Raketa Owner Review : Simple, fun and smart

This little Raketa schoolgirl watch (489205) exudes the joy of the bell that rings at recess time. It is a small disc that recalls the classroom clock, the horns are invisible hidden behind so as to have this impression. The dial with the writing lines and the name of the watch are in the style of a school notebook, the double black numbering for the hours, blue for the minutes as well as the large black hands on white provide excellent readability. It is rather rare that a Raketa watch has its name written on the dial in script, a name that is moreover obvious, "schoolgirl". The Soviet logo of the quality mark is on the back of the watch, which is also not so common either, but fortunate because it does not distort the evocative magic of the dial. It also came in different colors: burgundy, pink, matte aluminum, chrome... These are watches that were affordable, only 16 rubles, so that schoolchildren could buy them. The mechanism is a very classic 2609 NA. The soundtrack for this piece would be "En sortir de l'école" by Yves Montand. A song tinged with the enthusiasm and overflowing imagination that we have in primary school. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlD0nBLvrcE ). It is a watch that makes us dream by its evocative power, that brings back school memories buried deep inside each of us, even if it is perhaps not precisely the model that we wore then. Adjective: Youthful, schoolgirl, educational, fresh, dreamlike, optimistic, simple, nostalgic