Strom “Nethuns II Colorum” – Baselworld 2019

by Abdon FLORES

The Nethuns Colorum II is a collection water resistant watches made by Strom, a Swiss brand founded in 2001 by watchmaker Daniel Strom. They can actually resist up to 200 metres due to a unique construction that includes a sculpted outer case in either 925 silver or a special bronze alloy made of copper and tin. This outer case is fitted over a watertight inner case that holds the movement. Like Nethun, Etruscan god of the sea, this watch symbolises im a way the perpetual cycle of water flowing from sources to streams, rivers to oceans, before evaporating into the sky to be reborn as rain.

 

 

The dial is made in a choice of bold colours, including red, blue, turquoise and orange, which are the best colours for readability under water. Each dial colour has a rubber strap to match. A sturdy screw-locked crown at the 9 o’clock position operates an internal bezel that times dives without being susceptible to inadvertent adjustments. The movement is automatic, an eternal renewal, like the life which flows through us.