So literally the day after I wrote this post, I was leaving the house and as I wound my watch, the winder sheared off leaving the crown in my hand. A confirmation of the low opinion some have of Soviet horology, perhaps? Well, read on. I checked and the threaded part is all still in the crown, and I can’t see any way to fix it. I go to ebay to see whether I can get replacement parts (it’s a cheap watch and I can’t really fuck it up worse than it is now, I guess, probably wrongly). I find Poljot winders for sale, NOS, and would you believe that they bought this part in from Ronda, Switzerland?
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