It all began when Joseph Stalin ordered the production of watches
under SOYUZ brand name at a secret armory near Moscow in 1940s.
SOYUZ was not for sale being awarded to lords of the country
and the world as a mark of distinction. It was SOYUZ that accompanied
Soviet leaders in the grand events of the 20th century.
SOYUZ watches still remain Soviet enigma of the past.
At the moment they are available in a limited edition
for dedicated admirers of prestigious timepieces.
The Grand Events of 20th century:
1917 .........................
On October 25, 1917, at 19:10 at Lenin's command Cruiser Aurora's gun
fired a shot to herald the commencement of the Great October Socialist Revolution.
1945 .........................
On February 11, 1945, at 12:15 in the course of Yalta (Crimea) Conference Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill reached an agreement on post-war order of Europe.
1961 .........................
On April 12, 1961, at 9:07 Yuri Gagarin became the first to perform manned spaceflight
1962 .........................
On October 16, 1962 at 14:25 American intelligence forces
detected Soviet rocket emplacements in Cuba.
1975 .........................
On July 17, 1975 at 19:09 docking of two spacecrafts
the Soviet SOYUZ 19 and the American Apollo occurred.
Crafts Commanders Alexei Leonov and Thomas Stafford shook hands.
1982 .........................
On September 20, 1982 at 12:00 Secretary General of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev and Prime Minister of Republic of India Indira Gandhi passed round the Guard of Honour Line.
On September 23, 1982 at 14:00 Prime Minister of Republic of India Indira Gandhi had a conversation with space pilots Georgi Beregovoi and Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman to fly into space) in Zvezdni.
1988 .........................
On May 31, 1988 at 15:30 President of the United States Ronald Reagan made a speech at the meeting with students of the Moscow University at the time of his official visit to the USSR.
On June 1, 1988 at 15:00 Secretary General of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and President of the United States Ronald Reagan exchanged ratification instruments effecting the Treaty on ellimination of medium-range and short-range ballistic missiles.
1989 .........................
On November 10, 1989 at 00:00 demolition of the Berlin Wall commenced.
Germany was reunified.
2003 .........................
On April 12, 2003 at 10:00 Vladimir Putin, Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schröder met at the International Conference “Peace, security and international law: a glance into the future” held in St. Petersburg.
2005 .........................
On October 3, 2005 at 05:27 SOYUZ spacecraft conveyed cosmic tourist
Gregory Olson to the International Space Station.
now ..........................
And now SOYUZ watches are at your service
to count the seconds of your personal significant instants.
