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Luca Soprana

Luca Soprana led collaborative movement development at Ateliers 7h38 for projects including Jacob & Co.’s SF24 and Astronomia, and reworked the Derek Pratt wristwatch project. 1

Workshop-visit interview preserves team credit. The Pratt continuation involved earlier work by Stewart Lesemann and Ron DeCorte; Soprana describes a newly designed movement, not an untouched original Pratt construction.

At a glance

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Luca Soprana's work include SF24, Astronomia, and Derek Pratt by Luca Soprana Remontoir d’Egalité. 1

Luca Soprana worked for or held a role at Ateliers 7h38. 1

Sources connect Luca Soprana with WOSTEP, without establishing a formal role. 1

Sources associate Luca Soprana with Vianney Halter workshop, although the precise role remains unresolved. 1

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented attributable individual contribution

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Ateliers 7h38; WOSTEP; Vianney Halter workshop 1

Geographic ties: Italy; Switzerland. Documented workplace / project location; not a citizenship assertion 1

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Movement / component supplier or manufacturer · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Ateliers 7h38 — Worked for / held role. Led collaborative movement development 1

    Legacy affiliation: Ateliers 7h38; WOSTEP; Vianney Halter workshop. Person-level contribution: Led collaborative movement development at Ateliers 7h38 for projects including Jacob & Co.’s SF24 and Astronomia, and reworked the Derek Pratt wristwatch project.

    Original affiliation wording: Ateliers 7h38; WOSTEP; Vianney Halter workshop. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  2. Institution / education / public service · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    WOSTEP — Institutional association — role not established. Watchmaker / movement developer 1

    Legacy affiliation: Ateliers 7h38; WOSTEP; Vianney Halter workshop. Person-level contribution: Led collaborative movement development at Ateliers 7h38 for projects including Jacob & Co.’s SF24 and Astronomia, and reworked the Derek Pratt wristwatch project.

    Original affiliation wording: Ateliers 7h38; WOSTEP; Vianney Halter workshop. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  3. Watchmaking workshop / practice · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Vianney Halter workshop — Association — role unresolved. Watchmaker / movement developer 1

    Legacy affiliation: Ateliers 7h38; WOSTEP; Vianney Halter workshop. Person-level contribution: Led collaborative movement development at Ateliers 7h38 for projects including Jacob & Co.’s SF24 and Astronomia, and reworked the Derek Pratt wristwatch project.

    Original affiliation wording: Ateliers 7h38; WOSTEP; Vianney Halter workshop. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  4. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Jacob & Co. — Designed / developed / supplied for. Team-led SF24 and Astronomia movement development 1

    Led collaborative movement development at Ateliers 7h38 for projects including Jacob & Co.’s SF24 and Astronomia, and reworked the Derek Pratt wristwatch project.

    Extracted from existing sourced contribution; source not reopened in this pass.

  5. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Derek Pratt wristwatch continuation — Designed / developed / supplied for. Reworked continuation movement; earlier contributions by others retained 1

    Led collaborative movement development at Ateliers 7h38 for projects including Jacob & Co.’s SF24 and Astronomia, and reworked the Derek Pratt wristwatch project.

    Extracted from existing sourced contribution; source not reopened in this pass.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 8 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established; unresolved relationship(s) remain

Claim qualifications (8)
  • Full name: Project and career statements partly come from Soprana. Team work and Pratt-project lineage are retained; not a sole-inventor or all-component claim. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Project and career statements partly come from Soprana. Team work and Pratt-project lineage are retained; not a sole-inventor or all-component claim. 1
  • Representative work: Project and career statements partly come from Soprana. Team work and Pratt-project lineage are retained; not a sole-inventor or all-component claim. 1
  • Affiliations / workshops: Project and career statements partly come from Soprana. Team work and Pratt-project lineage are retained; not a sole-inventor or all-component claim. 1
  • Specific role: Project and career statements partly come from Soprana. Team work and Pratt-project lineage are retained; not a sole-inventor or all-component claim. 1
  • Geographic ties: Project and career statements partly come from Soprana. Team work and Pratt-project lineage are retained; not a sole-inventor or all-component claim. 1
  • Primary geography: Project and career statements partly come from Soprana. Team work and Pratt-project lineage are retained; not a sole-inventor or all-component claim. 1
  • Qualifications / caveats: Project and career statements partly come from Soprana. Team work and Pratt-project lineage are retained; not a sole-inventor or all-component claim. 1

Sources

  1. An Afternoon with Luca SopranaKwan Ann Tan; Luca Soprana, interview responses · A Collected Man · Original workshop visit and practitioner interview · 2024-11

    [S0333] Kwan Ann Tan; Luca Soprana, interview responses. A Collected Man. "An Afternoon with Luca Soprana." 2024-11. https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/an-afternoon-with-luca-soprana Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Ateliers 7h38; SF24/Astronomia; Derek Pratt project, Lesemann, DeCorte and new movement.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Reporter visit; substantial firsthand testimony

    How it was checked: Opened — relevant text inspected. Ateliers 7h38; SF24/Astronomia; Derek Pratt project, Lesemann, DeCorte and new movement

    Limitation: Project and career statements partly come from Soprana. Team work and Pratt-project lineage are retained; not a sole-inventor or all-component claim.

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