Konstantin Chaykin

Founded in 2003 by Konstantin Chaykin (born November 23, 1975 in Saint Petersburg) as an independent watchmaker, initially establishing a workshop in St. Petersburg. In 2012, he transferred production to Moscow. He completed his first clock in 2004. In 2010 he became a member of the AHCI (Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants), the only such member from Russia, and served as AHCI President from 2016-2019. Chaykin holds over 100 patents, including inventions for Orthodox Easter date indicators and Jewish/Islamic calendar mechanisms. His breakout success was the Joker watch (2017) from the Wristmons collection, featuring a dial with moving eyes and mouth. The Clown Wristmon won the Audacity Prize at the 2018 GPHG. In 2024, he launched the ThinKing, the world's thinnest mechanical watch at 1.65mm thick. His most complicated wristwatch, the Stargazer (2023), features 17 complications. In 2020, the World Intellectual Property Organization awarded Chaykin the WIPO Medal for Inventors. In 2022, he was inducted into the Temporis Hall of Fame.