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Luch - Steel inspiration T18 LIP - 1950s

Selling price€350,00

Shipped from Europe: for any destination outside, import taxes will be paid by the buyer.


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The influence of Lip on Soviet watchmaking: the case of the T18 caliber:
In the 1940s, the française manufacture Lip, then at the forefront of European watchmaking, indirectly contributed to the rise of the Soviet watchmaking industry. The T18 caliber, emblematic of the brand and renowned for its reliability and compactness, is said to have served as the basis for several movements produced in the USSR. Following post-war technical and industrial agreements, plans, samples, or even machine tools are said to have been sent from France to the Soviet Union. Although little officially documented, this transmission fits into a context where the USSR sought to build an autonomous watchmaking industry inspired by European standards.

Soviet calibers produced by manufacturers like ZIM or the First Moscow Watch Factory have an architecture very close to the Lip T18, confirming this influence. These movements were then integrated into simple but robust watches intended for widespread distribution throughout the Soviet bloc. This technical collaboration marks a little-known but important episode in the history of watchmaking: the discreet but real impact of française expertise on the post-war development of the Soviet watch.

Technical characteristics:
Brand: Luch - made in the USSR
Year: 1950s
Gender: men, women
Movement: manual winding
Function: second
Case: steel
Case back: steel
Case without crown: 33.6mm
Case with crown: 35.5mm
lug-to-lug: 39.4mm
Thickness (including crystal): 10.1mm
lug width: 18mm
Bracelet: original
Buckle: original
Crown: steel
Crystal: acrylic (condition: 9/10)
Waterproof: no
Box: no
Paper: no
Document: invoice Atelier Victor

Wrist size in the photos: 17cm

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