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I've been going through Mark Lovick's level 5 course on chronographs, and one of the demonstration movements is the Poljot 3133. I picked up a specimen, a "Poljot", to follow along. The watch arrived in running condition, and all chronograph functions worked.

Despite being hands down the most complex movement I've worked on (chronograph+calendar), disassembly was uneventful.

I did have the misfortune of clamping the movement in my movement holder crooked. This put pressure on the minute runner stem which gave it a slight bend. Luckily, there's no fouling, so I won't try to straighten it.

I don't have the fancy Bergeon tool to remove 3-spoked chronograph wheels, so I fashioned a tool out of scalpel blades. They were able to lever off the wheel without risking damage to the fourth wheel pivot.

Notes from Watchfix C5.3.
Base movement reassembly

• lubricate lower barrel arbor bearing (D5)
• install into barrel
• lubricate upper barrel arbor bearing
• fit barrel lid
• install barrel onto main plate
• install fourth wheel
• install small plate for third wheel (!)
• fit third wheel and centre wheel
• fit barrel bridge
• fit escape wheel
• fit trail wheel bridge
• D5 for barrel arbor, center wheel and third wheel
• 9010 for fourth wheel and escape wheel
• D5 on crown wheel sleeve (!)
• Ratchet wheel and click spring (note: my ST1901 is slightly different to Mark's). D5 on click spring post, 9510 on spring where it touches the click piece.

• place chronograph runner wheel's friction spring above center wheel
• Small qty. of 9010 where the chrono runner wheel interfaces with the friction spring
• 9010 on chrono runner wheel's extended pivot and insert it
• minute recording runner is fitted DRY
• fit the chrono runner wheels' cock