Konstantin Chaykin Minotaur Special Chinese New Year 2021 Specs & Features By Samy

Technical Specifications
Limited edition of 8 copies

Functions

Jocker-indication of time with disk indicators of hours and minutes and a “large” two-disc indicator of the day of the week
Movement

Caliber K.08-1 with automatic winding
Indication module of konstantin Chaykin manufactory
Basic movement Vaucher VMF 3002 Swiss production
Movement dimensions diameter 31.5 mm, thickness 7.6 mm (with module)
Anchor descent
Balance frequency 28,800 vibrations per hour
Power reserve 50 hours
Number of stones 36 (basic mechanism – 28 stones, module – 8 stones)
Number of module parts 67
Rotor of the automatic factory system with relief décor “labyrinth”, the name of the watch and the logo of the konstantin Chaykin manufactory
Case

Iron bronze body
Case dimensionsdiameter 42 mm, thickness 13 mm
Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, diameter 34.5 mm
Number of body parts 36
Titanium case back, with sapphire window
Dial

Finish relief “guilloche” décor, relief décor “labyrinth”, multi-layer lacquer coating
Number of dial parts 18
Strap & Clasp

Exclusive strap made of buffalo leather of cognac shade and “vintage” finish, white stitching, tavro in the form of the logo of the Konstantin Chaykin manufactory was burned personally by Konstantin Chaykin
Clasp produced by Konstantin Chaykin, standard, titanium, with relief décor “labyrinth”
A new version of the watch mechanism with Joker indication, where instead of a moon phase indicator there would be a different calendar indication. For example, for his Mars tourbillon, in the Martian Tourbillon Only Watch 2021 Piece Unique created for the charity auction Only Watch 2021, Chaykin designed a smiling Martian date indicator. This represents a Martian month, consisting of 28 sols, with the markings of the Martian days – sols – made up of symbols of the Martian system of counting, which was created by the master himself for this watch.

Stitched into the original
As 2020 drew to a close, with just a few months remaining before the start of the Chinese calendar’s Year of the Bull and the time to think about a new watch for the occasion upon him, Konstantin Chaykin noted that the bull, in one form or another, appears in almost all mythologies of the world. Bulls were honoured (while also widely used in ritual sacrifices) in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, ancient Greece, ancient Rome and, of course, in China, where the bull is ranked second in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle.

Before working on his latest watch, the Russian master had been considering the possibility of developing a new version of his Joker indication for about two years, where instead of a moon phase indicator there would be a different calendar indication. For example, for his Mars tourbillon, in the Martian Tourbillon Only Watch 2021 Piece Unique created for the charity auction Only Watch 2021, Chaykin designed a smiling Martian date indicator. This represents a Martian month, consisting of 28 sols, with the markings of the Martian days – sols – made up of symbols of the Martian system of counting, which was created by the master himself for this watch.

Such a construction has never been in the watchmaking industry before, adding to the long list of Konstantin Chaykin’s inventions.

“Bulls” are moving away from big brands to Konstantin Chaykin
The watch, dedicated to the creatures-symbols from the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle, is a wonderful tradition of modern watchmaking, allowing you to enrich it with plots and meanings from Chinese mythology. A few years ago, Konstantin Chaykin, a Russian inventor, watchmaker and full member of the Academy of Independent Watchmakers, felt that this topic was far from exhausted, and he was able to present his own interpretations of the popular genre. The first work of the master in this genre was the watch”Unique Pig 2019″ (Unique Pig 2019), dedicated to the onset of the year of the pig according to the traditional Chinese calendar. This model Konstantin Chaykin showed that it will not be boring, and that the joker indication invented by him in 2017 allows you to create new spectacular and attractive characters of the collection of “ristmons”, each with its own design and unique character. In early 2020, the Russian master, celebrating the arrival of the year of the rat, proposed a new model of the collection – “Mouse King”. In addition to the impressive design made in silver-gray tones, this “ristmon” had a unique mechanics, in particular, in this watch Chaykin first realized his long-standing idea: to put the crown in the upper part of the case and perform it in the form of a royal crown. In 2021, the Russian master presents the “Minotaur Special Chinese New Year 2021” (Minotaur Special Chinese New Year 2021) , dedicated to the year of the bull.

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