Armin Strom / System78
Armin Strom System78
Collection profile
System78 is Armin Strom's accessible-haute-horlogerie umbrella collection, grouping the brand's wearable in-house pieces under a shared architecture-first philosophy across Gravity Equal Force, Orbit, and One Week families.
Why it matters
System78 matters because it is Armin Strom's bridge between niche independent watchmaking and everyday usability, organizing its more approachable in-house watches into a coherent modern collection.
Key references
Collection timeline
- 2022 — Orbit First Edition launched, showing System78 could host proprietary complications beyond simple time-only watches.
- 2023 — The redesigned One Week First Edition strengthened System78 as Armin Strom’s sportier, more contemporary in-house platform.
- 2024 — Armin Strom’s current collection language explicitly described System 78 as the place where the brand brings accessible haute horlogerie to life.
- 2025 — Recent additions such as Orbit Lime Green/Ice Blue and new One Week and Tribute 1 variants show System78 functioning as an active, expanding collection umbrella.
FAQ
What is System78 at Armin Strom?
It is Armin Strom's accessible-haute-horlogerie collection umbrella, covering families such as Gravity Equal Force, Orbit, and One Week.
Why is it called System78?
Armin Strom's official collection overview says the name refers to the shared birth year of the brand's two modern founders: 1978.
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- Mirrored Force Resonance
— The Mirrored Force Resonance is Armin Strom’s signature resonance wristwatch family, using two independent balances connected by the brand’s patented resonance clutch spring. It is one of the clearest modern expressions of observable resonance on the wrist and a cornerstone of the brand’s contemporary identity. - Gravity Equal Force
— Armin Strom’s Gravity Equal Force is the brand’s System 78 constant-force automatic platform, built around the patented equal-force barrel and Geneva stop-work concept to deliver more consistent torque while preserving the manufacture’s open, mechanics-first architecture. - One Week
— Armin Strom’s One Week is the System 78 family’s seven-day, manually wound platform: a contemporary, openworked three-hander built around twin barrels, a prominent power-reserve display, and the brand’s accessible-haute-horlogerie positioning within its in-house collection architecture. - Tribute — Armin Strom’s Tribute line is the classical flank of the System 78 family, pairing an off-centre time display, visible barrel architecture and hand-finishing with a slimmer, dressier 38 mm format than the brand’s more overtly technical pieces.