Andersen Genève

Andersen Geneve & Konstantin Chaykin 'Joker Automaton'

Reference: Joker Automaton RG Product overview - Box: No - Papers: Yes - Age: 2018 - Movement: manual - Case Size: 42mm - Case: Rose Gold - Dial: Silver - Bracelet: Brown Leather KEY FACTS - This Andersen Geneve & Konstantin Chaykin 'Joker Automaton' is offered in the UK by a business seller - A limited-edition of just 20 examples featuring a changing expressive dial with rotating time displays and a hand-activated animated scene on the caseback that blends horological complexity with playful automaton storytelling - Presented with its certificate of origin, and booklets only - the original display box is not included - The vendor confirms the watch to be in good working order ABOUT THIS WATCH - The Andersen Genève & Konstantin Chaykin Joker Automaton is a limited-edition mechanical wristwatch that combines horological craftsmanship with playful visual design - Introduced in 2018 through a collaboration between independent watchmakers Konstantin Chaykin and Svend Andersen, the piece builds upon Chaykin’s Joker display concept first presented in 2017 - The dial is arranged as a stylized face: rotating discs form the eyes to indicate hours and minutes, while an inverted moon-phase display creates a shifting mouth, resulting in continuously changing expressions - The watch is housed in a 42 mm 18k red gold case with hinged lugs, designed by Andersen Geneve - On the reverse side, an automaton scene is revealed, inspired by A Bold Bluff by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge - The miniature composition features animated characters, including a dog and figures drawn from the Joker theme, activated via a pusher on the case - The manually wound movement incorporates both the Joker time display module and the automaton mechanism, requiring detailed hand assembly and decoration