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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 Lip manufacture, then at the forefront of European watchmaking, indirectly contributed to the rise of the Soviet watch 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 were reportedly sent from France to the Soviet Union. Although little documented officially, this transmission is part of a context where the USSR sought to build an autonomous watch industry by drawing inspiration from European standards.

Soviet calibers produced by factories like ZIM or the First Moscow Watch Factory exhibit 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 yet real impact of française expertise on the development of post-war Soviet watches.

Technical characteristics:
Brand: Luch - vintage watch made in the USSR
Estimated year of production: 1950s
Gender: men, women
Movement: manual - based on LIP T18
Function: second
Case: steel
Case back: steel
Case without crown: 33.6mm
Case with crown: 35.5mm
Lug to lug: 39.4mm
Thickness (crystal included): 10.1mm
lug width: 18mm
Bracelet: original
Buckle: original
Crown: steel
Crystal: acrylic (condition: 9/10)
Water-resistant: no
Box: no
Papers: no
Document: invoice Atelier Victor

Wrist size in the photos: 17cm

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