Following the introduction of the Tourbillon Skeleton Fire last December, Armin Strom presents today the “Earth” version in this collection. The skeletonizing of these timepieces enhances the movement’s mechanical artistry, with PVD colorization of the main plate emphasizing the caliber’s layered construction.
The skeletonization of the dial and underlying bridges moves up a notch for this view, and here we see a timepiece that would look very much at home in the core catalogue of Armin Strong. So where’s the branding? How is this, how the big, bad, improved gold roost-ruler assumed to get away with shirking its advertising responsibilities? Fear not: the situation back will take care of that!Yes, the Armin Strom Tourbillon Gumball 3000 goes all out with the motion engraving. The Gumball script logo has increased in proportion from the Double Barrel Gumball 3000 and now covers the calibre, edge-to-edge. There’s a little patch of toast, where the tourbillon sits. This virtually round plate is engraved with a great deal of movement details, which are all gilded. I mean, the Gumball logo on this one is mad big, but the whole result is really kind of cool. It’s a good balance between the class of Armin Powerful and the maniacal joie de vivre of this Gumball 3000 racers. The flash of rose golden wheels, poking through the gap between the tourbillon bridge along with also the 3/4 plate is really amazing and coordinates the case material with the motion very nicely.In summary, Armin Strom have generated three quite wearable watches to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Gumball 3000 rally. The Armin Strom Dual Barrel Gumball 3000 will cost $30,800, are also numbered, and includes a leather strap as well as the trendy rubber/carbon effect strap envisioned.
The 43.40 mm case of the Tourbillon Skeleton Earth is made of stainless steel and black PVD. It houses the manual-winding movement Caliber ATC11-S, with tourbillon, double going barrel, 10-days power reserve, small seconds and off-centre time indications. Fully skeletonised, the movement features a main plate coated with black PVD.
The Tourbillon Skeleton Earth is delivered with a black alligator horn-back strap equipped with a double-fold clasp in stainless steel and black PVD, as well as an additional black rubber strap.
