Kleynod

Identity and scope

Kleynod is a Ukrainian watch brand produced by the Kyiv Watch Factory.

This guide treats that identity as the starting point. It does not transfer line-level history to an individual watch without matching reference evidence. 1

Historical position

The brand history dates the factory to 1997 and production under the Kleynod trademark to November 2002.

The date and context belong to the event described, not automatically to every object bearing the name. 1

What the source establishes

The cited Kleynod record is the evidence anchor used here for Kleynod. Its documented scope is narrower than a complete corporate, calibre, or model archive.

Where the source speaks for the brand, its historical statements remain attributed rather than converted into independent verification. 1

Identify the exact watch

Record every visible dial signature, the complete case-back reference and serial markings, movement or module markings, dimensions, materials, and complications. Compare those details with a dated catalogue, manual, archive extract, or service document for the exact reference.

A shared logo or broadly similar case is an identification lead, not proof of age, originality, or authenticity. 1

Keep entities and dates separate

Use 2002 only in the documented context described above. Names may survive ownership changes, disappear and return, or refer to a founder, historic maker, product line, and present operator at different times.

Build an object-level chronology before making continuity claims. 1

Research a Kleynod watch

Start with clear photographs of the dial, case back, crown, clasp, and movement where safely accessible. Search the exact markings in primary documentation and retain the document date and page or section.

For authentication, servicing, or valuation, use a qualified specialist and preserve provenance, invoices, and prior service records. 1

Independent research update

Kleynod is a Ukrainian wristwatch trademark/brand produced by the Kyiv Watch Factory.

Kyiv Watch Factory was founded in 1997 and began producing watches under the KLEYNOD trademark in November 2002.

Current factory materials describe in-house serial production/manual assembly in Kyiv using Swiss movements. 243