Most people use watches to find the time. Not Dmitriy Khristenko. The 40-year-old, who was born in the Ukraine and moved to America 14 years ago, takes the gold and silver timepieces and uses the parts to create intricate models of motorcycles, ATVs, and tuk-tuks.
Khristenko has spent countless hours scouring markets, garage sales, and even trash cans to find watches. Once he obtains them, he carefully takes each piece apart by hand before putting them back together into their new configuration. Each motorcycle takes up to 50 hours to complete and can sell for more than $475.
"Even the most simple of designs will take at least 30 hours," says Khristenko. "I have been doing this for several years now and have made 40 models so far but I’ve no intention of stopping. I think people are fascinated by them."
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Comment by Melody Cohen on March 19, 2012 at 3:04pm Wow! I'd love to get in touch with the artist. We have so many old parts lying around---I'd be thrilled to see them become a part of one of these beautiful creations!
Comment by freddy deryckere on March 18, 2012 at 12:37am prachtig
Comment by Stephen M. Barrett on March 17, 2012 at 6:29pm © 2013 Created by alice.
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