Armin Strom’s Gravity Equal Force Ultimate Sapphire Salmon watch
Those who know me know that I am an avid Armin Strom fan. This independent brand has managed to unveil some of the most precise and technically advanced watches, while remaining true to the founder’s artistic principals. Now, the newest Armin Strom’s Gravity Equal Force Ultimate Sapphire Salmon watch underscores that notion – but in a warmer hue perfect for winter.
A watch that quietly but decisively redefined how architecture, color, and mechanical ingenuity can harmonize on the wrist, the Gravity Equal Force watch now enters a new chapter with the Sapphire Salmon – a warmer, more evocative expression of its signature open-worked design.
This Armin Strom’s Gravity Equal Force Ultimate Sapphire Salmon watch offers a warmer tone that is both neutral and alluring.
At a glance, the salmon tone on the PVD-coated mainplate is the standout. It’s a color that brings a vibrancy and softness to the visible mechanics yet remains decidedly mature and refined — a contrast to the glacial blues of its recent predecessor. Like that sapphire blue edition, which featured a richly textured guilloché mainplate by the famed and incredibly talented Kari Voutilainen, this salmon interpretation is housed in a 41 mm stainless-steel case with a grey nubuck strap that offsets the warm mainplate while preserving the Gravity Equal Force’s architectural clarity.
The Armin Strom’s Gravity Equal Force Ultimate Sapphire Salmon watch houses the brand’s in-house movement with equal force resonance.
But this release isn’t simply about hue. It carries forward the technical heartbeat that has distinguished the collection: Caliber ASB19, Armin Strom’s in-house automatic movement that combines a stop-work declutch mechanism integrated inside the barrel with a micro-rotor. This patented approach guarantees a constant delivery of torque to the balance wheel throughout the full 72-hour power reserve, enhancing isochronism in real-world use.
Armin Strom’s Gravity Equal Force Ultimate Sapphire Salmon watch retails for CHF 27,500.
The movement’s architecture — visible through both front and back sapphire crystals — invites admiration. The salmon mainplate, with its intricate hand-guilloché pattern crafted in collaboration with Voutilainen, gives depth and tactile appeal, while traditional finishing techniques — beveled and polished bridges, black-polished screws, Geneva stripes, perlage, and more — underscore the brand’s commitment to artisanal execution. Every component is finished by hand at Armin Strom’s Biel/Bienne manufacture and assembled twice to ensure excellence in both performance and presentation.
The Gravity Equal Force Ultimate Sapphire Salmon remains a limited production piece — just 25 examples will be built per year. It retails for CHF 27,500.
Armin Strom’s Gravity Equal Force Ultimate Sapphire Salmon watch
