Konstantin Chaykin's “Stargazer” will take a special place in the “Ristmon” collection – a kinematic watch with a smiling face-dial. It will be the most complicated wristwatch invented in Europe, according to the European Book of Records. The mechanism will include 664 parts and 17 complications, 11 of which will perform astronomical functions.
“In 2024, it will be 21 years since the founding of the manufacture, and it was important for me to draw a kind of conclusion by combining the three main directions of my work: super-complex watch mechanics, anthropomorphic design and the theme of space exploration,” said Konstantin Chaykin.
One of the features of the “Zvezdochet” is a double-sided skeletonized case made of damask steel. The main dial is covered with ruthenium, which gives it a dark shade, and the secondary dial, on the tourbillon side, is covered with light rhodium.
The dark side features the iconic joker time indicator, where each part of the face-dial serves as a time indicator: for example, the “smile” is a sector indicator of the day of the week. Also on this side is a miniature planisphere – a rotating star map.
And on the light side, in addition to the moon phase indicator and solar activity indicator, there is a tourbillon with a titanium carriage, reminiscent of a mouth wide open in surprise, and other complications that made its creator a laureate of the European Book of Records.
