmanskie chronograph. It’s Russian (indeed it says ‘made in CCCP’ under the right-hand subdial), dates from about the 1990s, and is powered by the Poljot 3133 manual-wind movement. It’s a chunky watch, with a squared-off pillow case, a little reminiscent of the Heuer Monza. It’s very accurate, but the chrono does sometimes stop the watch, indicating it’s probably time I got it serviced. Currently on a blue canvas strap from Eddie at Timefactors, which is an almost perfect colour-match for the blue dial. This particular watch isn’t an issued military watch: although this model was used by both the Soviet airforce and navy, I suspect this one dates from the ‘Perestroika’ era when previously Soviet companies began to open up and sell their products to civilians, and even to foreigners!