Unboxing the legendary Vostok Amphibia 710634 "Scuba Dude"

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[@markarnold8014]

I just bought this watch due to your exposure of this brand. So looking forward to expanding my collection to include these classic time pieces. Thank you for sharing!

[@iradiakalenz4225]

3:11 "I'm not even sure what this R stands for..." :D :D This is not R, this is B. Stands for Восток ("В" sounds like "V" in Russian)

[@iradiakalenz4225]

Thanks for interacting, even on your older videos... This is very valuable

[@jamie74gemini87]

And actually sounds like an English ‘W’ ... glad we’ve cleared that up.. 🤣

[@andrewd7586]

I was in the former USSR in 1990 on a Contiki Tour of all things! The only “easy” way to get into Mother Russia back then. I bought 6 CCCP watches covering navy, airforce & army. I gifted 4 of these to mate & kept 2! Some 30 years later they’ll still bloody accurate & a good talking point! I have got 1 Vostok amphibian but will buy this cushion type YESTERDAY!!!🤣 I think the attraction is that plain Cold War look to them, but at the same time stylish🤔👍🏼😎

[@christophertaylor9230]

Great video! I have that same black one, but with an orange Seiko bezel insert, coin edge bezel, clear case back and black Italian rubber strap. If you want a quick way to change the date, go from 1am back to 8pm, back to 1am and repeat. And it is windable, but a bit fiddley. Welcome to the club. 👍🏻

[@caski77]

It's a "B" for Boctok.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Thanks man! That would make sense....

[@MKay-fb5tl]

Lol

[@Stoplooking69]

Haha u know it's gonna be a good video when the intro is the Soviet national anthem

[@TheGoodwolfe]

Great first look! I love Vostoks & have a couple of Amphibias & Komandirskies. I've had mine over four years with no issues. Ironically the cheaper Komandirskies were more accurate +7 on the wrist, but I managed to regulate both Amphibias to +3 and +5 , also on the wrist. I like yours on the shark mesh, but also nice is a coordinated color silicone strap!

[@robertbyrne5901]

Great video, good to see a relatively sane person doing watch reviews from Australia.

[@uchihasasuke7436]

*ahem* archie *ahem*

[@chrishawes261]

The ‘R’ on the bracelet is a ‘B’ for Boctoc and the spring bars are crazy strong - well they were on mine 😁

[@MuscleBandit]

I just ordered a diver dude from Moscow yesterday and as a newly qualified Padi diver this is my first dive watch, the next will be an Islander! I ordered mine on a rubber strap for the reasons shown in this video! I don't plan on receiving any positive attention from this watch until I bump into another watch person so I will be leaving the mods unless I change my mind later on. Thanks for the content mate hope you enjoyed the watch.

[@dude28405]

I’m really beginning to enjoy your videos and your judgment seems to be right on the mark

[@jkennekam]

The bezel is bi-directional because it is cheap and works. Unless you actually dive, this design is better for timing parking meters, etc. You can tighten or loosen the friction by bending the wire holding the bezel down.

[@HeartofTexasArmory]

поздравления!! Love the unboxing Jody! I think you made a good choice going with that cushion case. Can't wait to see the full review and that shark mesh too.

[@joecachia2]

710 ( actually 71 ) case type 634 is the dial. I just ordered my first vostok... a 710432 ( blue dial ). Cannot wait. Also ordered a komandirskie , just to have one as well . I want to have both. I have a blue bezel from Meranom on the way to put on the Amphibia .Not sure what to do with the strap. I have loads of watches on Natos' cause they're fun to swap, but I would like to have a few metal ones as well. I might try a brown leather style with the blue bezel ... will prob look nice.

[@sharib_ansari]

Can i order an amphibia from meranom?

[@MementoMori._.]

I really like the simple design of the watch, so sleek

[@MementoMori._.]

I love how active you are in your comment section

[@matthewreviews4981]

I love Vostok’s. I’ve had mine for a few months now and it’s great. I made a couple of videos on it too!

