Inspired by the iconic soviet watch Copernicus, this watch pays homage to the science of astronomy. The first Raketa Copernicus watch was launched in the early 1980s, and it is no coincidence that it bears the name of the famous astronomer. Its design is entirely inspired by Copernicus theory of the Universe, which led to a fundamental revolution in the science of the 16. Century: the Sun lies at the centre of the system, and all the planets revolve around it (and not the other way round as had been thought up to then). The big circle (the minute hand) symbolises the Earth which rotates around the sun in 1 year, whereas the small circle (the hour hand) symbolises Jupiter which rotates around the sun in 12 years: indeed, the hour hand circles around the dial 12 times slower than the minute hand! The Raketa Watch Factory started producing Raketa watches (which means in Russian Space Rocket) in 1961 in honor of the first manned space flight by the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. It is now one of the very few watch factories in the world to produce every part of its own mechanical movement, including the most complex items such as the hairspring and the escapement. The Russian engineers of the Raketa Watch Factory have fitted this watch with an automatic movement entirely designed and manufactured in Saint Petersburg. Russian Made In-House Automatic. 316L Stainless Steel, Ø 40,50 mm. 5 ATM / 50 meters. Russias oldest factory, was founded by Peter the Great in 1721. The factory is producing watches under the brand Pobeda since the end of World War II. In 1961, the brand Raketa was launched in honor of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The Raketa watch factory. Following a difficult period after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Factory launched a modernization program in 2011. This is the exact number of specialists that are needed to produce and assemble every single Raketa watch. This skilled team is like a well-oiled mechanism. It includes watchmakers who inherited their skills from their father and new recruits who selected this career by themselves. The Factory opened its own in-house watchmaking school to instruct the science of watchmaking to all the new generations: whatever his specialty within the Factory, it is indeed crucial that every specialist understands how the quality of his work directly impacts on the precision of the watch once it is assembled. Reliable and well-maintained machines ensure a high level of quality of the manufacturing process. The Raketa watch factory continues to use traditional production machines operated by men and women (as opposed to computer software) who therefore transmit a little of their passion into each part they produce. The heart of the watch. The heart of a watch is its little spring manufactured in a special Russian alloy to a precision of 0.5 microns (0.0005 mm). The transparent case back of Raketa watches allows you to observe its oscillation, i. The heart beating of the watch! Only a very few other factories in the world know how to produce this critical part. This is the exact number of operations required to manufacture and assemble all the parts of a Raketa watch Classic Avtomat. Using traditional production and assembly methods, each of these operations is done by hand by men and women who therefore transmit a little of their soul into each part. This is the exact number of parts that you wear on your wrist when you own a Raketa watch Classic Avtomat. Once assembled by hand by the watchmakers, all these parts some scarcely visible to the naked eye come to life and start moving. Raketa is one of the very few watch brands in the world to have its own movement. The Factorys designers and engineers have combined the tried methods of the Soviet era with more modern technology to produce a movement that is not simply robust and reliable, but also with Russian style decorations. The item “Wristwatch RAKETA COPERNICUS 0230 very rare limited edition series from Russia” is in sale since Tuesday, July 27, 2021. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Wristwatches”. The seller is “storerus2019″ and is located in Moscow. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Water Resistance: 10 m (1 ATM)
• Model: Raketa Copernicus
• Department: Men
• Style: Luxury
• Case Color: Multicolor
• Case Material: Brass
• Movement: Mechanical (Automatic)
• Band Material: Leather
• Type: Wristwatch
• Features: Limited Edition
• Customized: No
• With Papers: Yes
• Year Manufactured: 2020
• Indices: Arabic Numerals
• With Original Box/Packaging: Yes
• Dial Color: Black
• Band Color: Black
• Reference Number: 0230
• Display: Analog
• Brand: Raketa