STEFAN JOHANSSON E GLI SPORTIVI SVEDESI 

Older readers will definitely remember Stefan Johansson, the Swedish driver who has competed on many circuits. In ‘83 he was the test pilot of the Spirit Team and has also been part of other teams including the Ferrari F1, raced Alboreto and Kristensen and in 1997 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He also recently took part in the Lamborghini  Blancpain Super Trofeo.

Throughout the years other passions have emerged for Johansson including painting, which helped him overcome the death of his friend and colleague Elio De Angelis, advice for new tracks, television commentating and now watch designing.

STEFAN JOHANSSON VAXJO

These watches, which Stefan Johansson personally tests, were created in 1999. The collection has a robust stainless steel case and PVD 47 mm diameter dials and classical Sicilian, more sporty look.

Vaxjo, where he was born, is the name of his timepieces. Designed by a professional driver who wanted to give the collection the name of Mark VIII taking care of every detail, since it is directed to an elite audience. It is always limited series, which often do not reach 250 makes, and the price is around 6,500 euros, but they can also be higher for certain models.

The watches are equipped with the ever-green-caliber Valjoux 7750 self-matic 7751, or entered as a chassis, there is the numbering and, if desired, the owners can also have their names engraved.

In the collection there are various forms of inspiration, these letters distinguish them: C, D, E, F. In the first, there is the memory of the victory at Le Mans with a countdown of 24 hours. Retro style but with modern accents with oversized counter 12 hours and the use of carbon fiber dial, and a third color in the classical accentuated in the last, aimed at another driver of the family: Stefan’s father, who was nicknamed "Littleleaf " in this hand placed on a leaf and the watch hand.