[@TriniTeach]

I love my Amphibian but if I could do it again I would choose the no-date model. Owning this watch really makes me appreciate the date complication of my other watches.

[@theredspoon1763]

Actually the Vostok Springbars are supposed to be quite sturdy. Somehow compareable to Seiko. Richard Perrett talked about them in his vid about the Komandirskie K-65.

[@johndonnelly5971]

Vostoks are great cheap intro divers....leave it as plain as possible.

[@recnepsgnitnarb6530]

I bought a brand new Amphibia and it came with a pin of Lenin and the CCCP. I put a Citizen mesh steel band on it. I love this watch.

[@timur7381]

Finally got my 710380 (orange scuba dude on black background) few days ago, modded it right away with One Second Closer Atlas bezel (their quality is superb!) and planet ocean insert. Really like how it came out, although I had a bit of trouble with fitting the bezel, i think the spring was not in the correct place and i buggered the bezel a tiny bit with a prying tool. Can't really see it, and it's not like I scratched a rolex anyway, but my ocd is kicking in hard :) hopefully i'll get over it soon! Glass caseback and signed steel crown from meranom should arrive soon, sadly they were out of steel movement holders (dunno why I need it, but i do :D). I love this watch already, and planning to get another one and do a totally different style mode :) so much fun for so little cash!

[@geordiebatt]

Haha just received my blue faced Scuba dude (Ministry case) in the post from Moscow Time Sellers, i love it!

[@neilpiper9889]

This is my everyday watch. Ministry case. I keep mine on its original bracelet with the bezel it came with. A tool watch and a dress watch for me. £54 well spent also from Nicholas at Moscowtimeseller. Thanks for the video.

[@PaulGPhotography]

Are you still wearing the original bracelet?

[@neilpiper9889]

@@PaulGPhotography yes. I like it. The watch is still all original.

[@darkxel1]

The intro is great 🤣 Greetings from Mexico.

[@MKay-fb5tl]

I find the bracelet is pretty good. It's russian made so it "goes" with the watch. I don't think that the vostok straps or bracelet needs the bashing they get. I like the 'B' on my band.

[@impulse-nati0n114]

0:00 yeeeeessssssss 😂

[@MementoMori._.]

Very nice watch!

[@anthonyperry3699]

Bought one, based on your review. Love the watch on a grey camouflage nato.

[@danijeljenko184]

3:12 That's not R LOL. It's "B" for the Vostok!

[@MikeAustin2012]

Is it radio active. Not including the lume?

[@gchard]

Ordered one. Well see.

[@brianhinder3652]

Welcome to the club ... Amphibia club that is. ;-)

[@usdanis]

Хорошие часы, не мог определиться, теперь точно возьму такие 👍🇷🇺🇦🇺

[@mhal8044]

Hate to be "that" guy, but your bracelet is actually what's known as Milanese mesh. Shark mesh is much more chunky (but still looks fantastic on a Vostok). Nevertheless great video and you've got another subscriber :)

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

+M Hal hey mate, thanks for watching and subbing. Happy to be corrected!

[@OFD]

Really like the 710 case! Brackets are rubbish as you noted. Very cool puck up. Cheers man :)

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Thanks Aron! Looking forward to your Phoibos update vid!

[@zBMatt]

That packaging looks like drugs from Russia 😂

[@errolmacdonald3256]

I have 3 Vostoks and one of them has a Ministry case like yours, but mine is a Gagarin. D'you know what that is? It's the edition that commemorates - or maybe comradomates - Yuri Gagarin's world's-first Earth orbit in his Ruskie capsule, the Vostok-1. Yes! Same name as the watches! I had to have my Gagarin in part because it shows the Vostok-1 floating above the map of Canada and about to pass over my home province of Nova Scotia. I was 13 at the time, ahem. I think I like your bezel better. Mine's not curved down but dead flat, and while yours is chromed, mine's mostly black. What's worse though is the lume on the hands is piss-poor and they're so skinny it's practically impossible to see them against the dial anytime after sundown. But god damn it, I love it anyway and haven't worn my other 2 Vostoks since the Gagarin arrived more than 2 weeks ago. Or my Seiko solar panda Chrono, or my Orient Sport flieger, or any of my other J-watches. I'm hooked. Da, okay comradomate, cheers from Montreal!

