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Slawa (zu deutsch Ruhm, Ehre) oder in der englischen Schreibweise Slava ist die Handelsmarke und Teil des Firmennamens der 1931 gegründeten Zweiten Moskauer Uhrenfabrik.
Der Markenname wurde erstmalig in der zweiten Hälfte der fünfziger Jahre für Damenarmbanduhren benutzt. Später wurden unter dieser Marke auch mechanische sowie Quarzuhren, Wecker und Taschenuhren vertrieben.
Traditionell spielte das Design bei den Produkten dieser Marke eine  untergeordnete Rolle, im Vordergrund stand die Steigerung der Produktion des Uhrenherstellers. Bis in die neunziger Jahre wiesen die Uhren noch  das sowjettypische Design (z. B. Kunststoffgläser) auf. Erst seit  relativ kurzer Zeit wird der Formgestaltung größere Aufmerksamkeit  geschenkt. (Wikipedia)

Slava ( meaning "Glory") watches were relatively inexpensive, classic "civil"  Russian watches commonly referred to as "Slava Lava!". The Slava factory (known originally as the Second Moscow Watch Factory) was the second  non-military watch maker established in the Soviet Union, in 1924. The watches of this brand have always been meant for civilian consumption, without military or aerospace pretensions.
Slava's own mechanical movements feature two mainspring barrels  coupled together with an idler gear. There are many versions of the  movement including manual wind 2414 and 2428(double date)and  self-winding 2416 and 2427 (double date). The movements are  unfortunately quite sensitive to shocks due to thin balance staff. Other frequent problems include premature wear of rotor bearing and the  clutch driving the hands (not a typical cannon pinion). Also the date  indicator malfunctions are common. The movements are thus considered  unreliable, especially compared to other russian calibres. Earlier the  2nd Moscow Factory produced movements derived from an old pre-war French movement, the Lip "T-15" (also some Poljot movements were derived from this French brand), and produced under  license (brands Pobeda and Start). In addition to that, for relative  brief periods, Slava also produced its own electronic movements using  tuning fork and quartz systems. Some Slava watches were produced under  Sekonda brand names. (Wikipedia)

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