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Vostok Europe Atomic Age Quartz Watch

Colour: Black  · Ref: VK64-640A700-L-BL
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Warranty
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Returns
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Overview

Vostok Europe Atomic Age Sakharov lights its grain-textured blue dial with upright tritium tubes, alongside a mechanically resetting chronograph.

The first nuclear reactor in 1942 marks the beginning of the era recalled by Atomic Age. The collection’s three lines honor Fermi, Sakharov, and Oppenheimer. This model is dedicated to Andrei Sakharov, the Soviet nuclear physicist and dissident awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975.

Two welded metal sections, secured by two rivets, form the polygonal case. Beneath the 3.7 mm curved, anti-reflective K1 crystal, the layered blue dial has a grain texture. The brushed, skeletonized hour and minute hands contain two tritium tubes, while twelve more stand upright in reflectors around the dial.

Quartz regulates the Japanese TMI VK64 movement, while the chronograph’s mechanical reset returns its central stopwatch hand directly to zero. A separate counter records up to 60 minutes. Alongside the hour and minute hands and date, a 24-hour subdial follows the main time to distinguish morning from evening. The solid case back bears the Atomic Age logo in 3D.

The 316L stainless steel case measures 48 mm across and 16.5 mm thick, with a screw-down crown and water resistance rated at 20 atm. Leather and ventilated silicone straps are included, both 25 mm at the lugs, with a replacement tool. A red VE DryBox XL holds the watch and accessories and can be converted to store four watches. Production is limited to 3,000 watches.

At a glance
  • Swiss tritium tubes · 12 on the dial and 2 in the hands
  • Meca-quartz chronograph · mechanical reset to zero
  • 60-minute chronograph · 24-hour indication
  • Case back with 3D decoration
  • 58.3 mm lug to lug
  • Japanese TMI VK64 caliber
  • 3.7 mm curved K1 crystal

Specs

Movement
Type Quartz
Calibre TMI VK64
Case
Material Stainless Steel 316L
Diameter 48 mm
Thickness 16.5 mm
Crystal Mineral K1
Crown Screw-down
Dial
Color Blue
Calendar Date
Lume material Tritium
Water resistance
Rating 20 atm
Strap
Material Leather and silicone
Width 25 mm
Clasp
Type Buckle
General
Country of manufacture Lithuania
Product
Limited edition 3000 units

Questions & Answers

Who is this Atomic Age model named for?

This model is named for Andrei Sakharov. Sakharov was a Soviet nuclear physicist and dissident awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975. Atomic Age looks back to the era that began with the first reactor in 1942, with separate lines honoring Fermi, Sakharov, and Oppenheimer.

How do the tritium tubes work?

Tritium gas activates a luminous coating inside sealed glass tubes, so they glow continuously without a battery or prior light exposure. This watch has 12 on the dial and two in the hands. The Swiss Trigalight elements are made by mb-microtec, which has supplied Vostok Europe since 2009. The glow gradually fades as the tritium decays.

What is a meca-quartz chronograph?

Quartz regulates the timekeeping, while the chronograph uses a mechanical mechanism to move and reset its hands. The central stopwatch hand returns directly to zero when reset, giving it a different action from an entirely electronic chronograph.

How does K1 crystal differ from sapphire?

K1 is reinforced mineral glass chosen for impact resistance. Sapphire is harder and more resistant to scratches, so the two materials have different strengths. The anti-reflective coating on this watch’s K1 crystal reduces glare.

Does the case diameter include the lugs?

The 48 mm diameter describes the width of the case. Its 58.3 mm lug-to-lug measurement runs in the other direction, from the tip of one lug to the tip of the opposite lug. That longer measurement describes how far the case extends along the wrist, which the diameter alone does not show.

Is the 24-hour indicator a second time zone?

No. It follows the main hour hand and shows the same time on a 24-hour scale, making morning and evening distinguishable. It cannot be set independently like a GMT hand.

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