[@johnnyh127]

Hi Jody, I just started getting into watches a few months ago and your channel has been my #1 watch channel on KZbin. I find your videos to be wonderful and your honest reviews have really helped me decide which watches I want to buy, and which ones to skip. That brings be to the Vostok. I've never heard of them until watching your channel, and because of your videos I ordered a Vostok 710059 Amphibian from Russia which I am very excited and eagerly waiting for. I'm not a rich man by and means so the affordable gems which you review and have introduced me to are just what I've been looking for. I've watched a couple of your videos on mods for these watches. I'd like to change the bezel and get a ceramic insert, but I'm a little unsure of what you are doing with these. You mentioned eBay, but are you simply buying a Seiko SKX bezel and insert? Is the SKX a direct fit replacement/upgrade for the Vostok? Or is there something else that I need to purchase to make it work? I know you are flooded with comments and questions, but I really hope you have time to reply to this and point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance for any help, and a HUGE thanks for your videos and the type of reviews that you do. They introduced me to collecting and helped blossom my true love for beautiful and affordable watches. Your videos are packed with information but remain very entertaining at the same time. I never lose attention or become bored by too much technical talk. Love JOMW!

[@hibbertdryden5494]

Nice chair! Is that quarter sawn oak?

[@thedankatheist3466]

Where did you get that dial, I don’t see it on Amazon

[@ManishSahay]

In 710634, 71 is the case number, this case is known as the "Ministry" case. 0 means the case is Stainless Steel, and 634 is the dial model number. The spring bars are pretty good. A must read: forums.watchuseek.com/f54/vostok-amphibia-analysis-design-methodology-491757.html

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Thanks man! Definitely need to do some research on these for the full review video. Loving it so far!

[@ManishSahay]

Another great info. thread: forums.watchuseek.com/f10/guide-buying-modifying-repairing-vostok-amphibia-3042242.html For bezels and stuff: www.ebay.com/sch/Bezels-Inserts/57714/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=am-diver www.ebay.com/sch/boris_gvb/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= stores.ebay.com/One-Second-Closer/BOSTOK-VOSTOK-ST-STEEL-BEZELS-/_i.html?_fsub=1185980919&_sid=44641279&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 My favourite dials - 916, 512, 659, 059, 634, 374, 615. And, newly launched no-date scuba dude dial 919.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Thinking about a black bezel from Boris (above). Seems good for $40AUD delivered with a Seiko insert. Easy to fit?

[@matejzeman7765]

I do like the watch, but the missing date quick set feature is so deal breaking for me. I will see if I get over it. Now its time to buy a skx 007. :)

[@gmansplit]

Get one with no date. There are plenty abailable, and they're more symmetrical as well.

[@user-hk4dm7os6f]

Ilove this music

[@flaviuvacanta1]

The crown has rusted and the screw too. After a year. I don`t think is stainless steel.

[@johnsweeney5946]

Who would order that hideous grey dial when the beautiful blue dial is available?

[@geraldwoodny5252]

Great intro music

[@KevinSanchez-zh8km]

That’s awesome, I think I’m headed over to eBay. How thick is the bracket in mm? Thanks for the vid!

[@JohnThomas-su5bw]

Welcome to Vostok comrad.I own Vostok Scuba Dude.Put watch on NATO Comrad.

[@skillippplay9585]

Hello, As I´m going to be on vacation in Russia in a few weeks and want to buy an Amphibian there to have a memory and primarily to avoid custom taxes, I´d like to know from the russian part of the community in which local stores I can find Amphibians for good prices. If you can´t name any, even just which kind of store I should look out for would help me a lot. It would also be really nice, if you could tell how many rubles amphibians usually are (on the vostok page they are about 3800) Thank you in advance.

