5 unique Russian watches being made now chaykin.ru; sturmanskie.ru; slava.su The Russian watchmaking industry is going through a creative renaissance and has produced all kinds of unique models in recent years, ranging from a reproduction of Yuri Gagarin’s famous Sturmanskie watch to the world s first watch for measuring the time on Mars.
1. Joker by Konstantin Chaykin
This model designed by Russia s most highly awarded watchmaker, Konstantin Chaykin, is well known throughout the world of watch connoisseurs. Chaykin s workshop has been in operation for 18 years, and during this time he has invented a number of revolutionary watch movements that gained him access to the world of Haute Horlogerie. To date, Chaykin is the only Russian admitted to the prestigious international Academy of Independent Creators in Watchmaking (the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants, or AHCI).
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