Konstantin Chaykin presents an amazing new Levitas watch

Russian watchmaker Konstantin Chaykin is known for its luxury watches. He - the only Russian watchmaker, the artisanship of who has been recognized in the world watch community.
Little is known about the new project of the wizard. From ancient times, people have dreamed of flying, feeling the desire for freedom, weightlessness, and lightness. This desire inspired many artists to create unparalleled masterpieces.

Levitas watch

In the watch industry, there are also wonderful watch models created by different watchmakers at different times. For example, the French magician and watchmaker Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin created an unusual table clocks, bronze body-base of which was crowned by a clear crystal dial. A single hand, located in the center of the dial shows the time. A mechanism has been cleverly concealed in the case.
Konstantin Chaykin, inspired by a masterpiece of engineering of the 19th century, has created a superb watch. The hands of the unusual models as if break the force of gravity, impassively counting eternity in the void of the dial. The owner of the original timepiece is fascinated to watch the movement of the hands, wondering where the hidden mechanism and what power controls the hands. Hence the name of the novelty appeared - Levitas, which translates from Latin as lightness, soaring with no visible support.

The main secret of the amazing novelty is "hidden" in the dial, most of which is a transparent window. The master used a sapphire crystal to create an optical illusion and maintain the effect of weightlessness as the functional unit.
There are known only to date and the place of the amazing watch’s presentation; it will hold on 23 November at the exhibition BellesMontres, Louvre, in Paris.

Official site of Konstantin Chaykin.

Written by Angel