STAR CHRONICLE QUARTZ ROSE PEARL

The HVILINA Star Chronicle collection is inspired by ancient Belarusian myths and legends about the Moon and the Sun, and our ancestors' understanding of celestial mechanics. Many of these legends predate the advent of writing.

Iryna Klimkovich – a journalist-publicist, former employee of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, co-author of the encyclopedic dictionary "Belarusian Mythology" – helped the HVILINA team gather unique material.

In the model descriptions, you can read about the intricacies of design and engineering solutions, as well as some incredible stories behind the Star Chronicle collection! The full story of the myths and legends will be published later, in a separate article on our website.

FEATURES:

• movement - Miyota JP21 Multi-Function quartz, power reserve - 36 months;
  functions: date, day of the week, 24-hour dial;
• front glass - sapphire;
• case material - stainless steel;
• quick-release leather strap with butterfly clasp;
• water resistance - 50 m;
• engraving - on the case back, on the winding crown;
• case diameter - 39 mm;
• case thickness - 10.9 mm;
• strap width - 18 mm;
• limited edition - 500 pieces of each model;
• warranty – 24 months;
• watch lifespan – from 10 years.

Our ancestors' ideas about cosmic order and the interaction between celestial bodies changed over centuries under the influence of science, culture, and religion. However, many of even the most archaic stories are reflections of true astronomical events. The Star Chronicle collection is inspired by these amazing stories.

As a visual representation of the Moon and the Sun on the dial, HVILINA designers developed a stylized image of the original 16th-century Francis Skaryna coat of arms.

It is no coincidence that the Moon is depicted on the dial in its first quarter. In archaic tradition, the full Moon and the first-quarter Moon were perceived as two different celestial bodies. The full Moon embodied masculinity, and the first-quarter Moon - femininity. Compositionally, the dial represents the sky, featuring the Moon and the Sun, crafted in the style of medieval artworks: massive hands of complex shape, a pattern of a starry sky, and elements of the hands.

According to one of the ancient myths, which has survived under the name "Celestial Family" or "Celestial Wedding," the Sun and the Moon represent an ideal married couple: the Sun is female, embodying the perfect Lady, the Moon is male, appearing as the ideal Lord. The stars are their children. The cosmos is a home and a yard, which together embody a perfectly ordered universe.

But even in this perfect order, disruptions sometimes occur, with the Moon being the main culprit due to the variability of its nature. Thus, it sometimes wooed Vechernitsa (Venus), for which it was severely punished by Perun. Astronomically, this corresponds to periodic convergences of Venus and the Moon in the sky.

The watch is powered by a Miyota JP21 Multi-Function quartz movement with a 36-month power reserve on a single battery. The watch features a calendar displaying the date, day of the week, and month, and also has a duplicate 24-hour dial. The case is made of stainless steel. There is a brand-specific engraving on the crown. Sapphire crystal reliably protects against scratches. Water resistance is 50 meters.

The engraving on the case back is a stylized representation of the original 16th-century Francis Skaryna coat of arms. The collection is limited, with 500 pieces of each model produced.

The volumetric box is made in the form of an improvised Batleika. Batleika is a Belarusian folk puppet theater that was widespread from the early 16th century. The box design embodies the theatricality and lyricism with which our ancestors described the phenomena they observed. The box can hold up to two models: male and female for paired orders.

As part of the limited collection, 1% of the models feature a unique seal on the calendar dial. The seal is located instead of one of the date numerals; for women's models, it is an image of a hare associated with the Sun. "Bunny" is a speck of sunlight. On Kupala Night, it was believed that the Sun played "bunnies," scattered into many parts, only to then gather in a single circle, reminding us of the harmony and unity of nature. There is no possibility to deliberately choose such models; they will find their owners in a random order.