Poljot International Watches from the Gorbachev Series

This week, our watch of the week is actually two watches of the week! Both watches are from the Poljot International brand and come from the Gorbatchov series. Each is limited to just 250 models. Every watch comes with a certificate that shows which of the 250 models it is. Two very special watches that we will take a closer look at today...

The Story of Gorbatchov

The automatic watches were developed and produced to mark Michael Gorbatchov's 70th birthday as anniversary watches. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a Russian politician. From March 1985 to August 1991, he was General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), and from March 1990 to December 1991, he was President of the Soviet Union. On December 25, 1991, Gorbachev resigned as President of the Soviet Union. He introduced new accents in Soviet politics with Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (restructuring). In disarmament negotiations with the US, he initiated the end of the Cold War. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.

Poljot International Gorbatchov Watches

The Poljot International 2427.1546511 has a brown leather strap with crocodile-look embossing. The case is made of silver-colored stainless steel, and the watch crystal is a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. The automatic movement has a power reserve of 42 hours. On the white dial there is a rose-gold baton index and an outer ring with small Arabic numerals. Above the 12 o'clock index is ‘Limited Edition‘. In addition to the blue hands, there is also a date and day-of-week display. The men's wristwatch also features the flags of the USSR and the Russian Federation. The dial also bears the inscription ‘MICHAEL GORBATCHOV GREAT REFORMER OF XX CENTURY‘. The Poljot International 2427.1546513 has a black leather strap with crocodile-look embossing. This mechanical wristwatch is built the same way as the other men's watch from the Gorbatchov series. Only the color of the dial and the leather strap differ, and both are black.