Alpina introduces the new Alpiner Extreme Automatic
Now smaller and more compact, this versatile watch is available in three dial versions with a stainless steel bracelet (one dial version gets a rubber strap option) and powered by an automatic movement.
Alpina has introduced the Alpiner Extreme Automatic, a three-hander with date timepiece. It is available in three dial versions and comes with a steel bracelet.
Turquoise – comes with a steel bracelet.
Fir Green – comes with a steel bracelet.
Pebble Beige – comes with a steel bracelet. This version also comes with a rubber strap option.
Alpina Watches, founded in 1883 by Gottlieb Hauser, is based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is owned by Frederique Constant Group, which is part of Citizen Group of Japan.
Key features of the Alpiner Extreme Automatic include:
Above image: Pebble Beige dial version with rubber strap. Header image: Fir Green dial version with stainless steel bracelet.
Functions
Central hours, minutes, and seconds. Date at 3 o’clock.
Dial versions
From left: Turquoise dial. Fir Green dial. Pebble Beige dial with both stainless steel bracelet and rubber strap.
Turquoise: Blue dial featuring a triangle pattern. Hour and minute hands are silver colour, hand-polished, and coated with white luminescent material. Seconds hand is polished and features a red triangle counterweight – the brand’s emblem. Date window at 3 o’clock. 13 applied hour-markers (2 for 12 o’clock), coated with white luminescent material. Blue outer minute scale with white markers, graduated in increments of 5 minutes.
Fir Green: Dark green dial featuring a triangle pattern. Hour and minute hands are silver colour, hand-polished, and coated with white luminescent material. Seconds hand is polished and features a red triangle counterweight – the brand’s emblem. Date window at 3 o’clock. 13 applied hour-markers (2 for 12 o’clock), coated with white luminescent material. Dark green outer minute scale with white markers, graduated in increments of 5 minutes.
Pebble Beige: Beige dial featuring a triangle pattern. Hour and minute hands are silver colour, hand-polished, and coated with white luminescent material. Seconds hand is polished and features a red triangle counterweight – the brand’s emblem. Date window at 3 o’clock. 13 applied hour-markers (2 for 12 o’clock), coated with white luminescent material. Beige outer minute scale with black markers, graduated in increments of 5 minutes.
“The first model features a turquoise dial that’s a positive enticement to go off exploring. Its radiant hue, rarely seen in watchmaking, conjures up everything from the invigorating chill of mountain lakes to lagoon snorkelling expeditions. A second alternative sports a fir green dial more evocative of the mountain slopes of the brand’s Alpine home. The third timepiece to come on a steel strap features a beige dial recalling the ramparts of the Swiss Alps in summer – rocky inclines just waiting to be tackled by mountaineers. The same dial colour is also available on a fourth variation that comes on a matching rubber strap.”
Case
Made from 316L stainless steel, with brushed and polished finishes. Case diameter is 39 mm * 40.50 mm. Case thickness is 11.50 mm. 3-part case. Bezel features 6 small circles with a triangle (brand’s emblem) at 2,4,6,8,10 and 12 o’clock. Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on dial side. See through caseback, screwed to the main case. Screw-down crown at 3 o’clock, embossed with a triangle – the brand’s emblem. Water resistant up to 20 ATM / 200 metres / 660 feet.
“The iconic Extreme case could be described as almost square or almost round, combining the flexibility of a perfect circle with the imposing shape of a square softened by rounded edges. One thing is certain: the new 39 x 40.5-millimetre format gives this Alpiner Extreme Automatic a more compact and thus edgier feel, making it ideal to be worn either on a bare wrist on a long hike – or discreetly beneath a shirt sleeve in a business meeting.”
Bracelet and Strap versions
Left: Turquoise dial with stainless steel bracelet. Right: Pebble Beige dial with rubber strap
All three versions come with a stainless steel bracelet, with brushed and polished finishes, featuring a folding buckle with a push button.
Pebble Beige dial version available with a rubber strap, featuring a folding buckle with a push button.
“True to its sporty, chic and impactful style, Alpina has taken care to provide a satin finish for the case and bracelet links. As well as being a traditional decoration in fine watchmaking, it’s also a fitting cladding for a sporty timepiece: the innumerable bumps and scratches that invariably come with the Alpiner Extreme Automatic lifestyle will leave scarcely a trace. A polished finish is reserved for the piece’s vanishing lines on the bezel surround, crown and case, as well as the outer edges of the bracelet. Collectors will also appreciate the hand-polished appliqué hour markers.”
Movement
Powered by automatic calibre AL-525, which drives the hours, minutes, seconds, and date. It is based on Sellita calibre SW200. 26 jewels. 28,800 vph or 4 Hz. Power reserve 38 hours. According to online sources, the Sellita SW200 features a hacking second for precise time setting.
Our Thoughts
The Alpiner Extreme Automatic is testament to the fact that watchmaking does not have to be exorbitantly expensive to be interesting and meaningful. It is a great looking timepiece, full of interesting dial and case details, and relatively affordable. Its new compact dimensions will appeal to a greater number of collectors, who found the earlier version too large for their wrists.
It makes a solid case for an interesting and reliable everyday timepiece, and one which can be used for sports. Its movement is based on Sellita’s SW200, a robust and dependable movement, easily serviceable worldwide, and will provide a stress-free ownership experience.
I would love to see the Alpiner Extreme Automatic in the flesh. I could see myself owning either the Turquoise or Fir Green version. It would be great to see the rubber strap option rolled out on both these dial versions too.
Additional Details
Name: Alpiner Extreme Automatic
Reference: AL-525TB3AE6B (Turquoise dial version with stainless steel bracelet)
Price: Euro (EUR): 1995 – Recommended Retail Price
Name: Alpiner Extreme Automatic
Reference: AL-525GR3AE6B (Fir Green dial version with stainless steel bracelet)
Price: Euro (EUR): 1995 – Recommended Retail Price
Name: Alpiner Extreme Automatic
Reference: AL-525BG3AE6B (Pebble Beige dial version with stainless steel bracelet)
Price: Euro (EUR): 1995 – Recommended Retail Price
Name: Alpiner Extreme Automatic
Reference: AL-525BG3AE6 (Pebble Beige dial version with rubber strap)
Price: Euro (EUR): 1695 – Recommended Retail Price
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Last month we covered the Alpina Heritage Automatic, a vintage inspired three-hander timepiece. Read here.
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