Lunations

From Sarpaneva -

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This is the latest creation from Stepan Sarpaneva.  It represents a fairly big step in what has already been an impressive career.  

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The movement?

• Sarpaneva in-house Moonment® calibre, 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
• Mechanical manual-winding
• 20 jewels
• 60-hour power reserve

The case is as follows -

• High-grade Outokumpu Supra 316L/4435 stainless steel case, available also in 18K red gold

For those of you unfamiliar, Outokumpo is steel manufacturer based in Helsinki, but born in Kuusjärvi, and if the company's website is to believed, Outokumpo was a hill where copper was found, bringing into creation, the company.  The name, apparently, means "Strange Hill".  I kinda' dig that!

• 42 mm in diameter, 9,8 mm in thickness
• Front and back sapphire crystals with multi anti-reflective coating on the inside
• Two-part crown at 4 o’clock with signature Sarpaneva moon face motif
• Water-resistant to 5 ATM

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The Dial?

• Two-part stainless steel skeleton dial in various DLC-coated finishes
• Indexes in various Swiss Super-Luminova® emission colours
• Two-tone hands in Rhodium, Flame Blue, Red Gold or Pitch Black with optional Swiss Super-Luminova® coating on the backside (Mondaine® pat. pend.)
• Laser-machined and hand-finished optical fibre moon face relief, moon illumination powered by RC Tritec’s Lumicast®

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All secured with a leather strap.