


The same Russian entrepreneur who started Poljot International (see the watch before) founded his eponymous brand in 2004, focused on high-end creations with artisanal touches. Though based in Germany, the Alexander Shorokoff brand draws deeply from its Russian heritage, evinced by the watch collections that have been named after Russian legends, including Peter Tchaikovsky, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. Like its namesake, this Fedor Dostoevsky model is layered and complex, demanding that you spend time to fully appreciate its features and nuances. The time, date, day and power reserve indicators fan across the dial in a highly ornate manner; accentuated by hands that are a cross between Breguet and spade-styles, jolts of colour, and a combination of weave and sunburst guilloche patterns. Meantime, the crown at ‘12’ and wire lugs further accentuate the watch’s old-school flamboyance. This story first appeared in http://www.crownwatchblog.com/