Type Private Founded 2003 | Industry Watch manufacturing Website Vostok-Europe.com | |
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Headquarters Naugarduko str. 41, LT-03227, Vilnius, Lithuania Products Expedition-2
Lunokhod-2
N1 Rocket
Gaz-14 Limousine
Ladies N1
Ekranoplan
Arktika
Anchar
Mriya | ||
Vostok Europe is a Lithuanian brand of watches which was established in 2003, and debuted its first line of timepieces in 2004. Aimed at the Western European market, these watches are assembled by the KoLiz-Vostok company of Vilnius.
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History
The first Vostok Europe watches had Russian Vostok movements. Later, the company started using Japanese-made movements. The company's Lunokhod-2 model was launched at 2012's BaselWorld trade show with a movement made by Switzerland's Soprod company which is part of the Festina Group. That model, a limited edition of 3,000, also had vertically mounted Swiss tritium tubes marking the hours and an automatic helium release valve, to equalize the pressure inside and outside of the watch after dives. Because of their materials and finish, Vostok Europe watches usually cost more at retail in Western Europe and the U.S. than do Vostok watches made in Chistopol, which less closely reflect European and US watch design trends. In 2014, Vostok Europe was the first company to produce a watch utilizing the new column-wheel NE88 movement by Seiko Instruments, as an alternative to the widely used Valjoux 7750.
Publicity
Vostok Europe presented its first range of five watches at 2004's BaselWorld trade show. The watch names presented, were there to show off "the most significant achievements of Soviet science and technology and were united by the slogan 'Soviet Techno Design' ". The company has since adopted other slogans including For going to extremes and Made for experts by experts.