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if you put them right against the watch, you'd have some trouble

 


Hi All,

I think Marcus is right that the two (four?) little magnets in the box are small enough that they are not likely to cause a problem, but certainly if you put them right up against the watch it would cause it to go funny in short order. I've told this anecdote several times already but it bears repeating I think: A friend left a watch with anti-magnetic shielding laying down on a cell phone case with a magnetic closure over night (or at least for a few hours) and it caused it to run +30 s/d. After demagnetizing it was back to +1 s/d. Nivarox is only marginally resistant to magnetism and most anti-magnetic shielding is only marginally effective on top of that. Still, tiny magnets at a distance of more than a couple inches is not gonna magnetize your watch.

_john

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Sarpaneva K3 Red Moon review and pictures

 
By: Watch_time_it_is : October 19th, 2008-19:02
So - I promised to share some images of my new Stepan Sarpaneva Korona K3 "Red Moon" so here they are. Initial thoughts - - Love the size - a bit bigger than it appears in pictures measuring in at 44mm but nice and thin. - The box is ingenious using two s...  

Magnets........?

 
By: MTF : October 20th, 2008-02:36
I'm no magnetic flux maven but anyone know how much (or little) magnets in the presentation box may affect the mechanical watch movement without soft iron core protection? Scott: Nice pictures BTW. Regards, MTF This message has been edited by MTF on 2008-... 

Since the use of Nivarox hairsprings ...

 
By: Marcus Hanke : October 20th, 2008-09:22
... practically all mechanical watches are "antimagnetic" according to the (German) industrial standard 8309: the daily deviation of a mechanical watch with a movement larger than 20mm must be under +/- 30 sec. per day, after an exposure to a magnetic fie... 

Daring design

 
By: LVT : October 20th, 2008-08:58
I always appreciate the moon phase of Sarpaneva K3 , the daring design , and hope that the case would be daring too

LVT, saw your previous comments about the CASE design, could you elaborate a bit?

 
By: Kong : October 20th, 2008-11:54
Your previous comment " ....But the case 's design is too normal, it would not be suitable with the spirit of dial , the adjustment of case and lug would bring more effect." Thanks. Kong

Thanks for sharing SBS!

 
By: Kong : October 20th, 2008-11:47
Nice pics. After looking at a side-view picture, the case looks too thin (below 10mm) for the character of the watch - the dial. At 44mm, could be thicker, and provide more depth to the dial. Interesting dial work...any closeup, SBS? The box-cover was int... 

Pictures of my K3 for comparison

 
By: gmwu : October 20th, 2008-20:42
Congrats! Nice review. The RG moonphase is lovely. Here is her WG sibling. George...  

one moon face seems reversed...

 
By: Watch_time_it_is : October 21st, 2008-01:03
... The second from last picture above seems to show a reversed moon face (nose and lips set back, eyes forward). This is the opposite of the other moon. Is where on the watch is this moon?

I prefer this Sarpan....

 
By: Jacky : October 21st, 2008-00:09
The best of all the Sarpans....except the Supernova. I always think the stainless steel without the DLC makes it standout even more. And i can see an up and coming watch reaching there very soon Sarpan has proven itself with its quality and unique ideas. ...  

I also like this date version ....

 
By: Marcus Hanke : October 21st, 2008-00:49
... while optically, I prefer the moonphase, the date version is a bit more practical. Personally, though, I would ask Stepan to add some SuperLuminova to the hands' arrowheads, this would make the watch legible at night, and also help the hands to stand ...