Sarpaneva Watches

Picture from http://www.sarpanevawatches.com/en/home.php

Here's a brand to watch (no pun intended).

I recently bought the quarterly World of Watches magazine and came across this brand. Out of curiosity, I did some research on the internet.

To my surprise, it's not a bad range as Sarpaneva watches received the 2009 red dot award: communication design. They have also received two good design awards by The Chicago Athenaeum:   Museum of Architecture and Design for the limited edition of Sarpaneva Korona K3 Black Moon wristwatch and for its product identity.

Information from its website's press release says: 
"Sarpaneva Korona K3 Black Moon is the first mechanical wristwatch to indicate the invisible and ever mysterious new moon, the dark opposite of the full moon. Limited to 20 pieces, each watch comes with a hand-bound book Black is the Moon. Inspired by the endless melancholy of the dark Finnish winter, the book retells the story of Lilith, the seductive temptress of an ancient legend who preys on unwitting men during the new moon."

It was launched in January 2009. For 2011, watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva is coming up with a divers' range, which might be named Korona. He already has the prototype.

I'm looking forward to seeing it.