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This is a pocket watch. I think it is Russian. But I am not sure, can anybody read this?!

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  • It is "Molnia" meaning "Lightning", it is a logo of the producer.
    – Anixx
    Commented Dec 15, 2014 at 0:35

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It's Молния (Lightning). I believe such font was very popular in 60-es in the Soviet Union. You could see it on many logos like on cars Москвич, Чайка, Волга, on the Янтарь clock, or on a refrigerator МИР.

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  • You may want to add that is means "lightning" in English.
    – Aleks G
    Commented Dec 14, 2014 at 21:35
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    A similar style, with blocky "handwriting" letters connected by long underlines evoking speed and modernity, was also popular in the west, although it seems to have peaked a bit earlier there, and been particularly associated with automobiles. See e.g. these examples and plenty of others. It's even recognizable enough to be used to symbolize automobile design.
    – Ilmari Karonen
    Commented Dec 15, 2014 at 13:18

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