After a successful cooperation in 2009, Alpina Genève and Sebring International Raceway will unite again this year for the 58th edition of the legendary 12 Hours of Sebring race with Alpina serving as Official Timekeeper for the event, scheduled for March 17-20 at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. To celebrate the partnership, Alpina will introduce a new limited edition: the Alpina 12 Hours of Sebring Automatic Chrono GMT.

This timepiece is also the first edition within the new Alpina Racing Collection. With a generous diameter of 47mm, the matte black stainless steel watch features a black dial with red and silver elements. The raised white and luminous indexes ensure visibility, even during the nighttime hours of the race. The chronograph features a 12-hour counter in the lower half of the dial. To highlight this feature, a subtle red ‘12’ symbolizes the finish line. The watch also shows time and date, and it offers a GMT function. Both front and back crystals are sapphire.

To commemorate the 58th race, the Alpina 12 Hours of Sebring Automatic Chrono GMT will be issued in a limited and numbered run of 158 pieces worldwide. Alpina will premiere the watch at the Gallery of Legends VIP Area at the track on Saturday, March 20.

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Alpina presents the new 46mm Avalanche Extreme Chrono Double Digit, available in 2 cases: stainless steel and “Full Black” PVD, both with a black PVD bezel. Two dial options are also available: black with red subdials and full matte black. The indexes, including the hours, are double digit. Alpina’s “Extreme” design elements carry over.

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Specifications

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AL-850BR4AE6 – Matte Black dial, with red counters. Silver applied indexes in steel.
AL-850BR4FBAE6 – Matte Black dial, with red counters. Silver applied indexes in steel.
AL-850BB4AE6 – Matte black dial. Black applied indexes in steel.

Movement: Automatic, Calibre AL-850: self winding, 28’800 vibrations per hour, 37 jewels. Alpina Black PVD plated rotor.

Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date indicator at 6 o clock and chronograph functions: seconds counter, 30 minutes counter.

Case: Stainless steel case with black PVD bezel and case back, 46 mm diameter, 3-part case secured by six triangular-shaped stainless steel screws, sapphire crystal, see-through case back, 10 ATM Waterresistant, ABS-coated screw-down crown with red Alpina triangle pattern. 2 Push-buttons for the chronograph functions.

Hands: Skeleton in fine brushed steel.

Strap: Black Rubber strap with deployant buckle in option.

Last year Alpina launched its Extreme Diver 1000 Meters. For Spring/Summer 2009, Alpina introduces four new dials: Yellowtail, Orange Sunset, Côte d’Azur and Black Ocean. The Extreme Diver 1000 Meters has a 48mm black PVD steel case with a unidirectional rotating bezel displaying a luminous minute indication. The bezel measures elapsed time in minutes for the first fifteen minutes and then in ten minute segments after that. A luminous triangle marker highlights the 12 o’clock position.

The watch also features an automatic helium escape value at 10 o’clock. The black dials offer optimized readability: Arabic figures, hands and applied indexes are coated with colored SuperLuminova. The date at 3 o’clock is displayed in a half-moon shaped aperture. Under the dial, the Alpina Extreme Diver 1000 Meters features an automatic movement with a power reserve of 42 hours. The movement, with its black rotor, can be viewed through a sapphire case back.

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Technical information

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AL-525LBO5FBAEV6 – Orange
AL-525LFB5FBAEV6 – Black
AL-525LBCD5FBAEV6 – Blue
AL-525LBY5FBAEV6 – Yellow

Movement: Automatic, AL-525, 28,800Bph, 26 jewels, power reserve 42 hours, bridges decorated with Perlage, finished anglage, black rotor decorated with “Côtes de Genève”, finished anglage, black rotor decorated with Côtes de Genève.

Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date at 3 o’clock.

Case: Black PVD steel, 48 mm diameter, 3-part case secured by six triangular-shaped stainless steel screws, sapphire crystal, see-through case back, 100 ATM Water-resistant, ABS-coated screw-down crown with red Alpina triangle pattern. Unidirectional turning bezel with luminous indexes and numbers.

Dial: Black dial with trademark Alpina triangle pattern in dial center. Applied luminous indexes and Arabic numerals.

Hands: Painted luminous hands.

Strap: Black Rubber strap with deployant buckle in option.

Alpina Geneve has been named Official Timekeeper of the 57th edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race to be held March 18-21, 2009 on Sebring International Raceway in Florida. In honor of this event, Alpina has developed a special limited edition timepiece: the Alpina Extreme ‘12 Hours of Sebring’. An example of this watch will be presented to the winner following the race.

The watch is made of black steel and rubber and has a matte black dial with the design of the tarmac of the track. It features clear indexes with a red ‘12′, commemorating the twelve hours of the race. The Swiss automatic movement is visible through the exhibition case back.

To honor the 57th race, the watch will be presented in an exclusive limited and numbered edition of only 257 pieces worldwide.