Independents

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

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

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

I definitely love that perspective

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

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 loo... 

I definitely was not aware of the brand in 2003😅

I joined PuristSPro 🙂👌

that place this extraordinary watch within its own unique world. Remarkable. I also really like the connection Stepan makes with Vianney Halter and his statement that both his work and himself “acquired some degree of madness there”. Great post, thanks fo... 

As he truly doesn't do much self-promotion, and despite having paid attention to him and what he has done over the past fifteen-plus years, there are many details I have never heard from the few interviews, be it print or video, that I have had the pleasu... 

Thanks for posting, Filip. All the best, Jon

Your opinion, obviously, is held in high regard

Love the details, including the personalized engraving - I take it this one stays for good 👌🏻👍🏻

I always knew I would eventually get an ultra-low production custom made piece, and Stepan truly timed this second iteration of the Supernova perfectly. He isn't too much older than I am (born 1970), and I honestly feel that my perspectives and sensibilit... 

And once again, huge congratulations 🎉🎊🎈

By the way, I appreciate how your design aesthetics or sensibilities spans philosophy, watches, mountain bikes, motorcycle, art and more!!

What some here may not be aware of is that, in a way, Stepan's watch business may never have existed had it not been for his love of motorcycles to begin with! Not only that, but his arguably most iconic stylistic element - the gear-like case shape, was d...  

The slice of meteorite makes it one of a kind !

THAT'S an excellent use of Vendome Lugs.

It makes it look like a mini 'space-saucer'