Frank Stephenson is an American/Spanish automobile designer who has worked for Ferrari, McLaren, Maserati, BMW, Fiat, Lancia, Mini, and Alfa Romeo … and Motor Trend magazine has called him "one of the most influential automotive designers of our time."
The latest Szanto ICON watch features Frank Stephenson’s creation with his name and logo featured prominently in a highly curated design with a very sensual organic and smooth design language employed for the series.
The watch itself is crafted of 316L Stainless Steel case and case back with a highly scratch resistant domed K1 crystal that blends into the round case shape right over the top of the watch. The dial features an original stylized font for the numbers at the four corners (0, 3, 6 & 9) that are printed with thick Swiss superluminova lume for night glow. The watch has a soft supple silicone rubber strap with bespoke signature buckle. A Japanese quartz movement from Miyota (division of Citizen) powers the watch and ensures many years of highly dependable wear with no issues.
The Frank Stephenson Szanto ICON watches are crafted to display similar design aesthetics to the unique automobiles that he designs. The COSMOS series and is meant to transport you to deep space.. This is accomplished with dials made of granite slices with highly visible sparkling speckles that conjure up stars in the night sky when one looks into space. There is a sensuality in the COSMOS design that is reminiscent of the flanks of some of the wonderful exotic cars Frank has penned. The case is very ergonomic and really curves to wrap over one’s wrist. Coupled with the soft silicone strap it is one of the the most comfortable watches you will ever wear.
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