Armin Strom Racing Chronograph Watch

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed)
Feb 17th 2011 at 12:02PM

New for 2011, one of Swiss watch maker Armin Strom's new piece is this simply named "Racing Chronograph," meant to honor their sponsorship of the Marussia Virgin Racing F1 team. Armin Strom does not have the license to use the "F1" name or logo on the watch itself, but the style is enough of an indicator.

Very few details right now, but the watch will come in a brushed or PVD black coated (steel or titanium) case (probably around 44mm wide). It will have an optional black or white dial, with red trim and a very handsome looking modern face. According to Armin Strom, the watch will have components that are made out of the same materials that are in the Marussia Virigin car - though I am not sure what those are. I am also not sure as to what movement it has. Armin Strom has been keen on using their own in-house made movements as of late - though this one has a layout of a Swiss ETA Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph. I do like the placement of the date window. The strap is rubber and the small extension of the case on the bottom is actually meant to hold a custom initials engraving for the customer. Look for this Armin Racing Chronograph watch soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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