Konstantin Chaykin x Ineichen

An original sketch of an unrealized watch project by Konstantin Chaykin. 2022. Watercolor paper, drawing.

A sketch of a Konstantin Chaykin watch with chained graphic hour indication. The drawing is a part of the Phantom Watch series, a collection of sketches of the master's unrealized projects. When working on this potential design, Chaykin was inspired by the popular "Game of Thrones" fantasy TV series. The sketch is extremely detailed. Chaykin managed to fully express the texture of the metal of the case, and the leather of the watchstrap. The smallest parts of the minute indicator, shaped like a steering wheel. Above it the master depicted the barrel of the chain graphic hour indicator with a chain with Roman numerals for links, coiled around it.

A movement with this type of indication is impossible to implement in a wristwatch, so the concept remains just a concept. But Konstantin Chaykin did use the idea in a larger piece, the Lucomorye clock. The idea required a movement with 1119 parts to implement.