Introducing The Fratello x Straum Jan Mayen Restricted Version

Our buddies and colleagues of Fratello Watches are again at it once more with a brand new collaboration developing on the market very quickly. This time, the Fratello crew has joined forces with Norwegian microbrand Straum to provide a brand new fiery-red mannequin. Straum was based by Lasse Roxrud Farstad and Øystein Hell Husby and launched the nature-inspired Opphav assortment amidst the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, which shortly offered out. The Jan Mayen is the follow-up mannequin to the Opphav and gives a delicate new tackle the unique idea. The brand new design is launched with this Fratello x Straum Jan Mayen Restricted Version, which is able to solely be accessible for a really restricted time. 

The Jan Mayen is a completely new assortment for Straum and might be seen as a refinement of the profitable Opphav assortment. It’s a compact 39mm broad chrome steel watch with a sporty contact. It’s comparatively slim, with a peak of 11.3mm, together with the crystal. The ending is a mixture of straight and round brushing and polished particulars. The crown is embraced by guards protruding from the caseband, and you’ll find sapphire crystals on either side. The water-resistance is rated at 100m.

The identify comes from the volcanic Jan Mayen Island, far off the coast of Norway, and the result’s fairly dramatic. To be trustworthy, the dial of this collaborative restricted version seems moderately spectacular with its lava-red fumé impact. The ridged sample is impressed by the insides of an lively volcano. The utilized markers are polished, with luminous inserts, as are the central hour, minute and seconds palms. White minute markers between the hour indices and a easy Straum brand end all of it off.

The Jan Mayen L.E. is powered by the La Joux-Perret G101 computerized motion, which makes use of 24 jewels and runs at a frequency of 28,800vph. The motion signifies the hours, minutes and (hacking) seconds). It gives a moderately beneficiant 70-hour energy reserve, and the motion might be seen by means of the sapphire crystal caseback that’s adorned with a Fratello engraving.

The Fratello x Jan Mayen Restricted Version has an built-in chrome steel bracelet with a butterfly folding clasp. It isn’t restricted in quantity however moderately in time, as Fratello has opted for a pre-order window that begins on April thirteenth at 4:00 PM CEST and ends on April twentieth at 4:00 PM CEST. Supply for the orders made throughout that week is alleged to start six months after the window closes (round October). The value is ready at EUR 1,600 with out taxes through the pre-order interval. As soon as the window closes, this configuration isn’t to be produced once more.

For extra info, please go to Straum.com or FratelloWatches.com.