Konstantin Chaykin x Ineichen 2025

Independent Russian watchmaker and inventor Konstantin Chaykin is actively engaged in charitable work, including as a regular participant in the biennial Only Watch auction, held in support of research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The Joker Sandmann, fitted with Chaykin’s signature time display module, features a partially skeletonised dial that opens a view onto the mainplate and bridges of the automatic calibre K.09-1.

The combination of traditional sandblasted finishing and the inspiration drawn from E.T.A. Hoffmann’s short story Der Sandmann gave this unique creation its distinctive, memorable name. Executed in golden tones, the drawing is accented by rubies – two of which, by the master’s design, serve as the tips of the hour and minute hands, transforming into the Sandman’s fiery “eyes”.

Completing the composition is Chaykin’s signature smile – here embodied as a sector-shaped (retrograde) day-of-the-week display with a framed pointer. The sketch bears the master’s signature and the year of completion – 2024. Dimensions of the drawing: 24 × 32 cm