Konstantin Jurjewitsch Tchaikin

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Konstantin Jurjewitsch Tschaikin ( Russian Константин Юрьевич Чайкин , English transcription Konstantin Chaykin ; born November 23, 1975 in Leningrad ) is a Russian watchmaker . Tschaikin lives and works in Saint Petersburg . He is a member of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants .

After completing a degree in telecommunications at the Saint Petersburg State University and participating in a watch retail business, he discovered an interest in the manufacture of watches in 2000.

He created some sophisticated and innovative watchmaking watches and table clocks. In addition to classic complications such as B. astronomical displays or the tourbillon , he has so far paid particular attention to new developments in the field of different time calculations , including, for example, the display of the Orthodox Easter date , date displays according to the Gregorian and Muslim calendar ( Hijra ), as well as the display of the old Jewish time units Halakim and Rega 'in .

In addition, Tschaikin has published articles in various specialist journals and runs a factory in Moscow where some of its own clocks are made by hand and restoration orders are carried out.

Web links

  • Website by Konstantin Chaykin (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Member - Chaykin, Konstantin. In: ahci.ch. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012 ; Retrieved August 7, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Mark Gordon: The rebirth of Russian watchmaking in The Business Times
  3. ↑ a b WATCHTIME.net - The watch portal. In: watchtime.net. Retrieved August 7, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Tschaikin, Konstantin Jurjewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chaykin, Constantine; Чайкин, Константин Юрьевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian watchmaker
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Leningrad