Comprising 1,375 individual components and standing some 60 centimeters tall, the Konstantin Chaykin Computus Easter Clock is what you’d call a complicated clock – the most complicated Russian one, at least. The forty-year-old Russian watchmaker has always been inspired by the history of time-telling, with the Konstantin Chaykin Computus Easter clock proving just that.
This marvelous piece was designed to tackle the remarkable challenge of identifying the moving date of the Eastern Orthodox Easter. Determining factors include lunar cycles, solar cycles, the epact, the solar correction and much more, so now you understand why things have ended up being so complicated.
With a remarkable structure, crafted from marble, brass, silver, steel, duralumin, glass, gold, lapis lazuli, this stunning table clock comes with a case reminiscent of the St. Isaac Cathedral of St. Petersburg, Russia, with the overall shape, the dome, the colonnade, and the bell towers matching this monumental cathedral to the very last detail.
As such, the decorations, including mosaics with the image of Archangel Michael and the “Risen Christ”, reproduced in jasper, jade, lapis lazuli, violan and sandstone, have required painstaking work and incredible attention to detail.
The movement of the Konstantin Chaykin Computus Easter clock took over 10,000 hours of hand labor to create, comprising 1,375 parts as we’ve said earlier, with 16 jewels, 68 bearings and a power reserve of up to 10 days. There are also a total of 16 time-telling indications: a power reserve display, as well Date of Orthodox Easter, Phases of the Moon, Equation of Time, Star Chart, Sidereal Time, Seasons, and Perpetual Calendar.
This Konstantin Chaykin Computus Easter clock is truly beautiful, showing off what fine watchmaking is all about. There are plenty of fine details both in the case and the movement, that would make anyone stare uncontrollably, and the price tag actually matches the amazing looks of the clock. How much does it cost? $750,000!
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