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For the press release, please click here. "As far as my friends are concerned, I am doing really useless stuff..." – Stepan Sarpaneva. Indeed an encouraging remark! However the bold Stepan Sarpaneva who descends from a family of famous designers, still em...  

The polishing of the case edges and scalloping bring out the beauty of this uniquely shaped case. I find the WG and RG cases visually more pleasing than the brushed steel cases. Love your part of the Sarpaneva moonphase and the design process to create it... 

Among the Korona models, I prefer the look of the Black Moon. For the making of the moonphase, thanks to Stepan for sharing the pictures. The process is very similar to coin-minting. Kong

and a fantastic design ! Thanks for this informative post ... . Filip

It was a great pleasure to read your post. I'm in love with the Korona. Here are some pics I took in Basel: And on Stepan's wrist (WG version): Fr.Xavier This message has been edited by foversta on 2009-05-23 12:29:43...  

Thanks for the pictures. Added the Basel 2009 link to the related posts. Kong

for a great post cheers

helps to bring out even more in this piece. I do find the expressions of the moonphases to show some angst but very nice regardless.

One slip of a tool, and there go five hours of work!

... or from the inside looking outside ---------------- It just hit me. I am inside the watch, or actually am the watch. The expression of the moon is the expression of the watchmaker himself - in this case Stepan - working on me, the watch. I observe him... 

Thanks Kong Its a real beauty - stunning in every aspect BTW who is the AD for this brand in Singapore?

Thanks VPREGULATOR. To my knowledge, there is no AD in Singapore yet. Haute 5 is the exclusive AD for Asia (per Sarpaneva's website) and they are located in KL. Kong

I really enjoyed your post, especially the section about making the moonphase. The moon on the Korona always seems pensive and somber. It's very beautiful. I enjoy Sarpaneva's unique point-of-view and how intertwined his watch designs seem to be with the ... 

Hi Daos With the pics, it is easier for us to have an overview. The actual toolmaking is just like the making of coins. Thanks for the kind words. Kong

Thks for sharing

The case - new design, thickness and 42mm The metal - RG The buckle - half Kong, I mistakenly thought that there is nothing much to say about Sarpaneva except for the moon phase and its skeleton dial. Upon reading your review, I think we should take a clo... 

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I just hope that the new K3 will have a more competitive price range. Regards Ling

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Thanks for the review Kong. Nice to know the watch and the maker and the idea behind the unusual moon. The RG case makes the dial stand out even more. Visually interesting and wonderfully finished. Thanks.

Yes, it is important to know the people and the work put in. As it is their manifestation and efforts, we can have some nice pieces. Glad you enjoy the brief review. Kong

written and it has been a while since I enjoyed reading a review like this. Makes me proud to be a owner of the No.1 K3. Once again, many thanks for an absorbing read!

Congrats with this oh so beautiful watch!!! And thanx a lot for this excellent report about you Korona RG and the process of making the intruiging moonphase. While i was picking up my Korona K1 i tried the Korona RG and WG as well and they are so incredib...  

... and also your reports, Kong ! The Korona is definitely a watch I could wear in the future. Thanks for your pictures. Emmanuel

Great report buddy, thanks a bunch...indeed the gold makes the watch much more stunning. I am imagining a rose gold version with rose gold dial as well That would be tastefully 'bling' i think And making that smug face is definitely not easy Regards

With a gold dial, the watch may not reassemble Corona as the centre portion needs to be dark. The RG version gives me a more accurate of the sun corona. Hey you won't know what can be next Kong