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You are aware of the fact that I am wearing This One right now?
It also shows the moon phase Down Under - as does the Loiste II - if no way like this!
Your stereo-moon Wuoksi turned out just great - as did your report!
Not being a traveler of the antipodes, I am completely happy with my mono version. So I can admire but not desire.
Now I am wondering how the real moon displays its phases to someone located on the equator. Another cause for a sleepless night?
Kippis!
amerix
This message has been edited by amerix on 2013-05-27 11:25:39
Pplater, this is the best write-up on Stephan I have ever read.
Usually, it is quite boring. Perhaps, I have read too much about him and his creations.
Here, you manage to couch it into such an interesting story.
Regards
Ling
Coming from you, Ling...
...that matters a lot - thank you very much for that high compliment.
Cheers,
pplater.
I read it ..
all the way through
with interruption from bloody students...
Frankly after seeing first two pictures and reading first
two paragraphs I thought that you are finally revealing your true identity
Awesome & joyful post...only thing I would like to ask is
why you opted for removal of Sarpaneva name from the watch?
Cheers
Damjan
Damjan, you have not studied your material!...
The answer lies in the post. The positioning of the moon cutouts meant that Stepan had to design a new 'grate' for the dial. To have the Sarpaneva nameplate elsewhere on the dial would have 'cluttered' the watch. It was Stepan's kind suggestion, especially generous because it meant sacrificing the maker's name for his style.
Besides, now this is possible:
Cheers,
pplater.
Fantastic post.
Thanks for taking the time to do it. I've enjoyed reading it. Love some of his creations.
cheers
vte
what a fantastic article! So in line with Stepan's edgy designs. Bravo!! [nt]
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What an intro...
to a new watch! Great post!
If it were me, I would only write: "It's beautiful, it's black and shiny, here look at the pictures. Thanks."
enviously,
cen@jkt
But your pictures, cen...
...speak thousands of words. We each do the best we can with what we have. Thank you for your kind comments.
Cheers,
pplater.
Excellent post pplater...
...Thanks for sharing !
Puts me firmly back into 'I really should just order that piece I've been discussing with Stepan' mode...
Cheers,
Rob
Puts me firmly back into 'I really should just order that piece I've been discussing with Stepan' mode...
Cheers,
Rob
You know it, Rob...
Make the call! After all, the cost (for example) is little more than an air ticket home, or perhaps the same as a buckle for one of those fancy wrist-racing-machine-thingies... ;-)
Cheers,
pplater.
Great post; even more fabulous looking watch.
To me, more so than some of the other creations of Stepan's imagination, this has an mysterious, yet enchanting, quality to it.
I really want...
...those coasters. Quite fascinated by them.
Perhaps one day I will have a 'regular' sized Sarpaneva moon but in the meantime, I love my pendant
A grand post, pplater.
Perhaps one day I will have a 'regular' sized Sarpaneva moon but in the meantime, I love my pendant
A grand post, pplater.
For a magical experience
place a tumbler of malt whisky - or better Jaloviina - on a coaster, peer into the depths lit by a single flickering candle, and watch the story come to life.
Repeat several times with a different coaster until the candle burns out. Don't try this at New Moon. If you pass out, Lilith may arrive to carry you away ...
This message has been edited by amerix on 2013-05-24 07:28:31
Skåll !! - or whatever they say in Finland,
Amery
Hi, fellow coaster ...
You don't want to miss the addition to my previous post, so that we can go coasting along together!
Kippis !!!
amerix
This message has been edited by amerix on 2013-05-27 11:26:50
The right word at the right time
Who better to ask than The Man himself?
Stepan mailed me this reply:
"Kippis Amery, Kippis!
We use skål too if we are too drunk to say kippis?
Hölky kölkyn works also."
Practise makes perfect!
amerix
Yes I am sitting comfortably
and I've still fallen on the floor.
Well done.
Regards,
Richard.