Zim - History, Models and Owners' Reviews

This small mechanical wristwatch with small seconds from the Maslenikov Watch Factory (ZIM) is remarkable. It has been used, the chrome-plated brass case type 321 has marks, the dial is spotted and slightly tarnished. And yet, it is a gold-colored dial with shiny indexes The movement is an antique 2602, inspired by the LIP R-26. This one makes a frightening noise, listening to it in the dark, it reminds me of a giant pair of scissors blindly tearing through the darkness. The case is a small 28.5 mm without the crown. It reminds me of the romance by Yuri Entine written for the legendary cartoon of the Bremen Town Musicians: the sun will rise. "The golden sunbeam was hidden by the veil of darkness...." It is a very classic song from the 70s, known and covered by almost everyone. The crazy hope of happiness in the torments of love, the dream of the dazzling morning sun in the middle of the dark night. Egor Letov's interpretation in the early 2000s is perhaps one of the most remarkable ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcw-7ryovXA ), at a time when the USSR had already disappeared, when the Soyuz Multfilm cartoon studios were more than a distant memory. Letov manages to make something personal and very fair from a hackneyed title. This watch similarly expresses a personality, the unexpected hope of a bright ray in the gloom of a banal model. Adjective: paradoxical, unexpected, golden, encouraging, confident, banal, free, in love