Don’t be Late: Konstantin Chaykin’s White Rabbit is at Dubai Watch Week and on the Auction Block in December

As you probably know, Konstantin Chaykin has built a reputation for its bold, unusual, and highly artistic designs that push the bounds of traditional watchmaking. The brand’s Wristmons series has become an instantly recognizable signature, with playful figures or “monsters of the wrist” gracing the dial. Chaykin’s designs also incorporate mastery of complications. The Maison holds over 100 patents for its inventions.

Two years ago, in 2023, Chaykin expanded its Wristmons line with one of its most complex models, a highly limited edition called the White Rabbit. Produced in just four pieces, the model was sold out to private collectors before it was able to make its official debut.

Fortunately, on December 13, one lucky bidder will have another chance to get the model, as Ineichen Auctioneers in Zürich will host an auction putting the White Rabbit up for grabs again.

Chaykin’s White Rabbit draws inspiration from the beloved Lewis Carroll tale Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, which was adapted into the Disney animated classic. Of all the distinct and memorable characters from the fairy tale, the white rabbit sticks out for his connection to time, carrying a pocket watch in his waistcoat and pushing Alice along her journey, ensuring they mustn’t be late!
 

The Maison flips this narrative on its head in typical Wonderland fashion with the White Rabbit timepiece being a pocket watch itself – at least in one of its permutations. The design marked the first transformer watch in Konstantin Chaykin’s collection of inventions, meaning it’s double-faced and has two full-fledged dials that can be worn as either a pocket watch, pendant watch, or wristwatch.
 

For the first two styles, the wearer uses a pendant-clasp attached to the Rabbit’s “ears.” To use it as a traditional wristwatch, the ears can be removed, and a strap can be attached.

The complexity of the model extends from the outside in, going beyond its build to the internal mechanics themselves. The movement designed by the manufacture for this model (the calibre K.34-1) is one of the most complex in the brand’s history, featuring 16 complications including hours/minutes, perpetual calendar, date, day, month, leap-year, daylength, night-length, dead-beat seconds, moonphase, instantaneous a.m., instantaneous p.m., sunrise, sunset, zodiac sign, and suspended time.
 

This makes the White Rabbit only second in complexity to the Maison’s Stargazer, which contains 17 complications. However, the White Rabbit surpasses its component count with a whopping 691 parts all housed in a lightweight 42mm titanium case. It also marks the first perpetual calendar in the brand’s catalog.