[@EricTheOld]

I rather enjoy my Amphibia. I have the red and white dial version. It makes for great conversation. It made me vote for Trump too

[@basshnter1997]

I just recieved my first one. Love the watch with all its quirks. As all the reviews say, yes the bracelet is absolutely awful.

[@thomasmargolis3313]

as an aside, find the film on youtube, the Russians are coming, alan arkin, jonathan winters, and many others .

[@jkennekam]

I love my Amphibias. But the date change is a pain. So the last one I got was the no-date 120512. The downside is the 18mm lugs, but it looks stunning. It also comes on a soft rubber strap which wears very well. Look at i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDcyMA==/z/UBAAAOSw-0xYNYkr/$_58.JPG

[@mathewTK94]

Just ordered my first amphibia after watching this vid and your similar ones on Vostoks. Do you still wear yours?

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Still wear all four of them! They are kinda moreish.......

[@mathewTK94]

@@JustOneMoreWatch love it! Now it's the waiting game for it to arrive in sunny Scotland!

[@ashleyb66]

Nice music intro...😬😬😬

[@lonewolf30531]

Change out the bezel and it's a gem.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

In spite of my claims to the contrary, I'm already looking at doing exactly that!

[@noheadache3131]

how to order this timepiece

[@martinc.720]

Your first clue was when he named the Ebay store he got it from.

[@nickg2954]

Where did u get that mesh bracelet?

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Hey mate! I got it one eBay, Taurus brand. Decent quality but unsigned clasp which is a shame. Cheers!

[@nickg2954]

Just One More Watch Thanks!!

[@CarlosGandara973]

Amazon has them... www.amazon.com/Ritche-Stainless-Steel-Milanese-Citizen/dp/B075B51LWV/ref=pd_sbs_200_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B075B51LWV&pd_rd_r=93FYRK9088CFQZN0DNM1&pd_rd_w=WAUmh&pd_rd_wg=nvTvz&refRID=93FYRK9088CFQZN0DNM1

[@quinnvineep3]

What is the lug width on this model? I've been looking but can't find it, just ordered the watch so I want to know what NATO to buy.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Hey mate! Thanks for watching. Full review video coming soon. This 71 case is 22mm lugs.

[@quinnvineep3]

Thanks mate! Appreciate the quick response. Proud to say I'm a fan of your channel, keep up the good work!

[@neilpiper9889]

nicholai

[@marcovaleriart784]

The worst watch I ever had, mechanical problems to no end, then it stopped forever. My watchmaker told me that it was not worth even to disassemble it, he told me to throw it away. After about eight months from the purchase I threw it, a tip: do not buy it !!!!!!!!!!

[@zackinblack]

As soon as I opened my amphibia, I chucked it in the bin. Absolutely dreadful abomination that has been overhyped to hell. How anyone can like these piles of shite, is beyond me.

[@Mrtellitlikeitis]

sorry, but its just a very cheap looking super beater watch...............Ill take that money and get a Seiko or citizen.....orient........whatever................

[@matt4398]

Jim S please guide me to an automatic 200 meter seiko/citizen/ orient for 65$ like this watch.. I'll wait

[@TheGoodwolfe]

+Anonymous - Exactly! Also, Vostok hand winds and sort of hacks with back pressure on crown, and is a more standard 40 mm case size. The Seiko SNK809 is a nice little watch and the only one even close in price, but has 30m WR, doesn't hack or hand wind, and is smallish at 37 mm.

[@gmansplit]

Matt 600 meters, actually. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV68fKx6oNWLmMU

[@JeeGee114]

You are right. Better buy a Seiko 5. My Scubadude lasted one year. My Seiko 5 SNK is running fine after 5 years. It looks great after modding but it is shite inside.