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The Mera-Błonie watch factory was established in 1956 as a Polish-Soviet joint venture under Comecon and it began wristwatch production in Błonie near Warsaw in 1959 after shifting from military goods. It was never a fully Polish company, more like soviet one. Initial watches used only Soviet movements. Branded under 16 names like Błonie and Blonex, it debuted at the 1960 Poznań Fair. Output peaked mid-1960s but halted by 1966–67 due to import issues, totaling 1.2 million watches lifetime. The Mera-Błonie factorys watch production halted in 1966–67 primarily due to import difficulties from Soviet Union. Cases, dials, and hands were made in Poland but other mechanisms in SU and it was calculated as economically ineffective by central planists. Delays in these imports disrupted assembly lines, causing chronic shortages and eventual suspension of output. It was more economical for Comecon to replace outsourcing with import of ready watches like Poljot, Rakieta, and Chaika. Factories like Mera-Poltik used imported movements (e.g., Junghans from East/West Germany) for limited production too. But PRL still had other innovative watch factories. Unitra Warel launched Polands first LED wristwatch, the DW-2005, which skyrocketed in popularity after cosmonaut Mirosław Hermaszewski wore it during the 1978 Soyuz 30 mission. LCD models like Unitron proliferated, becoming common gifts (fe for First Communions). By mid-1980s, electronic watches with alarms, melodies, and calculators were a "must-have" for youth, blending novelty and reliability. All this industry was destroyed in 1989 by traitors from Solidarity.