Critical Fashion Accessory - GAZ-14

The only critical accessory a man needs is a watch. Mostly this is because men don't accessorize; it's really not something within the range of acceptable male fashion. Watches then, are very important for men - they need to perform the job of multiple accessories that the superior gender can display.

It needs to make a statement about both your design sensibilities - is it a mechanical watch? digital? battery-powered quartz movement? Automatic mechanical movement? Name brand? Off brand? Striking design features? How big is it? How much does it weigh? Is the band metal, leather, ceramic?

I have a small collection of watches, but, below is my daily beater: a Vostok-Europe GAZ-14. It's an Automatic Mechanical movement, 32 jewels, with a 24 hour hand, as well as standard 12-hour display. "Dualtime" in Vostok-Europe marketing-speak.

The GAZ-14 is named after a Russian limousine - the "Chaika", The watch styling is based on the dashboard clock found in the 1981 GAZ-14 Chaika - the official limousine of Leonid Brezhnev, former Premier of the Soviet Union.

Thus far, it has been a reliable daily beater for the last 18 months, and is my favorite watch of my collection:







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