Dear Omega Forum family,

I have had this watch for 4 years, bought it directly from Stepan Sarpaneva. It is the first iteration of the black dial Vetehinen, limited to 52 pieces - and has the great seconds subdial at 9.

Great timepiece, wears comfortably and great versatility. It was serviced following an issue last year directly in Finland by Stepan, and it has some light dings on the bezel from wear, please refer to pictures.

It also comes with original papers and leather pouch.

Fantastic watch, only reason it has to go is to finance other projects.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Price is $3.3k + shipping CONUS or in hand delivery in NYC.

Thank you!

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From the manufacturer:

S.U.F’s first diving watch, the Vetehinen brings both Finland’s mythological water spirit and a legendary WWII submarine back to life.

To be the captain of a submarine patrolling freezing Finnish waters during World War II takes certain guts. But to be a captain who’s willing to conserve his torpedoes and instead order a steep, fast dive to ram his underwater adversary takes something else. Which is precisely what happened one night in 1942, on board Finland’s formidable “Vetehinen” vessel.

This is just another tale of hard-bitten, but enterprising “sisu” to which S.U.F’s latest creation pays tribute. Water-resistant to 300 metres, the Vetehinen watch is a tiny submarine for your wrist, crafted with high-grade Supra 316L/4435 stainless steel from Finland’s world-renowned steel giant, Outokumpu – forged in Helsinki, impregnated with anti-corrosive nickel mined from the Finnish ground.

Even the chrome is mined in Finland, outside the remote coastal town of Kemi. Which also happens to be the birthplace of world-renowned independent watchmakers, Kari Voutilainen – mentor to S.U.F’s very own Stepan Sarpaneva during his early years, and manufacturer of Vetehinen’s enigmatically coloured dials.

The S.U.F Vetehinen doesn’t just get its name from the 500-tonne WWII submarine. The vessels, both horological and naval, get their names from Finnish mythology’s legendary “Näkki”, or water spirit. Sometimes portrayed as a magical, bearded man with the tail of a fish, the Vetehinen appears on Midsummer’s Night to cure illnesses, lift curses and brew potions. But also cause unintended harm by becoming too curious about humans…

The diving watch embodies the whole, mercurial spectrum of “Finnishness”, while evolving S.U.F itself more dramatically than ever: new harpoon, or “devil-tail” hands, the easy-to-grip crenellated rotating bezel, even a new movement – Eterna’s versatile new Calibre 39. Swiss mechanics, yes, but also relating back to S.U.F heartland, as Eterna was the first to recruit Finnish watchmakers, back in the Sixties.

Limited Edition 52 pieces.

MOVEMENT:

Eterna 3901A Calibre, 28800 mph (4 Hz)

Mechanical Automatic winding

Hours, Minutes, Small seconds

29 jewels

65 Hours power reserve

Rhodium plated

CASE:

Stainless Steel (Supra 316L/4435), 42 mm in diameter, 13 mm in thickness

One-way rotating bezel with Superluminova marking

Screw in case back and crown

2.05 mm thick sapphire crystal with multi antireflective coating inside

Water-resistant to 30 ATM

Lug width: 20mm

DIAL:

Comblémine cadrans soignés

Galvanic colored

Superluminova indexes

Steel hands with Superluminova