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Clocrmaking in Russia
May 2008, Horological Journal
A winter's day in St Petersburg, the tsarist past
sleeping amongst the beautiful architecture and the world's leading
museums and theatres - clockmaking is perhaps not the first thing
that springs to mind. Yet you would be surprised at the gems that
are hiding here - and the clock studio of Konstantin Chaykin is
certainly one of them!
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The Juble of Watches
October 4th, 2005, «Now»
He dislikes it when they call him "Kulibin" – in
honor of the Russian great inventor. Though Ivan Petrovitch Kulibin
himself could be jealous of him. If Catherine’s the Second
was thrilled by the time-measuring device in the form of a goose
egg, made by that self–made master, the invention of Konstantin
Chaykin will get raving reviews all over the world. In Chaykin’s
clock there is no miniature theater with angels – the view
which delighted the Empress, but the mechanism is much more complicated...
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The Unique Clock
Workshop
September 17th, 2005, «Telecourier»
This clock was made in the XVIII century, and this one was made
only half a year ago. The «Telecourier» is not at a
clock museum, but at a clock workshop. But this is a unique workshop,
the only one in Russia: it is only here where they can make out
of a brass form a miracle like this...
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The heritage
of Kulibin has survived
September 14th, 2005,
«Facts
and Arguments»
Time measuring mechanisms cannot be called an extravagance
as they appear to be the life necessity. You will find on sale watches
for all tastes, at various price. Though a lot of people especially
young ones have swapped their watches for mobile phones which indicate
time as well. But a mobile phone can discharge and you will find
yourself without means of communication and without your watch.
A battery in a quarts watch, not to mention the electronic ones,
can also discharge. But everything is different with the old reliable
mechanic watch. You just wind it up and handle it carefully and
it will work without any fault for good...
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Frost and sun
February 2005, «What
time is it now?»
Why is it not recommended to expose watches to an abrupt
temperature drop? Is there any exclusion from this rule? What does
‘temperature compensation’ mean? A famous St.Petersburg
watchmaker Konstantin Chaykin gives us a good piece of advice...
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Outcome
of 2004
January 2005, «Watch
Business»
Konstantin Chaykin, a free-lance master from St.Petersburg,
on the base of “Vesna” desktop clockwork has created
the watch with a tourbillon for the first time in Russia. As a matter
of fact it is not the same thing to install a tourbillon in a wrist
watch or to create a three-axial tourbillon from the very beginning.
Nowadays Konstantin Chaykin by having created his clock confirmed
the following two facts: firstly, we can do it, when we want to;
secondly, not a single clockmaking state manufactory wants to do
it – they are still begging for some state support - but some
enthusiastic people, who are not connected with this industry, can
do it...
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About some possibilities
of complicated mechanisms
January 2005, «What
time is it now?»
What additional functions and complications are modern mechanic
watches equipped with? Are there any special rules of exploitation
for such watches? What influence can they have? Konstantin Chaykin,
a free-lance watchmaker from St.-Petersburg, is telling us his story...
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"Shock resistance"
- what does it mean?
November 2004, «What
time is it now?»
Do you know this term – “anti-strike watch”?
Of course, you know. This is a kind of watch that is not sensitive
to drops and strokes. In any case it remains intact and keeps its
accuracy movement as before. Are you sure? How can a watch stand
against a stroke? Should a watch owner who likes an extreme life
style to carry out experiments, testing its reliability? Konstantin
Chaykin, a famous watchmaker from St.Petersburg, can give you some
tips concerning this problem...
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Does a tourbillon "fly"
in Russia?
October 2004, «What
time is it now?»
In May 2004 there appeared in Russia the first and so far
unique desk-top clock with a flying tourbillon - the device, which
is considered to be the most interesting and expensive by the world
of Haute Horlogerie. They are made by a petersburgian, a free-lance
watchmaker Konstantin Chaykin...
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Tourbillon
from Saint-Petersburg
August 2004, «What time is
it now?»
A young watchmaker from St.Petersburg Konstantin Chaikin
has created the first Russian desk-top clock with a flying tourbillon
made of titanium. It took 5 months to make the clock. The unique
device is wound up once a week and consists of 146 handmade components.
The base of it is a serial mechanism of clock “Vesna”.
Konstantin has completely transformed it, having left untouched
only 17 components...
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Russian
Breguet
July 2004, «Watch Business»
A watchmaker and businessman from St.Petersburg has designed
and constructed on his own a table clock with a tourbillon - the
first and single Russian clock of the class Grande Complications...
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The St.Petersburg Watch&Clock Atelier
The Centre of Watch&Clock Restoration
off. 36, Malodetskoselskiy pr.
St.Petersburg, 190013, Russia
phones: +7 (812) 703-17-56
+7 (812) 316-56-39
+7 (812) 911-02-71
mail@clockmaker.ru
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