As an unbiased and extremely gifted watch and clockmaker and a member of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) since 2010, Konstantin Chaykin was already well-known in horological circles. Nevertheless, his recognition soared with the introduction of his Joker and the Wristmons (Wrist Monsters) collection in 2017. The unique Joker, adopted by releases like The Clown and Pumpkin Head, captivated audiences worldwide with their enjoyable and authentic method to critical watchmaking. Regardless of quite a few Wristmons launched over time, their restricted manufacturing numbers make them extremely fascinating and collectable. The newest addition, the Joker Fiat Lux by Konstantin Chaykin, contains a recent look with {a partially} skeletonised dial.
The brand new Joker Wristmon largely retains the technical specs of the unique Joker, housed in a 42mm chrome steel case with a poker-themed adorned bezel. It options crowns at 3 o’clock for setting the minutes and hours and 9 o’clock for adjusting the moon section, whimsically displayed by a mouth-shaped aperture on the backside of the dial. A notable new addition is the exhibition caseback, secured by six screws, changing the strong casebacks of earlier editions. Each the back and front sapphire crystals include an anti-reflective coating.
“Fiat Lux” – a phrase that may sound ironic within the automotive business context – interprets from Latin to “let there be mild,” a becoming title was chosen by Chaykin to stress the openworked design of his new creation. This Joker version affords a recent face that invitations numerous interpretations, achieved by creative skeletonisation. The dial options Clous de Paris guilloche motif decorations, silver plating, intricate coating, and multi-layered varnish software. Not like earlier editions, the eyes, normally a pair of rotating discs for the hour and minute indications, are hole on this Joker Fiat Lux, revealing as a lot of the underlying mechanism as doable.
The motion powering the brand new Joker Fiat Lux is a modified ETA 2824-2 with a proprietary 84-part module often known as the automated Okay.07-0 calibre; no information right here, but it’s attractively completed. It has a 38-hour energy reserve and operates at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations/hour. The show caseback showcases the calibre, the actual spotlight is the rotor, which mirrors the wave-like skeletonised sample discovered on the dial.
The Joker Fiat Lux is obtainable with a black alligator leather-based strap with inexperienced calfskin lining, closed with a pin buckle. It’s a restricted version of 38 items, obtainable completely by West Wooden Time within the Chaoyang District, Beijing. Value upon request. For extra particulars, go to chaykin.ru.
