"THE FIRST WATCH IN SPACE" GENIN POBEDA 34-K

"THE FIRST WATCH IN SPACE" GENIN POBEDA 34-K1954 Pobeda (Victory) 34 K HERMETIC. Known as the "Genin" watch because Dr. Abraham Genin, a Soviet aerospace medical researcher, strapped his own watch to the dog Chernuska (Blackie) prior to the dog's test flight in Sputnik 4 on March 9th 1961 in preparation for Yuri Gagarin's first manned space flight in Vostok 1 one month later on April 12th 1961. This watch is in excellent cosmetic and mechanical condition having being fully restored. The 15

Of Georgian style and plain baluster form with a rattan handle and stepped circular foot with gadrooned detail

little known to connoisseurs

5") tall (excluding the base)

The knives are hallmarked for sterling silver Sheffield 1810

It was a requirement for admission as a fellow to have attained the degree of Doctor of Civil Law from either Oxford or Cambridge University

19 cm length and 9

Approximate heights are 28

Issued 1959-1967

Features a band of embossed and engraved decoration with reeded borders

Old Sheffield Plate Galleried Teapot Stand

A nice example of a rear item

The main body has a gadrooned border