Key Highlights
- KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN has released Sedmitsa, a limited edition fine art print drawn from his large-scale painting Mad Horological Party.
- The edition is strictly limited to 30 pieces, offered within a 24-hour drop window via the official KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN art shop.
- The print is produced using a 14-colour screen print method, constructed entirely by hand across multiple stages with a separate stencil for each colour.
- The character Sedmitsa is depicted as Alice in Wonderland and takes her name from an old word for the seven days of the week, holding a seven-pointed star as a symbol of cyclicity.
- The work sits at the intersection of fine art and watchmaking, treating time as both subject matter and creative philosophy.
Horological Art and the KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN Vision
KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN occupies a singular position in the world of independent horology — one in which the making of mechanical timepieces and the creation of fine art are not separate pursuits but expressions of the same underlying obsession with time. The Moscow-based independent watchmaker has long treated the representation of time as a conceptual subject, exploring its forms through both movement architecture and visual composition. The release of Sedmitsa extends that philosophy into the realm of collectible prints.
The source painting, Mad Horological Party, functions as a self-portrait and an allegorical tableau simultaneously. It gathers multiple characters — each one a distinct archetype connected to the measurement and meaning of time — around the artist himself. This approach, depicting different forms of time within a single painted scene, reflects what KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN identifies as a defining feature of Horological Art as a discipline. The ambition is not decorative; it is conceptual, anchoring each image in the history and mechanics of timekeeping.
For collectors in the GCC and across the broader luxury market, this drop represents a rare opportunity to acquire a work that bridges two premium worlds — fine watchmaking culture and limited edition fine art — within a single object. The 24-hour availability window and an edition size of just 30 pieces underscore the deliberate scarcity that defines the release. Those following major horological releases through platforms such as Watches and Wonders will recognise this kind of controlled, intent-driven limited drop as consistent with the most considered independent brands.
The Character of Sedmitsa
Within the composition of Mad Horological Party, four characters appear behind the artist’s back, each carrying its own symbolic weight. Sedmitsa is among them, and she is rendered in the guise of Alice in Wonderland — a literary figure already associated with the disorienting and elastic nature of time. The choice is not arbitrary. Lewis Carroll’s Alice exists in a world where clocks are broken, time runs backwards, and the present is perpetually unstable; placing Sedmitsa in that role signals her function within the painting as a figure of temporal paradox.
Her name reaches further back than Victorian literature. Sedmitsa is drawn from an old word for the seven days of the week, making her one of the oldest conceptual images of cyclical time in the composition. She holds a seven-pointed star — seven points corresponding to the seven days — as a metaphor for the repeating cycle that organises human experience of time. In this way, a single character manages to carry both archaic etymology and contemporary artistic reference, becoming a pivot between painting and watchmaking.
The Craft Behind the Print
Reproducing the depth of colour found in a large-scale original painting is a technical challenge that demands more than standard digital reproduction. To honour the chromatic richness of Mad Horological Party, the Sedmitsa print was produced using a 14-colour screen print process. Each of the fourteen colours requires its own separate stencil, and the image is assembled across multiple stages, each applied entirely by hand. The result is a print where the layering of ink creates a physical texture and tonal depth that more conventional reproduction methods cannot achieve.
The parallel to watchmaking is deliberate and direct. Just as a mechanical movement is built through the careful assembly of individually precise components — where the calibration of every single part contributes to the function of the whole — the screen print is constructed layer by layer, with each stage dependent on the accuracy of the last. This craftsmanship philosophy runs through everything KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN produces, whether it takes the form of a movement complication or a limited edition artwork. Collectors can explore the full drop on the KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN art drop shop.
Why It Matters
For GCC collectors who regard fine watchmaking and fine art as complementary expressions of connoisseurship, the Sedmitsa drop by KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN offers something genuinely rare: a work that is philosophically coherent across both disciplines, limited to 30 pieces, and produced with a level of hand craftsmanship that places it firmly in the tradition of the maison’s broader creative output. With edition sizes this tight and drop windows this brief, the secondary market interest among serious collectors is likely to follow naturally.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Sedmitsa print by KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN?
Sedmitsa is a limited edition fine art print by KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN, drawn from his large-scale painting Mad Horological Party. The edition is limited to 30 pieces and was produced using a 14-colour screen print method built up entirely by hand through multiple stages.
What does the name Sedmitsa mean and what does the character represent?
Sedmitsa derives from an old word for the seven days of the week. In the composition, she is depicted as Alice in Wonderland and holds a seven-pointed star as a metaphor for cyclicity, connecting the archetype of time to both painting and watchmaking.
Where can collectors purchase the Sedmitsa limited edition print?
The Sedmitsa print is available through the KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN art drop shop at art.konstantinchaykin.com. The original drop window was 24 hours, so collectors should check availability directly on the official site.
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