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Konstantin Chaykin’s White Rabbit prototype sells successfully at Ineichen for CHF 420,000
16 December 2025
The Session I: Independents & Modern Watches: Live Auction took place in Zurich on December 13, 2025, with the White Rabbit prototype among the key lots. This was the only watch of its kind ever offered at auction – all pieces from the ultra-limited series had found their owners long before the project was completed, underscoring the lot’s historical significance.
The prototype sold for CHF 420,000 ($529,200), ranking second among the three most expensive Konstantin Chaykin watches ever sold at public auction.
The watch is powered by the hand-wound Calibre K.18-22 with sixteen complications. These include the first wristwatch perpetual calendar in the history of Russian watchmaking, as well as the poetic Mad Tea Party Time function, a direct reference to Chapter Seven of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. The double-sided 42 mm titanium case allows the model to be worn either as a wristwatch or as a pocket watch, while its sculptural architecture – with integrated lugs and a dedicated attachment point for a chain – creates the unmistakable “rabbit” silhouette.