Armin Strom Pure Resonance Fire watch, powered by the ARF 16 caliber, was unveiled at Watches & Wonders Miami.
It was a very interesting and active four-day event at Watches & Wonders Miami, where certain watch brands unveiled new timepieces. Interdependent watch brand, Armin Strom, brought three new timepieces to the USA, two of which have never been seen before: new versions of the Armin Strom Pure Resonance Water and Armin Strom Pure Resonance Fire watch.
We have written about Armin Strom’s Resonance watches here before on several occasions as they address issues of chronometry and precision. We also conducted a video interview with Claude Greisler of Armin Strom. Also, as mentioned before, Armin Strom themes its watches according to the elements: Air (made of lightweight titanium), Fire (made in 18-karat rose gold), Water (made in steel) and Earth (crafted in black PVD steel). As such, the New Pure Resonance watches unveiled at Watches & Wonders Miami are essentially the exact same in terms of mechanics and design, but they differ in case materials and dial colors.
Armin Strom Pure Resonance Water and Fire
Armin Strom Pure Resonance Water watch, powered by the ARF 16 caliber, was unveiled at Watches & Wonders Miami.
With the mainplate and movement components revealed on the dial side of the Armin Strom Pure Resonance watches, one can immediately recognize that this is a bit more of a classic style. Instead of fully skeletonizing the caliber, the new watch offers a paired-down approach that puts the emphasis of the watch square only on the double oscillating balances that define this timepiece.
The new Armin Strom Pure Resonance Water and Armin Strom Pure Resonance Fire watches are slimmer and sleeker looking in size and style than their predecessors. In fact the new cases are 1.8mm slimmer and feature reduced lugs and crown.
In terms of design, the 42mm watch features an offset hour and minute dial at 3:00 with a smaller overlapping subsidiary seconds dial just at 7:00. On the Amin Strom Pure Resonance Water, those two dials are blue, while on the Pure Resonance Fire, they are charcoal black in color.
Additionally, there is practically no bezel. They also house an updated caliber, ARF 16. According to Claude Greisler, “The purpose of redesigning the movement’s architecture was clarity, thereby putting focus on the resonance assembly and accuracy.”
Armin Strom ARF 16 powers the new Armin Strom Pure Resonance Water and Fire watches unveiled at Watches & Wonders Miami.
The new watches house the Caliber ARF 16, which Armin Strom has updated from the previous Resonance movement, clearly depicts the dual balances that oscillate in resonance on the entire left side of the dial. In the new timepieces, the brand has removed the twin seconds flyback mechanism and replaced them with a single sub –seconds dial — offering a striking three-hands watch with even more resonant precision.
In fact, according to the brand, the improved chronometry in this version is a direct result of removing the added function of the twin seconds flyback. The time indications on the watch receive their energy from the lower regulator, while the upper balance is strictly to create resonance. The two resonant regulators, as well as the resonance clutch spring, are fully visible to the wearer.
The finishing of the movement, like all Armin Strom watches, is meticulous, with Cotes de Genève applied for the first time at Armin Strom in straight lines. The Pure Resonance Water watch retails starting at $52,000, while the Pure Resonance Fire starts at $65,800.
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Armin Strom PURE RESONANCE WATER
| Manufacture movement | ARMIN STROM calibre ARF16
Manual-winding, resonance clutch spring, small seconds, off-centre time indications Frequency: 25,200 vph Jewels: 38 Number of components: 206 For more info on calibre, see last page |
| Case | Stainless steel
Sapphire crystal and case back with antireflective treatment Diameter: 42.00mm Height: 12.00mm Water resistance: 50m |
| Dial ring | Blue dial with roman numerals |
| Hands | Stainless steel |
| Straps | Delivered with a genuine black alligator horn-back strap and stainless steel ardillon buckle as well as an additional black rubber strap. A double-folding clasp in stainless steel is available as an option. |
| Retail price | $52,000 |
Armin Strom PURE RESONANCE FIRE
| Manufacture movement | ARMIN STROM calibre ARF16
Manual-winding, resonance clutch spring, small seconds, off-centre time indications Frequency: 25,200 vph Jewels: 38 Number of components: 206 For more info on calibre, see last page |
| Case | 18ct rose gold
Sapphire crystal and case back with antireflective treatment Diameter: 42.00mm Height: 12.00mm Water resistance: 50m |
| Dial ring | Black dial with roman numerals |
| Hands | 18ct rose gold |
| Straps | Delivered with a genuine back alligator horn-back strap and rose gold ardillon buckle as well as an additional black rubber strap. A double-folding clasp in 18kt rose gold is available as an option. |
| Retail price | $65,800 |
Armin Strom CALIBRE ARF16
15¼‘‘‘
Characteristics:
| Functions: | Hours, minutes, small seconds |
| Winding mechanism: | Manual winding |
| Impulse: | Two independent, symmetrically mirrored regulators |
| Plate and bridges: | Plate and bridges are decorated at the highest quality level |
| Regulating system: | Two independent regulation systems that stabilize each other connected by a resonance clutch spring |
| Frequency: | 25,200 vph |
| Number of jewels: | 38 |
| Number of individual parts: | 206 |
| Diameter: | 34.40mm |
| Height: | 7.05mm |
| Power reserve: | 48 hours |
