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With the help of Konstantin CHAYKIN’s knowhow, a unique way of telling time appears on the front dial. Thanks to more than 20 years of making and assembling Automaton’s, the Automaton JOKER in motion displays very harmonious movements. The lady’s hand is moving much faster than the other moving elements while she is stealing chips this is yes another very delicate achievement to have different speeds of the moving parts. One can note that the eyes of the Joker are moving much slower than the hand holding the card or than the dog. The elements are moving and the scene lasts for around 2 minutes.
By the push of a button on the case at 8 o’clock, the Joker’s eyes, the dog, the man and the lady are in motion. This has been made possible thanks to the hundreds of hours spent by craftsmen. Special attention to the smoothness of the movements of the parts has to be underlined one of the most complex tasks to master with Automaton’s.Įvery element of the scene has been cut, polished and painted by hand. The Automaton JOKERĪNDERSEN Genève, being very famous for their EROS Automaton’s, created the first timepiece with a poker game scene on the back dial: the Automaton JOKER. One of the Dogs from the Montre à Tact “Poker” from ANDERSEN Genève ended up on a new Table. Nine of them were depicting dogs playing Poker. ANDERSEN Genève “Montre à Tact POKER”īetween 19, this American artist of the Belle Epoque created 16 oil-paintings of dogs in human poses. Its miniature painting scene on the dial shows a scene of “Dogs playing Poker”. ANDERSEN Genève “Montre à Tact POKER”ĪNDERSEN Genève “Montre à Tact” Poker is inspired by “A Bold Bluff”, a painting by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge. This exclusive timepiece gained recognition within watch collectors immediately. On top of that the moon phase is indicated on the dial at six o’clock, in the mouth of the Joker. It was selected for the Finals of the prestigious 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) 2018.įollowing its success and demands from Collectors for a white gold version, a new limited edition of 20 timepieces with a white gold case is introduced in 2020.Īt Baselworld 2017, Konstantin CHAYKIN presented the Jokertimepiece with its exclusive way of telling time, thanks to the eyes of the Joker. It was presented at Baselworld 2018 and instantly gained recognition from Watch Collectors & Press all around the world. It was the first collaboration between the co-founder of the AHCI (Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants) Svend ANDERSEN and the back then President of the AHCI, Konstantin CHAYKIN. This timepiece has two faces: front with the Joker face and the back with an Automaton and moving parts giving life to a lively scene when pushing the button. In 2017, ANDERSEN Genève & Konstantin Chaykin joined forces and developed the Automaton JOKER.Ī limited edition of 20 timepieces with 5N red gold case was released in 2018. This is also the second collaboration between the two independent watch makers. It is the second timepiece from ANDERSEN Genève’s 40th anniversary series. To mark the 40th anniversary of its independent watch making tradition, ANDERSEN Genève has collaborated with Russian master watchmaker Konstantin Chaykin to release a white gold edition of the Automaton JOKER watch in a limited edition of 20 pieces only.
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