About the exhibit
In this blueprint, Konstantin Chaykin captured the execution of a spherical desk clock with a function of simultaneous time indication across eleven Russian time zones. This task is rare not only within desk clockmaking but within horological architecture as such. Eleven zones, stretching from Königsberg to Kamchatka, form the widest span of time that can be gathered within a single movement. This breadth of geography shaped the master's artistic solution.
For the graphic artwork of the clock, Konstantin Chaykin chose a path opposite to the one he had already tested in the ‘Russian Time’ wristwatch. There, a similar task was resolved through inventive translation: a schematic map of the country made the function visible. Here, by contrast, the master dispenses with this graphic interpretation entirely. The idea must instead be carried by the hidden geometry of the form alone.
Cycle: Universum ‘Horological Graphic Art’
For the graphic artwork of the clock, Konstantin Chaykin chose a path opposite to the one he had already tested in the ‘Russian Time’ wristwatch. There, a similar task was resolved through inventive translation: a schematic map of the country made the function visible. Here, by contrast, the master dispenses with this graphic interpretation entirely. The idea must instead be carried by the hidden geometry of the form alone.
Time is not merely a measure. It is a philosophical dimension, an inexhaustible source of inspiration, and the central subject of my art universe.
