Extremely time consuming and boring, and the result pretty far from the "pith wood method". It comes with the original certificate and the serial number on the certificate matches the one on the movement. This watch is in exceptionally good condition. Previously I've been cleaning out the pinions using pointed peg wood. The Russian word Molnija is the brand name of the watch and means 'lightning'. Having serviced quite many Vostok movements I know that the black goo would have remained without the "pith wood method". However, after having run the parts through my cleaning cycle (70 year old vintage Elma machine), all treated pinions came out looking like new all shiny and beautiful □ Probably cleaner than when they left the factory. Brand: MOLNIJA, Modified Item: No, model : 3502, Serial Number: 907126, Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation. The green goo came off completely with little effort, but the black goo only partly. I put a few drops of Horosolv degreaser on the pith wood, and I guess Horosolv degreaser is benzine (or a very similar chemical)!? The movement hadn't been serviced for about eight years and there was a mix of green goo (train wheels) and black goo (centre wheel) between the pinion leaves. I just tried this on a Vostok 2431 (24h motion works) and the result was nothing but spectacular!
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