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Zlatoust is not at all affiliated with the old Zlatoust, that factory was destroyed and they no longer the same company...they will not have any information for you.
As for information given to me and me not liking it, I couldn't give a monkeys uncle on this, but here is a simple fact, all the brass ones came with the same paperwork, all had the non-radioactive paperwork and the same date(day, month and year) stamped on the paperwork too.
The difference between you and I on our purchase is simple, you were mislead by a seller and have resourced you information after the point of purchase, where as I educated myself before my purchase and took a calculated risk with my purchase....My seller was Italian, he is in his 50's and the watch is from his fathers collection, his father just passed away two month ago, he had this one his father purchased in the early 1970's and he also had another one his father purchased in the 1980's, the later was much heavier! The purchase was based on factual information on the Government issued Zlatousts, and its based on the weight 270grams, steel is lighter than brass, so I based my purchase on the lighter of the two and got the one his father purchased at an earlier date....
Also two sizes for Zlatoust, the earliest were 58mm and not 60mm.
The problem with brass is its soft, so to have a screw down bezel for waterproofing the case, well that is not going to hold up.
I didn't come here to argue or be rude, I'm just a messenger of fact based information, it seems you are not interested in anything other than finding something that supports your view that the Zlatoust in your possession was a Soviet military issue item, which it was not....it is a Authentic Zlatoust made for the public, still a very cool time piece, just not government issue.
Mine is also 58mm as well.
I had done some research as well but I got a brass case. Mine weigh 297.2 grams with the huge strap/buckle I have.
It certainly would match closely your 270 grams of approval without the straps: The leather is 3mm thick and still when going in the loop, it could fit a 9cm diameter wrist.
At list I didn't pay the price of an original steel model: Or even not the half of it.
As if it's a public issue: It certainly is. But I wasn't ready to pay the original price and got this one on an auction.
Thanks for the info!
