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Follow on Google News | Russian luxury watchmaker Konstantin Chaykin presents its new creation: THE CINEMA WATCHBy: Konstantin Chaykin Manufacture The Cinema Watch from the Konstantin Chaykin Manufacture contains two movements: the timekeeping movement proper and an animation movement based on the principles of a zoopraxiscope. The animation function is launched manually and shows a small movie of a galloping horse and rider in a small window at 6:00. The first Cinema Watch, commemorates Eadweard Muybridge, legendary photographer and inventor, considered to be one of the fathers of modern cinematography. Muybridge created the first ever series of consecutive photographs of a running horse, capturing each movement precisely. In 1879 Muybridge invented a device he named a zoopraxiscope to show these photographs in a rapid sequence which created the illusion of a moving racehorse. The zoopraxiscope was the prototype of what the brothers Lumière would name a cinématographe camera a mere 20 years later. “Clockmakers have been making clocks with different types of animation for centuries”, says Konstantin Chaykin, Head of the Manufacture, “we have seen generations of clocks containing jacks, mechanical theatres, various automated figures controlled by the clock movements. And the world has long known movies as yet another form for viewing images. Just as movies were based on live theatre, in the same way classical clocks with jacks serve as one of the inspirations for a new branch in watchmaking – watches with a cinématographe inside. The Eadweard Muybridge Cinema Watch is my first attempt to combine watchmaking and animation. I believe that this idea has immense potential – who knows where further experiments will take us”. The Cinema Watch is designed to resemble an antique photo- or cinema camera. The square steel case is finished using three techniques: polishing, grinding and hot pressing. The dial is designed to resemble an antique camera lens with the hour and minute chapter rings resembling aperture or f-stop rings on a camera lens. The face itself is finished in black lacquer decorated with ‘clous-de- The animation movement in the Cinema Watch contains a Maltese cross stopwork which turns a disc engraved with 12 images of a galloping horse and rider in different poses. Konstantin Chaykin borrowed the concept of an obturator from cinematography: The Cinema Watch contains a bridge and movements finished in a classic style appropriate for luxury class watches: with bridges decorated with pearling and ‘clous-de- Technical Specifications: Calibre: KCM 01-0 Dimensions (mm): 32*42,5*7,5 Materials: steel, brass, enamel Escapement: anchor Jewels: 31 Power Reserve: 48 hours Animation Power Reserve: 20 seconds Animation Speed: 1 cycle per second (12 images) Vibration: 21 600 v.p.h Functions: - hours; - minutes; - animation. Case: Dimensions (mm): 37*47*12,2 Materials: stainless steel Dial: Stainless steel, black lacquer, guilloché, Strap: alligator skin About the Konstantin Chaykin Manufacture The Konstantin Chaykin Manufacture is a Russian company, specializing in luxury class clocks and watches containing patented movements and complications. The head and founder, Konstantin Chaykin, is the only Russian watchmaker who is a member of the Académie Horlogére Des Createurs Indépendants and the author of numerous patented movements and complications. Every year, the Konstantin Chaykin Manufacture presents new timepieces at exhibits worldwide including Baselworld in Switzerland and Top Marques in Shanghai, Belles Montres in Paris and many more. Find us online at www.konstantin- End
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