THE FIRST MARTIAN AVIATOR WATCH
Spaceships to take humanity to Mars are still being developed, but the watches that Konstantin Chaykin invented for the conquerors of Mars are already ticking.
He decided to make the Mars Conqueror Mk3 Fighter watch from titanium, traditionally known as a material for airplanes and space travel.
The hands of the dial show the time on Martian and on Earth synchronously. Konstantin Chaykin suggests that as a symbol of unity and nostalgic affection for the home planet, the feelings of humanity will remain in the future, after the conquest of Mars, other planets and star systems.
MOVEMENT
The caliber К.15-0 of the Mars Conqueror Mk3 Fighter watch was developed by Konstantin Chaykin to combine the display of Martian and Earth time in a single timepiece. The movement is made entirely in Konstantin Chaykin Manufacture according to the standards of haute horlogerie, using traditional techniques for finishing the components: Côtes de Genève, perlage, fine straight and circular grinding, hand-polished chamfers, engravings, polished screw, pin and jewel recesses, ball polishing of the pivots and rhodium plating. The special feature of the movement is a double vertical crown with separate functions, which was developed by Konstantin Chaykin for aviator-style watches.
Caliber: К.15-0, automatic, made by Konstantin Chaykin Manufacture
Power reserve: 42 hours
Functions: – Hours, minutes and seconds of Earth time; – 24-hour UTC second time zone hand of Earth time; – Hours and minutes of Mars time on 24-hour dial; – Double vertical crown system with winding crown function indicator.
CASE
The Mars Conqueror Mk3 Fighter watch looks to the future. That is why its design shows the futuristic forms of the Martian space fleet, as conceived and designed by Konstantin Chaykin. For the casing, he chose titanium, a lightweight, robust and corrosion-resistant material that does not cause allergies. The brutal yet ergonomic case, with its dynamic trapezoidal design dominated by triangular edges, features a bezel attached to the case with 24 functional screws, reminiscent of the locking mechanism of a spaceship docking system.
Case dimensions: 55.82×48 mm; 15.3 mm thick
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Functions
- Hours, minutes and seconds indicator of local Earth time; second time zone (UTC) indicator with central 24-hour hand; hours and minutes indicator of Mars time (MCT) on additional dial in 6 o’clock position; mode indicator of the functional (winding) crown. Aviator type with double vertical crown (invented by Konstantin Chaykin, Patent RU2518300); functional (winding) crown for winding and setting the time, crown switches between one of three modes of the functional crown – manual winding of the movement, setting the UTC time zone indicator (with a clockwise rotation) or setting MTC (with an anticlockwise rotation), and setting local Earth time.
Сase
- Titanium
Case dimensions
- Length: 55.82mm; width 48 mm; thickness 15.3
Сrystal
- Sapphire crystal on the front and back
Dial
- Dark-grey (anthracite) background, three-dimensional luminescent marking elements
Strap
- Black leather with orange stitching and orange lining
Buckle
- Standard, titanium, produced by Konstantin Chaykin manufacture
Water resistance
- З АТМ (30 m)
Movement:
Caliber
- К.15-0 automatic winding by Konstantin Chaykin manufacture
Movement dimensions
- Diameter 35,6 mm, height 6,6 mm
Escapement
- Lever escapement
Half-wave frequency
- 28 800
Power reserve
- 42 hours
Material
- Brass, steel
Jewels
- 29 (21 jewels for base movement, 8 jewels for module)
Accuracy
- +/- 4-6 seconds per day