GOOD VIBRATIONS
With this 10-piece limited series the independent brand showcases an exclusive variation of one of its masterpieces imagined through a somewhat unexpected partnership. Explanation.
Pure Resonance Ultimate Sapphire, the result of a collaboration between Armin Strom and an American watch collector known by his pseudonym Horomariobro on Instagram, center stages scenography that’s different from that of the original model. In a nutshell, the symmetrical composition stands out thanks to the never-seen-before decoration of its dial. The small seconds, usually set at 6 o’clock, has disappeared. The disc the hour and minute hands hover over is crafted in sapphire crystal. The brand’s logo has been removed. This translucent pared-down scenescape underscores the exquisite gear-train bridges, adorned with black PVD coating, enhanced with a barleycorn guilloché pattern engraved by talented Finnish watchmaker Kari Voutilainen. All the other decorative finishes on the timepiece were created in-house. Edges are hand-beveled and balance bridges are skeletonized and circular-grained; other bridges are frosted, mirror-polished or perlaged.
The ARF16 caliber reigns inside the 42 mm-diameter, 11 mm-thick steel case. This hand-wound movement is totally one-of-a-kind as it boasts two independent regulators linked by a resonance clutch spring. Twin barrels, visible through the sapphire-crystal caseback, provide the energy required for the watch to work (48 hours of power reserve). One balance wheel retrieves it and transmits it to the other by producing vibrations. The Pure Resonance Ultimate Sapphire definitely passes on only good ones!
