SARPANEVA Lunations Eclipse (Pre-Order)

Years ago, while working at Parmigiani Fleurier, Stepan Sarpaneva learned from fellow countryman Kari Voutilainen how complicated watches should be made. Later, working with Vianney Halter, he learned something entirely different. "There are no rules. Everything is possible." That combination can be dangerous and the result is Lunations!

At first glance, it is simply a Sarpaneva. A steel watch. Helsinki dial. Hours and minutes. The familiar Korona case. Nothing moving across the dial. No rushing seconds hand. No distraction. Just steel. "For me, steel has always been alive. Light moves across it. Shadows appear and disappear. Surfaces change character throughout the day. The watch is never completely still." Over the years, I have become more interested in removing things than adding them. Making a watch quieter. Slower. Allowing space to breathe. The dial shows only what is necessary. Time is almost secondary. The real madness lives on the other side. Turn the watch over and you will find the Moonment® calibre and a moon phase mechanism so precise that it will accumulate a single day of error only once every 14,000 years. An unnecessary achievement. Which is probably why it was worth pursuing. Most moon phase watches place the moon at the centre of attention. This does not. "The moon does not need to be seen to be present." It remains where it has always been. Pulling tides. Illuminating darkness. Quietly influencing the world around us whether we pay attention to it or not. The moon lives on the reverse side of the watch, known primarily to its owner. Constant. Faithful. Hidden in plain sight. Somewhere between Finnish practicality and independent watchmaking, Stepan stopped worrying about doing things the obvious way. He became more interested in doing things because they felt right. Lunations is his expression of that. A steel landscape on one side and the moon on the other... his kind of madness.

Dial is Stainless Steel comprised of three parts, hand finished, with or without hand painted Swiss Super-Luminova®. Handmade Stainless Steel hands with or without Swiss Super-Luminova®.

Featuring the Sarpaneva manual winding in-house movement, Moonment® calibre, which operates at 3Hz and carrying a 60 hour power reserve. Sarpaneva Moonface relief can be ordered in Yellow, Red or White Gold. Sarpaneva App to adjust the phases of the Moon.

The Sarpaneva brushed and polished case is crafted in high-grade Outokumpu stainless steel from Finland (SUPRA 316L/4435) and measures 42mm x 9.8mm x 46mm lug-to-lug. Front sapphire crystal with multi anti-reflective coating on the inside. Open caseback with sapphire crystal. Two-part crown at 4 o’clock with signature Sarpaneva moon face motif. WR to 50M.

Every Lunation Eclipse is made on order with a delivery time of 6-18 months. Limited annual production of 5 pieces. To reserve a watch with a partial deposit, please contact me brandon@horologybythesea.com. If you wish to pay in full you may do so using the checkout process... Thank you!