HOW AN ENGLISHMAN SAVED RUSSIAN WATCHES ⌚️ RAKETA 🚀

Bold, beautiful, and brave. That’s how I would describe the Russian Raketa watch. A watch worn by those who aren’t afraid to stand out, the daring souls that conquer the space, sea, and polar regions. But the history of the Raketa watch factory goes back 300 years, to the time of Peter the Great. Since then, it has produced the Kremlin Stars, the first watch to go to space, Raketa, and then…it almost collapsed with the fall of the Soviet Union. That’s until an Englishman came into the picture and made it his mission to keep the wheels turning. Meet David Henderson-Stewart, the CEO of Raketa and the man behind its revival. Thanks to David, Raketa has taken flight not only in Russia but onto the global stage as well. 🌍 I sat down with him in his Moscow creative studio to discuss why making a watch is almost as difficult as sending a rocket into space. 🚀 I also had the opportunity to tour the Raketa factory in Saint Petersburg, and see the hardworking specialists who put their souls into each step of the process. So make sure to watch this video, time is ticking! ⌚️ If you’d like to tour the Raketa watch factory or get a watch yourself, check them out here ❤️ https://raketa.com/ Stay up to date on my adventures, don’t forget to like 👍 & subscribe! 🔔  Find me on other platforms! 📸 instagram.com/sashameetsrussia 🎬tiktok.com/@sashameetsrussia ✍️ t.me/sasha_meets_russia 📺rutube.ru/u/SashaMeetsRussia/ 🔔 https://vk.com/sashameetsrussia 💌 [email protected] 00:00 Raketa watch! ⌚️ 00:52 Historic watch factory 02:07 Meet David Henderson-Stewart 04:25 How are watches made? 04:49 Raketa watch in SPACE! 🚀 06:00 As difficult as sending a rocket into space… 06:53 Not everyone can produce a watch 08:00 The secret hairspring 🤫 08:47 Have sanctions affected watches? 09:29 How are watches assembled? 11:25 Watchmaker since the Soviet Union 13:04 Making watches in Russia is not easy 13:58 Watches are their life ❤️ 14:32 Watch factory choir?! 🎶 15:23 He underestimated how difficult it is 16:07 A foreigner revived a Russian brand 17:27 No one wanted to buy Russian watches 19:00 You can’t destroy a good idea! 19:50 Peter the Great founded the factory 20:12 Creative studio in Moscow 🎨 21:05 Raketa watch collection ✨ 22:43 Raketa watches sold worldwide 🌍 23:46 Time is the most precious thing ⌚️ 24:36 Raketa store or space station? 🛸 25:00 This watch goes BACKWARDS! 25:48 Who buys Raketa watches? 26:16 Watch made from submarine 🐳 27:25 They also have English tours! 27:49 It took 10 years to get here… 28:54 David loves what he does 🚀 29:28 Future Russian Rolex? 29:56 Only time will tell…