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Armin Strom Max Chilton Limited Edition
Launched today at Texas Motor Speedway - this is the initial briefing! Go HERE FOR THE FULL REPORT
Industrial race car finishing to the movement. 
Two barrels, 8-day power reserve indicated with the rotating 8 (Max's IndyCar number). 
Horn back strap and trick deployant clasp. 
Series of eight, price ~30,000 CHF
Produced in-house at Armin Strom where 23 people create 600 watches a year. Max has been sponsored for a few years by Armin Strom, and was very involved in designing this watch - its materials, the movement finishes, the use of his car's #8, etc. 
I will soon be doing a follow-up post with featuring some of the other Armin Strom watches.
HERE'S THAT POST
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Armin Strom Max Chilton Limited Edition
Launched today at Texas Motor Speedway - this is the initial briefing! Go HERE FOR THE FULL REPORT Industrial race car finishing to the movement. Two barrels, 8-day power reserve indicated with the rotating 8 (Max's IndyCar number). Horn back strap and tr...
Yes - carefully designed and finished in modern style
Notice the blue numerals which match the blue of his car and helmet, and the faint Union Jack overlaid on the numeral 8. ...
Certainly interesting...
I had one of their tourbillons on for while from a friends wrist... very impressive. Looking forward to your report on the other pieces. Cheers Andrew
Very interesting piece!
Seems Max Chilton is also enjoying more success than in F1 Looking forward to your report!
I'll chime in...
Armin Strom... no matter what they come up with... will always be hard to digest by mature collectors... not because AS comes up short in comparison to the established brands, they certainly make a fine watch in all ways--but because a buyer feels that tw...
That is fair enough, as a personal observation from experience - but unfair here
But could it perhaps be a separate thread - this discussion of the saleability (or not) of minor brands? Of course it applies to watches, cars, boats and many other things. And if no one buys NEW, no one can ever buy USED. Nor will the new, small, creativ...
I've never considered your criterion when buying watches.
Mostel, With even more years of collecting experience, I have never (ever) used your criterion of "resale price " when collecting a watch. That is because that level of loss affects ALL watch brands and not just the young ones. It applied to Audemars Pigu...