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"Slava" children's wristwatch, square case, hedgehog-and-apple dial
Object/Artifact
Small square-cased wristwatch on a dark navy/black resin strap with a gilt buckle. The cream dial has Arabic numerals 1–12 around a printed central illustration of a hedgehog carrying a red apple on its back, with a small bird (swallow) at upper left. Slim hands; crown at 3. Plain steel snap caseback stamped "642."
2025.11.28
2025.11
Purchase
Second Moscow Watch Factory
Moscow
U.S.S.R.
Eastern Europe
Europe
Slava, hedgehog-and-apple dial
Date: Post-1964 (Slava brand) and pre-1992 ("Made in USSR" era); the children's motif and style point to c. 1970s–1980s.
Dial — Arabic numerals 1–12; central printed scene of a hedgehog carrying a red apple, with a small bird upper-left (no brand text visible on the dial); "SLAVA". Caseback — stamped "642."
Materials: Dark-finish (blackened) metal case with bright steel caseback; crystal (acrylic); printed character dial; dark navy/black resin (rubber/plastic) strap; gilt buckle. Mechanical movement (type not confirmed; Soviet children's watches were typically manual-wind). Technique: Mass-produced mechanical wristwatch; lithographically printed character dial.
Fair
Moscow
U.S.S.R.
Eastern Europe
Europe
production
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
use
Motif/attribution: The hedgehog-with-apple is a recognized Soviet children's-watch dial; the broader hedgehog-carrying-fruit image is a staple of Russian/Soviet children's culture.