Alpina

Alpina Watches is a Swiss watch brand. Alpina was founded in 1883 and since 2002 is owned by the watch company Frederique Constant. Alpina started its “4” sports watches collection in 1938, with (at that time) innovative features such as anti-magnetism, anti-shock, water resistance.

PORTFOLIO

Time Tools: 8 Tool Watches From Luxury Brands

In this article from our upcoming July-August 2017 issue, we present eight "tool watches" that emphasize functionality and are robust, accurate, legible, and — importantly — not excessively expensive.

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Oct 5, 2017 by Jens Koch

WatchTime New York Welcomes Record Number of Guests and Brands in Third Year

WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch event for collectors and enthusiasts, wrapped up the show’s third year at Manhattan's Gotham Hall yesterday. The two-day event began with a sold-out VIP cocktail on Friday, October 13, followed by a full day of educational panels, seminars, tours, and events on Saturday, October 14.

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Oct 16, 2017 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Alpina Startimer Pilot Quartz GMT

On October 13-14, WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch show, returns to Manhattan’s Gotham Hall. A total of 28 watch brands will be exhibiting at the show and will allow guests to not only see but try on the latest models from their collections. Among these exhibitors is Alpina, which will show its new Startimer Pilot Quartz GMT.

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Sep 4, 2017 by Sophia Kuemmerle

WATCH TEST

Clash of the Chronos: Tutima M2 Pioneer vs. Alpina Alpiner 4 Flyback

Two sporty chronographs, the Tutima M2 Pioneer and the Alpina 4 Flyback Chronograph Manufacture, fight to see who’s king of the hill in this comparative watch test from the WatchTime archives.

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Aug 7, 2017 by Jens Koch

FEATURE

Regatta Time: 7 Yachting Watches

A number of luxury watch brands sponsor sailing teams and events; some have even developed timepieces specifically suited for competitive sailing, often incorporating some version of the all-important regatta countdown function. Here we run down seven yachting and regatta watches and reveal why they're ideal companions out on the waves.

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Jul 27, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FATHERS' DAY COUNTDOWN

5 Pilots’ Watches and Aviation-Inspired Watches from Baselworld 2017

As we approach Father's Day, we continue our series of features on memorable watches from Baselworld 2017, in a number of popular categories, with a look at five high-flying timepieces aimed at professional aviators and historical aviation enthusiasts.

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Jun 15, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

PICTURE GALLERY

Piece Time — Distinctive Watch Parts, Chapter 5: Screw Shapes

A watch’s design is the sum of its so-called “appearance parts:” hands, dial, crown, bracelet, et cetera. In this fifth and final article in our series about distinctive parts of watches, we put the spotlight on screws. Watch designers know that it's the little details that make the difference, which is why so many top watch brands create unusual screw heads that distinguish their cases.

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May 8, 2017 by WatchTime

BASELWORLD 2017:

New Alpina Startimer Pilot Automatics Cruise in at Under $1,000

Arriving at Baselworld this year are four new editions to Alpina’s Startimer Pilot Collection. Alpina hopes to again effectively update its popular Startimer Pilot Automatic, one of its most popular models, with a new dial design, new case options, and prices under $1,000.

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Mar 25, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

From Watch-Insider.com:

Vintage Style: 10 Modern Re-Editions of Vintage Watches

With many brands in the watch world releasing modern takes on old classics, our Watch Insider lists his personal choices for 10 of the best of these re-editions that have debuted within recent years. He includes watches from brands like Alpina, TAG Heuer, Jaeger-LeCoultre and others.

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Mar 9, 2017 by Alexander Linz

2016: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

10 Vintage-Look Watches from the 2016 Swiss Watch Fairs

Vintage-styled watches continued to be a hot category at this year's Baselworld and SIHH watch fairs. As we continue to take a look back at some of the most notable timepieces launched in 2016, we showcase today 10 watches with a distinctively retro influence.

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Dec 29, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

2016: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

Lots of Smarts: New Smartwatches Abound in 2016

We begin our wrap-up of 2016 — an interesting year in watchmaking — with this roundup of new smartwatches that debuted this year, most of them at the Baselworld watch fair in March, from brands including Casio, Tissot, TAG Heuer, and Frédérique Constant.

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Dec 24, 2016 by Norma Buchanan

7 Retro-Styled New Watches from Baselworld 2016

Vintage-look watches continued to be a hot category at this year's Baselworld watch fair. Here we've compiled seven notable timepieces, all launching this year and all inspired by historical models, including Omega's Speedmaster CK2998, TAG Heuer's Monza, Alpina's Seastrong Diver Heritage and others.

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Dec 13, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Alpina Extends Alpiner 4 Collection with New Automatic and GMT Models

In 2014, Alpina launched its Alpiner 4 collection, based on a classic model from 1938 and incorporating the "four essential features" that define a sports watch: anti-magnetism, shock resistance, water-resistance, and stain-resistance. This year, the brand adds two new members to the Alpina 4 family, the Alpiner 4 Automatic and the Alpiner 4 GMT "Business Timer."

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Sep 27, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider’s Top 10 Best-Value Chronographs

Watch Insider puts the spotlight on chronograph watches offering the best value for money, including: Baume & Mercier's Clifton Chronograph; Certina's DS Action Diver; Omega's Speedmaster Mark II, and others.

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Sep 13, 2016 by Alexander Linz

WatchStars Award Nominees Announced for 2016-17: The Complete List

The award-nominated watches for the 2016 WatchStars Awards have been announced, with the winners in all five categories to be celebrated in an event at Baselworld 2017. We reveal here the complete listing of nominees, and more detail on the WatchStars Awards judging.

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Sep 4, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Longines Legend Diver Watch

This week, we look at vintage and modern versions of another piece in Longines’s vast Heritage collection, The Longines Legend Diver.

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Jul 10, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue

We look at the Tudor Heritage Heritage Chrono Blue, a watch based heavily on the vintage Tudor Oysterdate Chronograph (Ref. 7169/0), produced from 1971 to 1977 — a very funky 1970s chronograph that is today one of the most sought after vintage Tudors available.

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Jun 26, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Alpina Seastrong Diver Heritage

The Alpina Seastrong Diver Heritage is based heavily on a vintage dive watch released by Alpina 50 years earlier, the Alpina “10,” one of the first to feature a "Super Compressor" case design.

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Jun 20, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

JCK/COUTURE 2016:

Alpina KM-710: A Modern Re-Edition of a Vintage Military Watch

The new Alpina KM-710, which debuted this week at the JCK watch and jewelry fair in Las Vegas, is a contemporary take on the naval service wristwatches that Alpina produced in the 1930s for the German military. Alpina was one of the Swiss watchmakers tasked by Germany’s Kriegsmarine (hence the “KM”) in the early 1930s...

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Jun 5, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

INDUSTRY NEWS

Citizen Acquires Frédérique Constant

For the second time in four years, Japan’s Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. has purchased a Swiss watchmaker. In May, Citizen agreed to buy Switzerland’s Frédérique Constant Holding SA and its three watch brands — Frédérique Constant, Alpina and the tiny Ateliers DeMonaco — for an undisclosed sum.

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May 31, 2016 by Norma Buchanan

Borrowed Time: Montblanc Timewalker Urban Speed E-Strap

The Montblanc Timewalker Urban Speed e-Strap chronograph watch is the brand's own clever take on the smartwatch: it leaves the actual mechanical watch alone while adding “connectivity” to the strap for a “best-of-both-worlds” compromise between high-mech and high-tech.

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Mar 29, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

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