The New Armin Strom Tribute 2 Copper Edition

• The Armin Strom Tribute 2 Copper Version
• A beautiful dial
• The AMW21 caliber
• Takeaways

Since visiting Armin Strom at Geneva Watch Days 2024, I’ve been protecting an eye fixed out for the model’s latest releases. At present, the Tribute 2 Copper Version makes its debut, and it’s a stunning watch with a superbly detailed dial and mainplate. Métiers d’Artwork are a preferred development, and this watch completely infuses them.

Handcrafted dials aren’t new, however there definitely appears to be an uptick in choices. From inexpensive manufacturers to the same old suspects, guilloché and marquetry dials are making headlines. Now the Armin Strom Tribute 2 Copper Version involves market with one other handbook type of ornamental ending. Grattage is the strategy accountable for the gorgeous coppery shimmer, and it’s value a more in-depth look.

The Armin Strom Tribute 2 Copper Version

The newest Armin Strom is a 38mm by 44.35mm chrome steel watch with a thickness of simply 9mm. It exhibits off the model’s attribute lug design and sports activities a leather-backed grey Alcantara strap with a metal folding clasp. Sapphire crystals grace each case sides and embody an antireflective coating. Fortunately, the modest dimension isn’t the one nod to wearability because the watch additionally has a water resistance score of 5 ATM.

A beautiful dial

The Tribute 2 has an off-center grey fumé dial with a hand-polished metal border. It shows hours, minutes, and seconds utilizing 5N-gold-plated fingers. The hand-finished skeletonized barrel, an Armin Strom hallmark, is seen on the entrance of the watch. Additionally, the clicking bridge and winding wheels are viewable and include round graining. For a watch that exhibits off its motion on each side of the case, it appears to be like extremely refined. Frankly, it avoids the UFO look that plagues many items.

The centerpiece of this watch, nevertheless, is the copper-colored mainplate. Armin Strom explains {that a} grattage course of was used and is a way mastered by only a few. The floor obtains its attribute tiled look from scraping with a pointy instrument. Understandably, it glistens within the mild and exhibits off darker and lighter coppery tones.

The AMW21 caliber

The Tribute 2 Copper Version is fitted with the in-house AMW21 hand-winding motion. The again of the motion exhibits a three-quarter plate with Geneva stripes and hand-finished anglage. The 137-component caliber has a frequency of 21,600vph and 100 hours of energy reserve. It’s good to see a horny motion that’s additionally sensible.

Takeaways

There are simply 10 items of the Tribute 2 Copper Version. Then, the value is CHF 25,000 from Armin Strom, which feels truthful for a watch with this degree of workmanship and ending. Plus, the scale makes it a robust contender for a really trendy (nearly) every day watch. What are your ideas on this newest launch?

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