Introducing The Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance Manufacture Edition Blue

For those who love traditional watchmaking with visionary three-dimensional architecture, Armin Strom is one of the best independent brands on the market. This privately owned Swiss brand has remained true to its watchmaking roots – with skeletonized multi-layer dials that add depth and dimension and with state-of-the-art technical prowess. The newest Mirrored Force Resonance Manufacture Edition Blue watch is a triumphant statement of the brand’s highly accomplished feats.

It was back in 2016 that this brand first introduced its concept for Mirrored Force Resonance (offering extreme chronometric precision and consistent timing) and in 2022 that it launched its First Edition in a limited production of just 25 pieces. Now, though, the ingenious movement with patented mechanism has undergone a complete redesign and even the watch itself has been updated with a new case and dial.

Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance Manufacture Edition Blue

Crafted in stainless steel in a slimmer case (11.55mm) than its predecessor, the 43mm watch is a harmonious study in color coordination, architecture and detail.  The Armin Strom manufacture caliber ARF21 is visible on the dial side thanks to a raised sapphire box crystal and via the anti-reflective sapphire case back. The 276-part manually wound caliber, with 48 hours of power reserve, is fitted with two independent regulating systems that are connected by a patented resonance clutch spring that allows for incredible precision. You can read more about that clutch spring below.

A journey around the watch showcases incredible finishings and superb balance. The dial, offset   at 3:00, is created in rich blue with an outer satin-brushed chapter ring and an inner center finished with a meticulous “grenage” graining that gives great textural appeal. Complementing the offset dial are the twin resonance second counters in subsidiary dials, also outlined with a blue chapter ring. To the left of the subsidiary dials, from 8:00 to 10:00, the twin balance bridges are visible in all their glory. Other movement parts are also visible around the watch dial side — all making for a highly technical, extremely futuristic immersion.

The pusher at 2:00 allows the two running seconds indicators that rotate in mirror form (clockwise and counterclockwise) to be reset to zero and track the watches resonance. The main bridge and other parts are visible via the case back, and the finishing on all of the components is exemplary. In typical Armin Strom style, each part is hand finished using perlage, satin brushing, chamfering and haute horology polishing techniques. A close look reveals a work of art. The steel and blue color way is completed with a blue Alcantara strap with white stitching. Just 50 pieces of the new chromatic watch that harnesses the concept of resonance will be made, each retailing for $63,000.

Understanding Armin Strom’s Patented Resonance Clutch Spring

True watch lovers are always in the quest for resonance. For achieving the most precise watch possible in a way that offers consistent power throughout the entire reserve of the watch from start to finish. Armin Strom accomplishes this feat with its groundbreaking patented Resonance Clutch Spring. Achieved through the synchronization of two balance wheels that oscillate in opposite directions simultaneously, the mechanism was conceived of and developed entirely in house at the Armin Strom manufacture in Biel, Switzerland.

“The Resonance Clutch Spring is the result of years of intensive research by Claude Greisler and the manufacture. Crafted from a single piece of steel, it is designed to transfer energy between both hairsprings and quickly bring the balance wheels into resonance. Armin Strom’s newest generation of resonance is the quickest and most reliable on the market, synchronizing faster than any other watch that uses resonance and remaining in a resonant state longer than any other,” according to the brand. Also, thanks to a “flexible suspension connecting the hairsprings and balance wheel, the watch is more resistant to shocks and vibrations than standard movements.”