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Another watch show and the usual nonsense, different presenter and guest, same crap.
Sean – “For anybody that doesn’t know about this brand (CCCP), give us a few headlines”
Jim Crawley – “It’s a real rich history of Russian watch making, it originated in the early 1900s by Alexander Shorokhoff, and he wanted to celebrate the former Soviet Union’s, art, mathematics, design, architecture and he was affiliated with the second Moscow watchmaking factory, in Moscow. And it was synonymous with the Slava watch movement, which has now become a collector’s piece, blah blah.”
Let’s play along a bit with Jim Crawley’s story, and let’s just say Alexander Shorokhoff was about to start the CCCP brand in 1924 to celebrate the former Soviet Union’s achievements. Ok so far.
So in Jim Crawley’s world, in 1924 Alexander Shorokhoff (born in 1960) started the CCCP brand in Moscow (actually started in Germany in the 1990s), because he wanted to celebrate the former Soviet Union's achievements, even though in 1924 the Soviet Union wouldn’t become a former for another 67 years.
That really makes sense Jim, really glad you’re here to keep us straight with your expert knowledge of the CCCP watch brand. Have a feeling Jim's been reading too much HG Wells during the lockdown.
Back in the real world
CCCP brand never originated in 1924, nor is it Russian or Russian made, some of their watches contain a Russian movement, but that’s it. It was a German based brand started by Alexander Shorokhoff in the 90s, which he sold a few years back to Chinese Company and is now based in Hong Kong.
1924 is the actual date, Jim Crawley is on about, it’s when The Slava Watch Factory opened (also known as Second Moscow Watch factory), but Alexander Shorokhoff wasn’t born till 1960 so had nothing to do with its origins, nor was he affiliated to it, in fact he went to Germany in the 80s to learn about free-market economy, started by selling Poljot watches (Brand of the First Moscow Watch Company). While there he then set up his own company “Alexander Shorokhoff watch manufacture" to make his own brands Poljot International, CCCP etc.
'CPPC, a brand of the utmost quality, reflecting the robustness of the Russian tank, the beauty of the Grand Gremlins Palace, the intricacy of a Russian doll. Made since the dawn of man, from stone age to iron age, each watch comprising one million parts, each taking three years to make by five thousand hairologists. Not only the love of passion, not only the ... but also the ... tick tock tick tock of time, man against ... sun ... sea ... land ... an achievement of the gods and ... this is what CPCP is. Insure them, love them, start an affair with them. Ah yes, to you my friend, with sincerity abound, all one can say is BUY IT NOW MATE, QUICK QUICK QUICK!!!'
Okay I'll shut up Another informative post and just goes to show, as long as they're not saying anything that's outlandish to the layman, they can spout any old guff. They certainly play fast and loose with comments like 'a trusted brand since ...' forgetting to mention the original brand went belly up and the name was bought x years later by a new company trading from an industrial estate just down the road. Slight exaggeration but you get my point.