Which Vostok-Europe watch is the biggest seller?
IZ: During 2007 and the first half of 2008 our best sellers worldwide were the Arktika and N1 Rocket models. As an example of the success of these models I’m happy to tell you that our 2426/2205091 model, the one with the brown dial, was awarded “Watch of the Year, 2008” in Portugal in the category “Watches Under 500 Euros”. What is your favorite watch in the Vostok-Europe catalog? That’s a difficult question. All our watches are like babies to the VE team and each model was born due to efforts of every team member. So it’s almost impossible to say who is the best from the family of watches. Nevertheless — and honestly speaking — we love our latest models. Are replica (counterfeit) watches a problem for Vostok-Europe? Has anyone been illegally copying your watches? We found several copies of our watch designs made in Russia and in South Korea. The models copied were Arktika, N1 Rocket and Expedition Trophy-2006. They made rough copies from our original watch cases and used them for t