Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s perfectly possible for a watch to be good-looking, sexy, sporty – and quartz-powered. Somebody has to say it: even the most seasoned of collectors wear quartz watches when engaging in extreme pursuits or simply outdoor activities in general. That said, functionality is no excuse for sacrificing elegance. The newContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn 2023 the chronograph has once again returned to the Alpiner Extreme collection, celebrating Alpina’s presence in Manhattan with the opening of Citizen’s first multi-brand store in New York, on Fifth Avenue. Housed in a new, more compact and edgier 41-millimetre case, the Alpiner Extreme Chronograph Automatic comes in blueContinue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesIn 2022, Alpina is launching a new design for its emblematic Extreme line which first came out nearly 20 years ago. With a sporting DNA and an assertive design, these timepieces emphasise the brand’s spirit of adventure and the look of the new Alpiner Extreme Automatic will leave nobody indifferent:Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesAt first glance, one will see a sporty, Swiss Made timepiece with a two-pusher compax chronograph and a high degree of finishing. At its heart beats a high-precision movement – in fact, more precise than any mechanical watch ever made, as the new Alpiner Chronograph is equipped with a quartzContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesAlpina Alpiner Regulator Automatic – Some aficionados hunt them. Others hold on to them as the gold standard for readability. And others still are nostalgic for an era when they were essential for keeping the railways running on time. The regulator is the stuff of legend in watchmaking. Fifteen yearsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe existing range, launched in 2019, has been updated to include three new models, each featuring a GMT function in the form of a central hand alongside the hour, minutes, seconds and date displays. With two choices of dial colour and bracelet, the Alpina Alpiner Quartz GMT is available toContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe new Alpiner Comtesse Sport Quartz from Alpina is the latest watch in a long evolution. The Alpina brand, the experts in Alpine-inspired watches, was founded in 1883. Some years later, in the 1920s, it launched its first ladies’ collection, in a move that was way ahead of its time.Continue Reading