In Biel/Bienne, Armin Strom finishes the case of the Tribute 1 Green entirely by hand, and assembles each watch twice: once for precision, and again after decoration.
Armin Strom introduces the Tribute 1 Green, made in a limited series of 50 pieces. The brand describes it as a dress watch that evokes the deep greens of forests and fields.
The off-centre main dial is forest green, with a hand-engraved grain d’orge guilloché pattern and printed white Roman numerals, beside a frosted subdial. The openworked motor barrel sits on the dial, held by a bevelled, mirror-polished finger bridge in steel. The 38mm case has its crown at 2 o’clock and sapphire crystals front and back.
Inside is the manual-winding calibre AMW21. Its patented equal force barrel gives 100 hours of power reserve, and Armin Strom says 97% of the movement’s components are made in-house.
A matching green Alcantara strap completes the watch – a quiet piece built for the small daily ritual of winding it by hand.
The Basics
Brand: Armin Strom
Model: Tribute 1 Green
Reference: ST25-TRI.21
Diameter: 38mm
Thickness: 9.38mm
Case material: Stainless steel, brushed and polished surfaces finished by hand; crown at 2 o’clock
Dial: Forest green, off-centre, hand-engraved grain d’orge guilloché, printed white Roman numerals; frosted subdial; polished rhodium hands
Water resistance: 5 ATM
Strap: Green Alcantara with off-white stitching; stainless steel folding clasp
Limited edition: 50 pieces
The Movement
Calibre: Armin Strom Manufacture calibre AMW21, hand-winding
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds
Winding: Manual; patented equal force (motor) barrel; flat hairspring with a variable inertia balance wheel
Power reserve: 100 hours
Frequency: 3.5Hz (25,200 vph)
Jewels: 21
Images courtesy of Armin Strom.