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10. The Classic Watch: Akrivia Chronomètre Contemporain II
If you are building the ultimate watch collection it means you know you need a perfectly classic watch you can wear with a tuxedo or jeans that takes everyone’s breath away.
Is there any watch more perfect from 2022 than the Akrivia Chronomètre Contemporain II? It won the title of best Men’s watch at the 2022 GPHG after its predecessor won in 2018 proving that it may be one of the best classic watches of the decade.
For me, the Akrivia Contemporain II perfectly rounds out an already stellar cast of horology while also presenting an understated crown jewel of a collection. It’s hard to pick a top piece out of everything, but to me the Chronomètre Contemporain II is the cherry on top, glistening on the sundae yet not dominating the bowl. It plays its part perfectly and we all know is everyone’s favorite part so they save it for last (or at least you should, you heathen).
Akrivia and Rexhep Rexhepi are absolutely killing it and the Chronomètre Contemporain II is everything you want in a classic wristwatch. It provides style, restraint, and horological clout in a perfectly finished package. No 2022 collection would be complete without it and for the ultimate 2022 collection it is non-negotiable.
For more information, please visit www.akrivia.com/watch/chronometre-contemporain-rexhep-rexhepi-2/
Further reading: Akrivia Rexhep Rexhepi Chronomètre Contemporain II (RRCC II): Despite Looking Similar To Its Predecessor, Everything Is New
Quick Facts Akrivia Rexhep Rexhepi Chronomètre Contemporain II
Case: 38 x 8.75 mm, platinum or pink gold
Movement: manually wound Caliber RRCC02 with 82-hour power reserve; 21,600 vph/3 Hz frequency, twin gear trains, free-sprung variable inertia balance
Functions: hours, minutes, hacking deadbeat subsidiary seconds with zero reset
Limitation: 50 pieces in each metal
Price: CHF 125,000
Bonus – The Clock: Konstantin Chaykin Lucomorye
Once you have built the ultimate collection and don’t need anything more for the wrist, the next step is to put something on your mantel to check your watch’s timing against.
If you are going to buy an awesome clock, why not also buy something from an incredible watchmaker who has so many ideas he doesn’t know what to do with them.
For me, the perfect end to the ultimate 2022 collection is the Konstantin Chaykin Lucomorye, an artistically whimsical tour de force that houses one of the most innovative clock mechanisms I have ever seen.
The Lucomorye displays the hours using a chain wrapping around a cylinder, crisscrossing itself to create Roman numerals. To watch it in a window is like magic, to see the full mechanism create the shapes is mind-blowing. It was also originally intended to be inside a wristwatch, but the power constraints required a much bigger form factor.
The result is a marvelously jeweled sculpture that envelops the mechanism and is bound to become a curiosity of history. The Lucomorye is one of the creations that fell under the radar of many yet deserves a chorus of trumpets to announce its brilliance. It sits amongst a group of other amazing clocks this year but honestly, it makes a perfect bookend to the ultimate 2022 collection that spans half the globe and every angle that horology has to offer.
For more information, please visit https://chaykin.ru/en/historical-masterpieces/lukomorye/
Quick Facts Konstantin Chaykin Lucomorye
Case: 410 x 470 mm, Aluminum, silver, jade, opal
Movement: manually wound TLU.04-0 (Lucomorye) caliber, 192-hour power reserve, anchor escapement with 60-second tourbillon
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, date, power reserve, tourbillon, chain graphic numerical hour indicator
Limitation: Unique Piece
Price: CHF 2,450,000
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Credits: Article and images by Joshua Munchow @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/12/09/joshuas-ultimate-%E2%80%90-if-money-is-no-object-%E2%80%90-10-watch-collection-2022-edition-reprise/