The sandstone of Burgdorf, Armin Strom's home town in the canton of Bern, has long shaped the region's architecture, and now gives the Tribute 1 its colours.
Armin Strom today introduces the Tribute 1 Sandstein, a sand-toned reworking of its most stripped-down watch, limited to 50 pieces in steel.
The off-centre dial is grained by hand in the grain d'orge pattern, its Roman numerals set beside a frosted subdial. The 38mm steel case, 9.38mm thick, alternates brushed and polished finishes, with sapphire crystal front and back. On the dial side, a motor barrel sits visible beneath a mirror-polished finger bridge, driven by the hand-wound Calibre AMW21. It is delivered on a sand-coloured nubuck strap with off-white stitching and a steel folding clasp.
Armin Strom hand-finishes the calibre in its own workshop in Biel: hand-bevelled bridges, black-polished screws, Geneva stripes and circular graining. Each Tribute 1 Sandstein is assembled twice, as every watch in the collection is, checked for precision and finish at every stage.
The Basics
- Brand Armin Strom
- Model Tribute 1 Sandstein
- Reference ST25-TRI.41
- Diameter 38mm
- Thickness 9.38mm
- Case material Stainless steel, alternating brushed and polished finishes; sapphire crystal and case back
- Dial Sand, off-centre, grain d'orge guilloché, Roman numerals; frosted subdial
- Water resistance 5 ATM
- Strap Sand coloured nubuck leather with off-white stitching; stainless steel folding clasp
- Limited edition 50 pieces
The Movement
- Calibre AMW21, in-house, hand-winding
- Functions Hours, minutes, seconds; motor barrel
- Winding Hand-winding
- Power reserve 100 hours
- Frequency 3.5Hz (25,200 vph)
- Jewels 21
Images courtesy of Armin Strom.
