Originally the Sturmanskie watch was designed specifically for the Armed Forces of the USSR. Only in 1983 would Sturmanskie watches become available to the public.
Astronauts from France, Germany, Japan, India and Poland, making joint flights on the International Space Program, have taken the Sturmanskie watch with them into space.
In 12 April 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin took along the specially manufactured watch Sturmanskie on the first manned flight in space. In weightlessness and accelerations the watch worked flawlessly. A Sturmanskie worn by Yuri Gagarin himself was the first watch in space.
1949
Since the founding in 1949, Sturmanskie watches are designed and manufactured in the heart of the Russian State in the city of Moscow, 10 minutes away from the Kremlin.
All Sturmanskie are hand-made, guaranteeing exceptional accuracy. Thanks to the hand-assembly and thorough testing we achieve high-quality of watches.
1961
Official watch of the Soviet and Russian cosmonauts since 1961.