Independent Swiss watchmaker Armin Strom expands its Tribute collection with the new Tribute² model.
Featuring a distinctive openwork dial that reveals the visible movement, it has a hand-decorated grattage design in a copper colorway to the mainplate.
Grattage is a meticulous art form mastered by only a few craftsmen, where material is scraped by hand to achieve a brushstroke-like pattern, instead of being engraved, hammered or polished.
Measuring 30mm, the off-center dial features a hand-polished, hand-beveled steel ring, while the hands and indexes are coated in 18K rose gold.
The back of the movement is distinguished by a three-quarter bridge visible through the sapphire crystal case back, detailed with Geneva stripes and circular graining.
The small, three-dimensional escapement wheel bridge with a hand-polished oil sink is another standout element of the AMW21 hand-wound movement.
The Tribute² has a 100-hour power reserve that operates at a frequency of 25,200 vibrations per hour and contains 21 jewels.
Its exceptionally reliable performance is down to the innovative motor barrel design, where the arbor rotates around the main spring, enhancing efficiency and conserving space.
Co-founder and watchmaker Armin Claude Greisler said: “The Tribute² builds on the success of the Tribute 1 launched in 2021. It merges traditional watchmaking with contemporary design, highlighting the core values of the brand: transparent mechanics that artfully display the inner mechanisms, three-dimensional design that provides visual depth through various levels and the intricate details of the movement and meticulous hand decoration, which features prominently in this timepiece.”
The Tribute² watch is limited to just 10 pieces, and costs CHF 25,000.