Help with identification of pocket watch (reward for EXCELENT SHOOTING)

[Alex Wictor]

Hello everyone.
I found such a watch and I do not know if it is an original or a fake. And whether such awards were given for shooting

[SMERSH]

This is a modern Bulgarian fake of excellent quality.

Apparently you bought this watch from a Bulgarian seller.

[Constantine]

Hello Alex,

Watches like yours were actually given as awards for shooting. Surprisingly large number were issued. Shooting competitions were hold at least once a year in every regiment (this is a regimental award), separately for officers an other ranks. Considering the number of troops in Imperial Russia, I would say tens of thousands were given away. It is not a rare award, and I have seen in an Antic shop in Stockholm several russian award watches at a time. Market price of watches in such condition as yours is hurdly over 700 euros, which makes manufacturing a fake of such a quality quite unprofitable.
I am not an expert, but your watch looks good to me. I'have checked several Pavel Bure watches, silver, golden and steel, and they look in details very similar to your watch. I post several pictures, hope it will help. I think it make sense to continue researches on your watch.