Watch Collection: Light Play
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Watch Collection: Light Play

By AuHavrePro · Dec 30, 2025 · 33 replies
AuHavrePro
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AuHavrePro's exploration of the Stepan Sarpaneva Supernova, particularly its interaction with light and the intricate details of its design, offers a compelling look into independent watchmaking. This article delves into the unique aesthetic and horological philosophy behind Stepan Sarpaneva's work, as illuminated by AuHavrePro's personal insights and stunning photography. It highlights how a collector's deep appreciation can reveal layers of meaning in a timepiece, making it relevant for both seasoned enthusiasts and newcomers to high horology.

Just playing around this afternoon with a promotional image and the watch. My local clock shop was closed for the past two days so I couldn't test out the custom made strap yet smile........

Dropped in a historical 'nugget' at the end, about Stepan's progress in the watchmaking universe biggrin....













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MD
mdg
Dec 30, 2025

...I like reading that old stuff...

AU
AuHavrePro
Dec 30, 2025

at least that's what a paragraph in the magazine they sent me reads.... Notice how the towers in the image are, in fact, the exact shape of the watch hands themselves

AU
AuHavrePro
Dec 30, 2025

I definitely love that perspective

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Arronax
Dec 30, 2025

SF is my favorite movie/novel genre so right up my alley! How much did you agonize about 2 vs 3 hands?

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S F
Dec 30, 2025

I definitely was not aware of the brand in 2003πŸ˜…

AU
AuHavrePro
Dec 30, 2025

Because Stepan isn't currently offering a seconds hand option, to my knowledge at least. But, even if he was I would have chosen the two-hand dial because of the meteorite which, in my opinion and intent, is supposed to be the primary focal point when looking at the dial πŸ˜‰....

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