Case is 41 mm x 39 mm
Mechanical 40h winding
24-hour dial
Case - stainless alloy neusilber
19 Ruby jewels
Comes with leather band
North Pole Drifting Stations (1930s-1980s)
A remarkable expedition was accomplished by the USSR just prior to the start of World War II, led by political officer Ivan Papanin. From a starting base on Rudolf Island in Frantz Josef Land, an aircraft expedition was deployed to the North Pole and a research camp established on the drifting ice in the vicinity of the pole. For communications, a radio beacon was installed, and for resupply, a landing strip was prepared.
The fleet of four heavy and one light aircraft departed Moscow in March 1937 under the command of Otto Schmidt. In May, the aircraft of aviator Vodopianov reached the North Pole, passed it and landed on an ice floe about 3 m thick and 4 km2 in area at latitude 89°26'N. In a few days, three more aircraft landed. A little more than a week later all of the aircraft returned to base, leaving four hardy explorers: Papanin, the chief of the station; Peter Shirshov, the hydro biologist; Eugeny Fedorov, astronomer and meteorologist; and radio operator Ernest Krenkel.
The drift continued for 274 days, during which the station traveled more than 2600 km, obtaining the first scientific observations from that high latitude. The crew regularly measured ocean depth, took bottom soil samples, measured water temperature, took water samples from different levels, and carried out meteorological observations. In February 1938 the "North Pole" station drifted out to the Greenland Sea, and after several attempts, the camp was evacuated successfully with the help of an icebreaker.
Arctic studies over several decades were aimed at understanding of regularities of natural processes and how to forecast them. The drifting ice stations collected fundamental observational data. These operations continued until 1991 when the station "North Pole-31" terminated. During the period 1937-1991, 88 polar crews occupied the ice floes for a total of 29,726 drift days, while drifting a distance of 169,654 km. The research program of the "North Pole" drifting stations is unequaled in the 20th century by duration, variety of observational material, importance of scientific discoveries, and number of resolved problems. Only recently, in spring 2003, after a 12-year break, has the next station "North Pole-32" been deployed.
RAKETA 是火箭的意思，由位於俄國聖披得堡郊外30公里處的 Petrodvoretz 錶廠生產。
錶廠的前身是石材的加工廠，在1701年由披得沙皇設立。十九世紀以後，這個工廠處理寶石與半寶石的加工，在1930年，莫斯科克里姆林宮尖塔上面的紅寶石，就是由這個廠提供的。原工廠於1932年重組成立了 N1 工廠，負責精密工業用的寶石，並於1935年開始，為鐘錶業生產寶石零件，歷史非常悠久。
Petrodvoretz錶廠的特色表款是，二十四小時刻度的表盤，與手動的萬年曆(Perpetual Calendar)手錶。在精緻程度與品質方面，RAKETA是比不上POLJOT的。
世界各錶廠，對於二十四小時的表盤應如何刻劃，來兼顧時的讀取，與分的解析，一直存在很多討論。Petrodvoretz錶廠似乎對此早有定見。這裡有一篇不錯的參考文獻，24 hour analog clocks
Petrodvoretz錶廠的表款曾經多次獲得國際大獎。例如1972在德國的International Leipzig Exhibition ，1984在保加利亞的European Exhibition in Bulgaria等等，他的時鐘與手錶機蕊，也曾經供應Seiko, Omega, Orient等等名牌鐘錶。
錶廠已經於1995-1996年間，因經濟上的困難，宣告破產停業了。目前銷售的鐘錶，都是庫存新品
RAKETA 19 石手錶為手動上鏈，使用的機心無日曆型式為 2623H， 40 小時能量儲存，防震擺輪，無防水標示。
全新俄國製RAKETA 自動機械錶顧客請留意：幾乎所有隨手錶進口的原廠搭配表帶，都是人造皮。
直徑 40 mm 厚度 11 mm
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