MIRRORED FORCE RESONANCE ZEITGEIST 1665 LIMITED EDITION OF 25

Armin Strom introduces the Mirrored Force Resonance Zeitgeist 1665

The Zeitgeist imagines what a Resonance wristwatch might have looked like had it been achieved centuries ago — when resiliently-maintained Resonance had the potential to alter the course of human history. As such, it’s a ‘relic from a future that might have been’ but never was.

This new interpretation of the Zeitgeist offers a further exploration of how leading watchmakers of the past might have aesthetically interpreted the Resonance Phenomenon if they could have both solved the Resonance Fragility Problem and envisioned the concept of a ‘wrist watch’. Conceived with a ‘future imagined from the past’ ethos, this new Zeitgeist offers a creative vision of an imagined horological history that never was.

The Mirrored Force Resonance Zeitgeist 1665 incorporates the Armin Strom Manufacture’s milestone achievement of stable and resilient Resonance in a slim and refined 43mm case, combining technical depth with optimal everyday wearability. It definitely achieves the longstanding horological ambitions for Resonance Synchronisation that originated with Christiaan Huygens’s clock experiments
in 1665.

In horology, the Resonance Phenomenon — known in physics as Huygens Synchronisation — occurs when two balance wheels influence each other via the exchange of subtle, almost imperceptible vibrations and enter into a state of synchronised oscillation. Physicists describe this phenomenon as “shared modes of motion.” The benefit lies in oscillation rate stability. Resonance can prevent typical timing errors ordinarily caused by wrist motion, gravity, temperature shifts, and mild shocks. Depending on the design, a Resonance timepiece can deliver timekeeping precision, chronometric consistency, or both. Chronometric Consistency means that a watch gains or loses the same number of seconds each day, without variation. How well this Resonance Synchronisation is maintained, in fact, depends on the technical solution, with Resonance timepieces being historically plagued by the Resonance Fragility Problem. That refers to how poor resilience against disruption had rendered the chronometric benefits of Resonance Synchronisation intermittent, unpredictable, and unquantifiable. In prior movement architectures, the balance wheels tend to repeatedly drift apart in response to wrist motion and mild shocks, and then draw each other back into alignment — without the predictability required for any quantifiable chronometric benefit. Armin Strom’s patented Resonance Clutch and Resonance Suspension System sustain the Resonance phenomenon continuously and predictably, ensuring both chronometric precision and timekeeping consistency.

Exemplary Hand-finishing: Every component counts, even the parts you don’t see.

At Armin Strom, hand-finishing of every component is a core value. Hand-bevelled and polished bridges, black-polished screws, Perlage, Geneva stripes and circular graining are traditional decorative techniques that reflect our conviction that every component of every timepiece deserves meticulous artisanal attention.

Limited to 25 Examples

The Mirrored Force Resonance Zeitgeist 1665 is a bold tribute to the history of Resonance watchmaking and a celebration of our milestone achievement of stable, predictable and resilient Resonance Synchronisation.