VOSTOK KOMANDIRSKIE Mechanical DIVER 100M WRISTWATCH Russian COMMANDER 350618

Vostok History Timeline

1942, July 1, in Chistopol, watch factory NK MV 835, is created on the basis of the Second Moscow watch factory and DOS factory, manufacturing products for needs of frontlines.

1943, Release of K-43 men’s watch, and instrument production is begun. The machine-tool construction for watch manufacture is organized.

1949, Serial release of a K-26 “Pobeda” man’s watch, wall-mounted ship clocks with a luminous dial, clocks for a/m “ZiM”, “Volga”, “Pobeda”, wall-mounted and street industrial clocks are begun. 1950, The factory has started construction of own industrial buildings.

1952, The factory released of “Kama” shockproof watches in waterproof case, clock devices for various branches of a national economy.

1957, Release of precision watches: K-28 “East”, “Mir”, “Volna”, “Saturn”, “Cosmos” with lateral and central second hands, a lens and shockproof movement is mastered. Export of Chistopol watches has increased 7 times.

1962, Chistopol Watch Factory is awarded the gold medal of the Leipzig international fair; Komandirskie watches are developed and manufacturing begins; Chistopol watch factory became the official supplier of these watches to the Ministry of Defence of the USSR.

1968, Release of Amphibian” watch; Since 1969, all watches are manufactured under the “Vostok” trademark, and the Chistopol Watch Factory is now referred to as “Vostok Watch Factory”

1972, Release of a new 24 calibres man’s watch with a numerical calendar, a double calendar, and an automatic movement; Watches are exported to 54 countries of the world.

1976, Cosmonaut G. Grechko presents the “Vostok” watch which has visited space to the Factory.

1980, This year the factory manufactures 4.5 million pieces; All production is deemed the “first” and “supreme” categories of quality.

1986, Release of water-meters, tahografov accustoms, release of manometers are begun. The factory passes in the Ministry of the radioindustry. Chistopol faculty “Vostok” of Kazan Aircraft University is opened.

1989, The factory passes to self-financing, in 1990 – on rent. The assortment of watches is annually updated on 70%, release of watches with custom-made symbolics is mastered. Export of watches increases.

1992, The factory passes under jurisdiction of Republic Tatarstan and becomes an Open Joint Stock company. The majority of watches are exported to Italy, USA, Switzerland. In USA the greatest popularity was received with “Desert storm” watch.

2000, Vostok Watch Makers Inc. is the leader of the domestic watch and clock industry on volumes of release and sales of men’s watches. Release of the female watches, an expensive, prestigious man’s watch, and a quartz alarm clock are begun.

2001, The factory became the owner of “The Russian National Olympus” the prestigious premium in a nomination “To Technology. A science” and the winner of “The Russian organization of high social efficiency” competition in a branch nomination. 2004, The company “Koliz Vostok Co. Ltd” was founded as a joint venture between the Russian movement- and watch-maker “Vostok Watch Maker Inc.” and the Lithuanian enterprise “Koliz Ltd.” offers the world market a new generation of automatic watches based on the traditional Russian watch-making technology and new designs from Lithuania. The first collection of the new watch brand Vostok Europe was introduced at Basel, Switzerland.

2006, “Amfibia” brand, featuring modern-style diver watches, launched.

2007, Updated Komandirskie debuts to public.

2013, Vostok is the official watch merchandise of the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan.

2020, Vostok it produces lines of Komandirskie watches in the cases 02, 03, 35, 65 continuing the tradition

The Vostok Komandirskie is one of the best wristwatch values on the planet. It’s a solid, highly regarded and very collectible watch that’s nearing its 50-year anniversary. Available in more than 70 versions, with manual or automatic winding, the Komandirskie is an inexpensive treat that’s a pleasure to own but it’s also a serious workhorse and an excellent timekeeper.