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At Baselworld 2017, as in any other years, plenty of watches were released for the joy of the public and happiness of the collectors. Just for refreshing the memory, we invite you to revisit our chief editor’s top 5 timepieces, his favourite independents’ wristwatches or the favourite picks of our colleague Frank. Between the exhibitioners, visitors and the multitude of watches and jewellery, there was one piece putting a smile on our faces – the Joker. The ‘look ma’, no hands” watch is an amusing appearance, but a serious approach to showing the time. Is Konstantin Chaykin’s joyful Joker a horological prank or an example of breaking the traditional rules of watchmaking, that must be seriously taken into account? We discover the Konstantin Chaykin Joker watch with the hope to find an answer to this question.
From Russia with Love
Konstantin Chaykin is not only an excellent watchmaker but also the President of Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants, AHCI. Born in 1975 in the Russian city Sankt Petersburg, Konstantin developed a fascination for watch movements. After repairing and restoring several clocks and watches, he started to think further and implement his own ideas in watchmaking. He built his first clock in 2003 and improved to the level where he creates the most complicated clock ever made in Russia. His portfolio contains high complexity watches like the Cinema (review forthcoming)- an intriguing wristwatch housing a nineteenth-century style mechanical cinematic animation or the magnificent Levitas with his magical floating hands. His watches and clocks have a touch of Russian heritage, a bit of “Russian blood and soul”. Those familiar with the Russian culture and literature will find his pieces rich, full of emotion and bursting with passion. His Carpe Diem (Latin: seize the moment) watch seems to be taken directly from the stories of Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy. Seen just as horological pieces, Konstantin’s watches feature exceptionally beautiful cases and dials, complex and highly decorated movements.
Konstantin Chaykin’s Manufacture can be found in Moscow, where he and some other talented watchmakers are working to fulfil collectors’ dreams. As member and president of the AHCI, he is also supporting new talents in their start in the horological life.
Maybe the most unusual presence at the Baselworld 2017’s AHCI booth, Joker offers the best of characteristics of an independent timepiece: original and bold way of showing the time, excellent overall design and nicely done finishes.
Review: Konstantin Chaykin Joker
Joker is the latest wristwatch of the Russian watchmaker, and it was released in Baselworld this year. As all the other Konstantin Chaykin pieces, the watch is more than a watch, it has a deep symbolistic background. Joker is a reminder that life can change, like in a game of cards, in success or tragedy, just by a twist of a card but we have to take everything with a smile. In the end, a smile will not solve the problem but it will make it easier to approach. Coming back to a concrete world, we will analyse the watch purely by […]
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