The "VOSTOK" company story starts back in 1942 when one of the Moscow watch-making plants was evacuated from Moscow to little town located on The Kama River. Defense equipment was the only company output during war years, but as soon as the war was over we started making mechanical wrist watches - our main production item ever since.
Yet,
we never backed away completely from military past - the company was
appointed an official supplier of watches for the Defense Department of
the Soviet Union in 1965. This year marks the creation of the world-famous
"Komandirskie" ("Commander") watch. Military watch grew
very popular even with people who were unaware which end of the gun bullet
comes off, mainly due to high precision, excessive reliability and
durability. The appearance of the watch also contributes to its appeal -
functional and clear-cut design invoked the feeling of belonging to the
tough world of combat professionals.
The experience we gained through development of the army watch was the
foundation of next special watch - "Amphibian". This
impressive timepiece in stainless-steel case endured the depth of 200
meters - kind of a wrist submarine. Success of the professional watches
determined the company's present philosophy - to create mechanical watches
maintaining precise timekeeping at any temperature, in any environment,
surviving heavy pressure and blows. The viability of the chosen strategy
is now time-proven. A vast multitude of people both in Russia and abroad
boasting "Vostok" watches and various international prizes
awarded for high quality and commercial success testify to this.