The Tribute² Aurum doesn’t shout about what it is. It doesn’t need to. Instead, it quietly sharpens the idea introduced by the first Tribute and pushes it somewhere more tactile, more expressive. The movement is opened up further, giving the architecture room to breathe, while the gold-coated brass mainplate, finished entirely by hand with tremblage, adds a granular, almost organic texture. Paired with the restrained grey fumé off-centre dial, the result is layered and confident.
Mechanically, this is pure independent watchmaking. The hand-wound AMW21 calibre is developed and manufactured entirely in-house by Armin Strom, offering a genuinely impressive 100-hour power reserve. The motor barrel construction, where the arbor feeds energy directly into the gear train, is smart engineering. A 3.5 Hz frequency and variable inertia balance strike a thoughtful balance between tradition and modern performance, while the signature finger bridge gives the movement its unmistakable identity.
Finishing is where the Tribute² Aurum really settles in. Black-polished steel, skeletonised barrel spokes with crisp bevels, deep Geneva stripes, and a sharply executed 60-degree anglage all reward slow inspection. Assembled twice and limited to ten pieces, it’s a watch made for people who look closely, and know what they’re seeing.
