Elektronika 55B Melody Watch

Great Soviet Watch

The band is confusing but easy. The guide on KommandoStore’s youtube is insanely helpful. Love the retro style! Silver fits me well. Music is fun, but annoying, so I’m very glad there’s a regular beep option. Very good value for such a neat little thing!

This thing slaps, as they say

The quality of this watch is great. Comparing it to a Casio A158, the Elektronika feels much better. The steel case is a nice touch, much better than resin. The music is fantastic and is quite loud, in a good way. I did find the bracelet more difficult to adjust than an A158, but once I got it it was fine. I’m not saying this is a good idea, but I used the rubber handle of a screwdriver to push the clasp closed when adjusting, as I couldn’t with my fingers. Overall I love it and I’ve been wearing it a bunch.

Dva Elektronikas

Amazing watches. Really managed to capture the Elektronika essence. As a Soviet watch collector, I knew I had to get at least one of these (so I bought both). The watches themselves are great; however, I was not able to adjust the band of the gold one (even by carefully following the video tutorial). I've ordered a new gold band off Amazon. The silver band was adjusted without any difficulties. The second downside of my order of the two watches is that, for whatever reason, the box of the gold one came badly damaged (I was planning to gift that one to my dad, but well, I decided to keep it for myself hehe). Overall, great watches, they were an absolute fine addition to my Soviet watch collection. Here are some photos of them next to two Soviet Elektronikas and a Casio.