This is a vintage Raketa KGB quartz watch manufactured 1970s. It is accompanied by its original cardboard box which bears a 1982 date stamp. The white dial features the Soviet state emblem of a hammer and sickle over a globe, flanked by wheat sheaves, red banners, and the Cyrillic acronym for the KGB. A specific historical detail of this piece is the wide brown leather bund strap, fitted with metal rivets displaying the portrait of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the Bolshevik revolutionary who founded the Cheka, the predecessor to the Soviet KGB.

DetailsBrand: Raketa
Model: KGB Hammer & Sickle
Movement: Quartz
Case: Silver-tone base metal
Case Size: 35mm
Dial: White with printed Soviet coat of arms and KGB Cyrillic text, black baton hands
Crystal: Acrylic
Water Resistance: Not specified
Strap/Bracelet: Brown leather bund strap featuring metal rivets with Felix Dzerzhinsky portraits, silver-tone pin buckle
Inclusions: Original cardboard box (dated 1982); no papers

ConditionThe watch is in good overall condition with clear signs of historical wear. There is noticeable plating loss and corrosion on the edge of the case back, as well as general surface wear to the case and aging to the leather strap. Please review the photos carefully as they form part of the description.

Service & Working ConditionThe watch has been fitted with a new battery, tested and confirmed to be working.