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Photo Caption Competition No. 20: You Looking At Me, Sarpaneva?

by Ian Skellern

Finnish independent watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva has horologically personified the moon by using a distinctive “moonface” to indicate the “moon phase.” Sarpaneva’s moonface is a stylized version of his own face (though between you and me, it’s pretty much a photo-perfect likeness of him after a late night).

Sarpaneva’s Korona Moonshine collection is maximum moonface and minimum moon phase. In fact, no moon phase display at all . . . or a second hand, or even a minute hand for that matter. With Moonshine you estimate the time to the nearest 10 minutes as the hours scroll past the bottom of the dial.

Because Moonshine is all about the dial. And wow! The colorfully bejeweled Moonshine below highlights the dial like few, if any, watches I’ve ever seen.

The obvious question I’m asking here, because Sarpaneva aficionados worldwide deserve to know, is: what is this face thinking or what does he/she/it want to say?

Is this enough lipstick?

“Is this enough lipstick?” submitted by @horologium

And congratulations to Zack P. for his “. . . please consult your doctor before. . .”  winning entry in last week’s competition featuring a wild astronomical clock by Miki Eleta that looks like a miniature fairground full of wild rides.

You can see Zack’s caption plus all of the other excellent caption suggestions at Photo Caption Competition No. 19: A Horological Fairground.

9 replies
  1. Rick Hanlon
    Rick Hanlon says:
    May 20, 2016 at 11:45 pm

    Why so serious

    Reply
  2. James Kobetic
    James Kobetic says:
    May 21, 2016 at 3:56 am

    Why so serious?

    Reply
  3. Ryan
    Ryan says:
    May 21, 2016 at 4:28 am

    After a huge night out the Sarpaneva Moon felt surprisingly OK, but was growing increasingly concerned about the lingering looks he was getting from everyone.

    Reply
  4. Ian Skellern
    Ian Skellern says:
    May 21, 2016 at 10:40 am

    It’s 4:30 am, please stop asking the time!

    Reply
  5. Robert Down
    Robert Down says:
    May 22, 2016 at 12:36 am

    ” Ever get the feeling you are being watched “

    Reply
  6. Marc Gerrish
    Marc Gerrish says:
    May 22, 2016 at 2:30 am

    Jacob’s new range of Jammy Tax-Dodgers are set to fly off the shelves in Bermuda and Jersey.

    Reply
  7. @horologium
    @horologium says:
    May 23, 2016 at 9:13 am

    Is this enough lipstick?

    Reply
  8. Tim
    Tim says:
    May 24, 2016 at 12:54 am

    [Designer]
    I couldn’t remember if they asked for a fancy crown or a fancy clown.
    So I did both.

    Reply

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  1. Photo Caption Competition No. 21: En Garde, Sherman | Quill & Pad says:
    May 27, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    […] And congratulations to Horologium, last week’s caption winner for giving Stepan Sarpaneva makeup tips. You can see that plus all of the other excellent caption suggestions at Photo Caption Competition No. 20: You Looking At Me, Sarpaneva? […]

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