Alpina Geneve is marking its 125th anniversary with the presentation of the first movement to be developed entirely in its own workshops.
Inspired by the distinctive angular design of the celebrated Extreme Avalanche Regulator, the new Alpina watch features its own peculiarities: the case is a little smaller and the dial skillfully designed to create ideal harmony with its size.
The watch has incorporated an automatic, manufactory-made AL-950 regulator caliber beating at 28,800 vib/h, offering 48-hour power reserve.
The Alpina Manufacture Regulator provides the following functions: hours, minutes and date.
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STARTIME AUTOMATIC by Alpina description: Stainless steel case (42 mm) equipped with an automatic AL-550-1 movement with a 42-hour power reserve. Hours, minutes, seconds, date and GMT, 24 hour day/night and 60 minute indicator.
Sapphire crystal front and back, date at 4 o’clock, 4th hand for second time zone.
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Another watch brand arose Phoenix-like from the past at Basel this year, its name - Alpina. Purchased last year from a German company that was doing little or nothing with it, Peter Stas, the Managing Director of Frédérique Constant, had been looking for a second brand for some time.
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The Alpina Heritage Chronograph, the first of an interesting collection of eye-catching models, is a cushion formed case in stainless steel equipped with an automatic mechanical AL850 movement. There are hours, minutes, seconds, date functions and recessed chronograph counters.
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Alpina AVALANCHE CHRONOGRAPH description: Stainless steel watch (42 mm) equipped with a mechanical AL700 automatic movement. Decorated bridges, sapphire crystal front and back, recessed 30-minute counter at 12 o’clock and recessed 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock, date aperture at 6 o’clock, luminous hands, 42-hour power reserve.
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In 1883, there was founded the Association of watch manufacturers and retailers that gradually evolved into Alpina. The members of the association named themselves affectionately the 'Alpinists'.
With help of highly qualified manufactures, the Association initiated the development of its own calibers and enlarged its distribution network. Ebauches were produced by the Alpina Ebauche Factory in Geneva owned by Duret and Colonnaz, which greatly contributed to the construction of the first Alpina calibers.
Final steps in the manufacture of the calibers were taken in Bienne, the place of the headquarters of the Association as of 1890.
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