Poljot / Полет

In the 1940s, the First State Watch Factory shifted from producing pocket watches to wristwatches, starting production of the Pobeda model in 1946. In 1947, the factory was renamed the First Moscow Watch Factory. In the 1950s, the factory thrived, producing automatic and anti-magnetic watches, and reaching a production of 1.1 million units in 1955. In 1960, the first Poljot-branded watch was created. In 1964, all existing brands were consolidated under the name Poljot. In the 1960s and 1970s, production increased to 2.7 million watches per year, with 70% destined for export. New movements and diving watches were developed. In the 1980s, the quality of Soviet watches declined until the collapse of the USSR in 1991. In 1992, Poljot became a joint-stock company. In 2005, Maktime acquired the production line for the calibre 3133, which was discontinued in 2011.