Clown 2 Audacity
About this watch
A circus tent, a festive mood, multi-coloured balloons, candy floss on a stick…. The circus clown – comedian, children’s entertainer – fits perfectly into this picture. But a truly terrifying clown is the clown who hides his face behind a white painted mask, with dramatically accentuated eyes and an always-laughing blood-red mouth, a clown monster, who just when you think has gone is certain to return.
The first version of the Clown limited-edition watch sold out immediately back in 2017, added to the collections of watch connoisseurs from around the world. For this reason, at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), in which the Clown received a prestigious short list nomination, Chaykin was forced to take a functioning prototype of the original model.
The only thing Konstantin Chaykin brought back from the GPHG was the statuette of the Golden Hand (Aiguille d’Or), the “Audacity” prize, which he won. This is the first award that a watchmaker from Russia has won at the Geneva Grand Prix. That is why he has named his new dancing Clown 2 watch “Audacity”.
Production
For the Clown 2 Audacity watch, Konstantin Chaykin has developed a new version of the famous Joker design, with dancing eyes as the hour and minute indicators and a signature smile as moonphase indicator. The color scheme of the Clown 2 Audacity watch is defined by blue eyes and a golden border around the dial, a nod to the “Audacity” Golden Hand award. This color scheme is repeated on the blue alligator strap with yellow stitching.
Сaseback
On the reverse of the Clown 2 Audacity case one can find, presented in relief, a mysteriously symmetrical and absolutely deserted circus tent – the place where we should find a crowd of people having fun, anticipating the show, has nobody there… In every aspect the Clown 2 Audacity watch is unlike any watch you’ve ever seen before.
Movement
Especially for the Joker and other models of the Wristmons collection Konstantin Chaykin developed a double-disc display for the hour and minute indications, as well as a moonphase indicator. In the construction and design of the movement, he was guided by the principles of haute horlogerie, despite the fact that the movement is hidden under an opaque dial. Konstantin Chaykin meticulously finished every part of the movement using classic techniques: perlage; fine longitudinal and circular grinding; sandblasting; hand-polished chamfers; engraving; polished screw, pin and jewel recesses; ball polishing of the pivots; and rhodium plating. In total the module includes 8 jewels, designed to reduce friction, while the moonphase indicator is driven by a wheel with 59 teeth.
Caliber: K.07-0 , automatic, made by Konstantin Chaykin Manufacture
Power reserve: 38 hours
Functions: – Joker-indication of time with hour and minute discs; – Moonphase indicator.
Case
Konstantin Chaykin used stainless steel for the case of the Clown 2 Audacity, the classic choice for Wristmon. The letters CLOWN are engraved in the sculptural stainless steel bezel, while the caseback features a medallion with a circus tent motif in relief, created just for this limited edition.
Case dimensions: Diameter 42 mm; 13.7 mm thick
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