It would be difficult to call modern Russia a watch power if it were not for one talented design engineer who, contrary to the assertion of many eminent specialists in this field, could not only make the country's first tourbillon, but also mark more than seven dozen patented inventions in the field of instrument engineering and applied mechanics. Today, in his personal manufactory "Konstantin Chaykin", representing Russia in the singular in Basel at the main international exhibition of watches Baselworld, unique watch products are produced that are real masterpieces, both from the point of view of technical embodiment and as objects of design art.
Konstantin Chaykin is the founder and leader of the only watch manufacturer in Russia, which represents our country at the main international watch exhibition held in Switzerland. In 2010, he joined the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (International Academy of Independent Watchmakers), which he began to lead in 2017, taking over as its president.
Short biography of Konstantin Chaykin
The future design engineer was born in the city on the Neva on November 23, 1975. The rather ordinary life of a Leningrad child and youth brought Konstantin Chaikin after receiving a certificate of secondary education to a technical university, where he received a diploma in radio engineering. And then there were two years when he was in the ranks of the RF Armed Forces.
After protecting the peaceful sky above the head of compatriots, a talented inventor began to realize his technical ideas in the field of creating complex astronomical clocks. Today, the list of his technical masterpieces includes various astronomical devices, and indicators of the reckoning of the main world religious movements, and unique clock mechanisms, the principle of which is based on completely new technical solutions.
Konstantin Chaykin today is one of the most eminent world experts in the watch industry, holding a high position at AHCI (Academie Horlogere des Createurs Independants). He created his own watch atelier, the head of which is today. A talented inventor made the first Russian tourbillon, as well as unique watches that indicate the date of the annually changing Orthodox Easter. He founded the currently renowned Watch Restoration Center, where complex antique items from the collections of the Central Naval Museum and various private collections are restored. He is the author of numerous publications in magazines of the relevant subjects, such as Antique Review, Russian Jeweler, etc.
Creative career
The main achievements of Konstantin Chaykin in the field of inventor of unique clockworks include the following creations.
The first domestic watch with a tourbillon. The desktop version was made in 2003.
Carriage clock with a tourbillon. The only copy was made in the period 2004-2005. He won at the annual forum “Clock of the Year 2005”, held as part of the 6th international Internet contest, in the nomination “Interior clocks of the highest price category”.
Astronomical clock. A unique thematic device indicating the date of Orthodox Easter was created over 2 years and was manufactured in 2007. This technical device has more than 700 parts and assemblies. Currently, the clock adorns the chambers of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.
Astronomical clock. Including, with a Muslim calendar. They are equipped with a power reserve indicator and functions that allow you to determine the time with an accuracy of a second, as well as showing the month, day and day of the week according to the Gregorian calendar and the Hijra Muslim calendar.
Astronomical clock. They are called "The riddle on 1000 stones." The work to create them took a year and a half. Released in 2008. Have 1281 parts. The sapphire discs (3 pcs.) Used in their design make it possible to realize the optical effect of arrows hanging in the air. In addition to hours, minutes, months and numbers, the list of functions also includes the power reserve indicator, the equation of time, the phases of the moon and a map of the starry sky.
Wrist Watch. They have a 10-day power reserve, 21 stones and a zirconium balance. The mechanism is 36 mm in diameter and is equipped with three drums. The watch operates at a frequency of 18 thousand alterations per hour.
Wrist astronomical watch. Equipped with signs of ancient Jewish time units (Helekim and Regaim). The unique clock mechanism allows you to determine the time using the smallest chronological units used in the Jewish calendar. The diameter of the mechanism is 30 mm and is equipped with a reverse tuning module, as well as indicators of the lunar phases, the time of the Helekim and Regaim.
The famous phrases of the meter include the following statements:
“My task is not only to make a watch with a certain function that provides a countdown according to different religious calendars, but also to come up with a design that would correspond to the mechanical filling and be attractive. My knowledge, experience and constant training are enough for this. All religious ministers who study my products, confirm that they are made in compliance with all the canons ";
- "The idea to give the watch a pronounced anthropomorphic features has visited me for a long time, because I think that the watch is not only a mechanism, but an object of modern art, an art object that should evoke strong emotions";
“We are all doing not only a common cause, but are also part of the global watch industry.”
