Konstantin Chaykin Lunokhod New Moon
Here is the Lunokhod New Moon yesterday Konstantin Chaykin - AHCI independent watchmaker in St Petersburg - sent me an e-mail to inform me of a new limited series of its curious timepiece, a copy of our small satellite which I had written for the first time in a ' preview of the exhibition Baselworld .
Chaykin is one that 'special watch' it means: young, it is known in the environment to create unique complications, such as representations of particular hours and calendars (Moslem and Jewish) assembled some of his clocks and table clocks.
The Lunokhod was the wristwatch created to pay homage to the moon again in appearance and mysterious character. In New Moon, Lunokhod However, unlike the previous model in which the satellite was represented by a sphere of steel damask, the watchmaker has used a great pearl of the sea.
'One of the special features of the pearls is that they have a rounded shape in nature' - Chaykin says - 'so do not require any additional process, but to find a perfectly spherical shape is very difficult.'
The watchmaker had therefore to examine hundreds pearls before choosing those that could become 'moon'. Eventually, this will be produced in a limited edition Lunokhod of only eight copies.
Of course, all the watch was designed and built in-house. The pearl of this clock is the only one in the world to use a natural element as a function of its design.
The concept of representation of the phases of the moon is always the same in this series: the pearl of 12 mm in diameter remains fixed - as is the Moon itself towards the Earth, the phases are marked by a lid (a hemisphere in silver ) that rotate around, symbolizes the gray area.
In fact, the Lunokhod is also the only watch that show, however, which in turn correspond to the only four faces on stage, the Moon on the wrist as it appears to our eyes in the sky, in every moment of her cycle, which lasts exactly 29 days, 15 hours, 44 minutes and 2.8 seconds. The patented mechanical gauges mounted in the lid moves continuously on the pearl. Look at it move in a video that I made ??at Baselworld in this article .
In the new Lunokhod the minutes are indicated by a scale retrograde positioned at the bottom of the dial, the hours are always displayed in either 12 hours, and in that of 24.
The transparent sapphire dial shows a plot formed by the underlying mechanical elements. The case is made ??of 18 carat gold.
Last: you see the 'hidden face' of the Moon Chaykin? Flip the watch! A sapphire crystal allows you to see how each element of 'pulsing' contributes to the incessant movement of this unique mechanism.
Stepan Sarpaneva is a Finnish watchmaker founded in 1970 by a family that has deep roots in the craft sector. His resume begins through the formation of his country's watchmaking school in 1994 and ends with the attainment of the diploma in Switzerland WOSTEP . After having worked with names like Parmigiani, Piaget, Vianney Halter and Christophe Claret opens its craftsmanship, with particular passion towards the complexity of the reading of the lunar phases.
Open mind in design and innovation of its timepieces these days announces the release of the application Sarpaneva Black Moon iPhone. Inspiration from the K3 Black Moon, the first mechanical clock to indicate the invisible and mysterious new moon. A period in which Lilith, the female demon tempter, in an ancient legend robs unsuspecting men. This iPhone application allows you to explore this phenomenon occult.
Stepan said: 'S ono very pleased that the concept of the Black Moon has attracted so many people in the world. With this software Sarpaneva fans and fans of watches are able to experience this complication free on their phone. Rather than simply show our watches, we decided to implement only the peculiarity of our reading of the lunar phases on an iPhone application. You can see the moon with more dimensions and details. It 'a humorous reminder of when Lilith is out of control ... And it is useful to adjust your clock . '
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