The new Armin Strom Tribute 1 Sandstein

Identified for its complicated watches with in-house actions utilizing extremely progressive options to enhance accuracy, such because the spectacular resonance idea and the Gravity Equal Power, indie watchmaking model Armin Strom determined in 2021 that it was time to supply one thing extra centered, easier, extra elegant and but distinctively its personal. The outcome was the Armin Strom Tribute 1, an authentic and characterful imaginative and prescient of a gown watch, nonetheless extremely centered on mechanical precision. Immediately, the watch comes again in a extremely interesting version combining monochromatism and heat, the Tribute 1 Sandstein. 

The Tribute 1 Sandstein honours Armin Strom’s hometown of Burgdorf within the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The native Burgdorf sandstone – lengthy a logo of energy, timelessness and a defining ingredient of the area’s structure – now evokes this refined interpretation of the Tribute 1. For that, Armin Strom brings a pleasant mixture of monochromatic, heat tones to the watch and a refined interaction of textures. The off-centred sand-toned dial is thus adorned with a grain d’orge guilloché sample and Roman numerals, the place time is learn because of polished, rhodium-plated palms. This module takes place on a frosted background utilizing the identical heat, discreet sand color, which is complemented by a sand-toned alcantara strap with white stitching.

However don’t consider that the Tribute 1 Sandstein, like all watches from this assortment, is that straightforward. As you may see, even when centered on the important (time-only shows), the Tribute 1 retains a basic ingredient of the model; bringing technical options to the dial. And right here, that’s the motor barrel held below a hand-finished finiger bridge that takes centre stage on the dial. The latter delivers a formidable 100 hours of energy reserve, and ensures reliability and consistency in day by day put on. It’s a part of an in-house developed and constructed motion, the Calibre AMW21 with 3.5Hz frequency, flat hairspring with variable inertia stability wheel. The motion is properly adorned with hand-bevelled bridges with polished and matte surfaces, black-polished screws, Geneva stripes and round graining. Every Tribute 1 Sandstein is assembled twice, an indicator of the model’s dedication to mechanical precision.

This motion and chic sand-coloured dial are housed in a nicely-proportioned case in stainless-steel measuring 38mm in diameter with a nice thinness of 9.38mm. The case is fashionable in its form, with sharply designed lugs, and but presents nice distinction. A metal folding clasp secures the watch to the wrist.

A restricted version of fifty items, the Armin Strom Tribute 1 Sandstein is priced at CHF 22,000. For extra particulars, please go to arminstrom.com.