A unique, charismatic and unusual wristwatch from the Wristmons collection of Konstantin Chaykin, the Russian independent watchmaker, who began his career in 2003. Production year: 2022. Stainless steel case with black PVD-coating, diameter 42mm, thickness 13.7mm, dial with two types of guilloché, bezel with the letter ‘J’ and the symbols of card suits engraved, solid stainless steel caseback with medallion featuring an NFT-art image with Joker’s car drifting through Gotham City engraved in relief. Self-winding calibre K.07-0, power reserve up to 38 hours. Functions – Joker-indication with disc indicators for hours, minutes and moon phase. Violet texturized leather strap, Konstantin Chaykin pin buckle in stainless steel with black PVD coating. Unique piece to be sold by Ineichen Auctioneers with 5% of auction revenue will be donated to UNICEF to support the global initiative of peace establishment in Ukraine.
The Joker watch, which spawned the Wristmons collection, was created by Konstantin Chaykin in 2017. The original limited edition of 99 pieces immediately sold out during the Baselworld exhibition, where the watch was presented to the public, and caused a sensation. The self-winding movement K.07-0, developed for the Joker wristwatch on the base of the Swiss-made Eta 2824-2 movement, modified by Chaykin, was fitted with an in-house complicated indication module.
The characteristic feature of the Joker watch and its calibre is its unique design, with an anthropomorphic Joker-indication with disc indicators for the hours, minutes and moon phase. The hour and minute subdials look like the character’s eyes, while the moonphase indicator resembles his smiling mouth – the lunar smile of the Joker watch.
Compared to the original stainless-steel Joker, the Joker XXX Unique Piece has an even more imposing high-contrast look thanks to the black PVD-coated case, violet leather strap, red lunar smile and, for the first time ever in a Wristmons watch – black eyes.
The Joker’s eyes look like car dashboard gauges, in high-contrast, with a matt black background and pad-printed red hands. Therefore, the unique piece created by Konstantin Chaykin combines the colour-scheme of an NFT artwork featuring the Joker’s car drifting through a late-night Gotham City, created for Ineichen Auctioneers’ April 2022 timed auction, with the Joker’s original dial design from the Wristmons collection, which has become the signature of the watchmaker.
A special feature of the present example is the caseback designed with a medallion featuring the NFT-art image with the Joker’s car drifting through Gotham City engraved in relief and signed “Joker XXX”, “Unique Piece” and “Konstantin Chaykin Made in Russia Stainless Steel”. Made in stainless steel with black PVD-coating, the watch inherits the outstanding Joker design, one of the most noticeable and memorable watch designs in the world, this time in a one-of-a-kind creation.
The Konstantin Chaykin Joker XXX Unique Piece would appear to be an extremely attractive purchase for the collector looking to obtain a highly unusual, sophisticated and unique mechanical watch from a renowned watchmaker, a member of the respected AHCI – Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants.
This retro colour-coded Porsche 911 restored by renown car influencer and tuner @markovsky will go under the hammer at @ineichenzurich auction on April 30, 2022. The successful bidder will be the new owner of the car, a unique Joker XXX watch by @k_chaykin , and an NFT artwork depicting the Joker’s ride against a Gotham City night skyline.
The combination of the extraordinary Joker-indication design, striking appearance and haute horlogerie execution and finishing undoubtedly adds to the appeal of this lot, which seems eminently suitable to adorn the wrist of the future owner of a finely-tuned Porsche 911 sports car and a unique NFT art object.
The present lot is to be offered by Ineichen Auctioneers at its first-ever timed auction in April 2022, bundled with a tuned retro Porsche by A. Markovsky and an NFT work of art featuring the Joker’s car drifting through a late-night Gotham City.
Estimated starting price: CHF 100 000/ 107 000 USD/ 97 000 EUR
April 30th, 13:00 CET
Saal Metropol Zürich Stadthausquai 11, CH-8001 Zürich
5% of auction revenue will be donated to UNICEF to support the global initiative of peace establishment in Ukraine.
