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Konstantin Chaykin x Ineichen 2025
28 August - 06 September 2025
Dates
Switzerland, Zürich
Location
Ineichen Zurich
Auction house
Sketch of the Monumental Grand Complication “Computus”
Drawing on watercolor paper
Starting bid
CHF 1 000
Hammer price
CHF 4 800
Not every timepiece conceived by Konstantin Chaykin is destined to be brought to life in metal – many ideas remain as original artistic sketches. Chaykin is renowned as a watchmaker deeply fascinated by the way different cultures perceive and measure Time.
In this sketch, the master envisions one possible design for an ultra-complicated astronomical clock, featuring an indicator for the date of Orthodox Easter along with displays for other movable feast days in the liturgical calendar, a perpetual calendar, and several astronomical complications. Through this design, Chaykin sought to convey not only the specifics of the Orthodox calendrical system but also the monumental character of the Strasbourg Cathedral astronomical clock in France, built in the 19th century by clockmaker Jean-Baptiste Schwilgué – the most complex and celebrated Easter-clock mechanism in the world.
The sketch bears the master’s signature and the date of completion – 5 May 2024. Dimensions of the drawing: 24 × 32 cm.
In this sketch, the master envisions one possible design for an ultra-complicated astronomical clock, featuring an indicator for the date of Orthodox Easter along with displays for other movable feast days in the liturgical calendar, a perpetual calendar, and several astronomical complications. Through this design, Chaykin sought to convey not only the specifics of the Orthodox calendrical system but also the monumental character of the Strasbourg Cathedral astronomical clock in France, built in the 19th century by clockmaker Jean-Baptiste Schwilgué – the most complex and celebrated Easter-clock mechanism in the world.
The sketch bears the master’s signature and the date of completion – 5 May 2024. Dimensions of the drawing: 24 × 32 cm.
