ALPINA – Startimer Pilot Chronograph Quartz 2018

ALPINA – Startimer Pilot Chronograph Quartz Collection

2018 PRE-BASELWORLD

January 2018, Geneva – A new Chronograph makes its way to the Startimer Collection, the ultimate pilot line from Alpina.

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Inspired by previous models, this novelty remains faithful to the Startimer design codes that define a pilot watch.

A pilot legacy

In addition to being an Alpinist brand and the original creator of the modern sports watch, Alpina has a rich history in aviation. 50 years ago,

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Alpina was the official supplier for military aviation watches to continental air forces and since then the brand has continued to honor this legacy.

A pilot’s watch

To strengthen the ties with this historical legacy, the brand welcomed in 2017 champion air racer, Mike Goulian as their new ambassador, and formed a new collaboration as the Official Time Keeper of Team Goulian in the Red Bull Air Race World Championships.

The Startimer Pilot Chronograph Quartz

This line introduces five new models sporting three different styles. The first is available in a sunray navy blue dial with a matching blue nylon strap or a stainless steel bracelet. The second showcases a creamy beige dial also with a choice of either blue nylon strap or a stainless-steel bracelet. Finally, the third is an all-black version for the more daring pilots.

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All three have a 42mm case with a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and a specially engraved case-back with the Alpina logo. Each dial is decorated with white or blue luminous indexes and hand-polished hands. Three counters were placed at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock displaying the small seconds counter, the 30-minute counter and days of the week respectively. A discrete date window was added at 4 o’clock to complete the functionalities.

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Alpina continues to celebrate its aviation historical connection not through the iconic Startimer collection but also by welcoming an ambassador who truly embodies the line’s philosophy.

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Ref. AL-371BG4S6 - Beige dial strap

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Ref. AL-371BG4S6B - Beige dial bracelet

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Ref. AL-371NN4S6 - Navy Blue strap

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Ref. AL-371NN4S6B - Navy Blue bracelet

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Ref. AL-371BB4FBS6 - Black PVD Black dial strap

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Case     
Material: 

• Stainless steel case
• Stainless steel case with Black PVD coating

Diameter: 42 mm diameter
 Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
 10 ATM / 100M / 330 FT water-resistant
 Engraved case-back
 Screw-in crown and caseback

Movement
AL-371, high precision Swiss quartz movement
25-month battery life
Dial
Colour:

• Beige dial with applied navy blue luminous indexes
• Black dial with applied white luminous indexes
• Navy blue sunray dial with applied white luminous indexes

Date window at 4 o’clock
Blue hand-polished hands with beige luminous treatment
Small seconds counter, the 30-minute counter and days of the week counter at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock respectively
Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, date, day, chronograph
Strap

• Blue nylon strap
• Black nylon strap
• Stainless steel bracelet

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You can email Mrs. Yasmina Pedrini, Alpina Watches Communication Director, at pedrini@alpina-watches.com

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GREUBEL FORSEY – QP à Équation Grey Gold Tourbillon Edition

GREUBEL FORSEY – QP à Équation Grey Gold Tourbillon (Equation of Time Perpetual Calendar) Edition

Greubel Forsey’s newest creation: 

The QP à Équation, available in a

Millesimé Edition with a rhodium-coloured gold dial.

After seven years of research, the assembly of no fewer than 624 parts, three patents, and the combination of two inventions – Greubel Forsey revolutionises one of the oldest watchmaking complications, the perpetual calendar, by incorporating an equation of time.

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To create this watchmaking complication it was first necessary to develop a Mechanical Computer: this enabled ergonomics and readability of the various functions to be simplified, and for all corrections – including days – to be made rapidly by turning the bi-directional crown.

The Mechanical Computer

At the heart of the QP à Équation lies Greubel Forsey’s seventh invention, the Mechanical Computer, an entirely integrated 25-part component that brings a totally new interpretation to some of the calendar functions incorporated in age-old astronomical clocks. It is composed of a set of coding wheels superimposed in a coaxial manner, along with removable fingers programmed by this ingenious system. Depending on their rotation speeds and number of teeth, these wheels provide a variety of information.

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The Mechanical Computer also directly drives a system of sapphire disks that displays the equation of time, i.e. the difference between the "real" solar time and civil time. Paramount to this was simplifying the way all the indications can be corrected by turning the bi-directional crown. Despite its multiple functions and displays, added to its combination of three patents and two inventions, Greubel Forsey’s QP à Équation Millésimé remains as easy to set as a simple calendar.

Two faces to display 15 indications

The dial of the QP à Équation indicates leap years, the 24 hours of the day and night, the day of the week, the large date, the month, the hours, the minutes and the seconds, as well as the chronometric 72-hour power reserve.

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On the movement side, this timepiece displays the equation of time with the months, seasons, solstices and equinoxes, as well as the calendar year.

Readability and displays

This new interpretation of the perpetual calendar features the Equation of Time incorporated within it, along with the addition of new functions and displays that aim to optimise readability and pleasure of use.

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Three apertures lined up in the sub-dial at 3 o’clock give an unequivocal indication of the day, date and month for enhanced visual comfort. The large date boosts readability, making it especially easy to make out the elements of the calendar.

The ultimate perpetual calendar, Millésimé

The timekeeping of this timepiece relies on Greubel Forsey’s third invention: the Tourbillon 24 Secondes, which uses a fast rotation speed and inclined angle to solve the problem of critical positions of the oscillator in relation to gravity. A 25° angle and the rapid revolution of the tourbillon cage significantly improve the chronometric performance of a system containing only one tourbillon, especially in stable positions. This new Millésime’s white gold case measures 43.5 mm by 16 mm thick and provides a simplified linear display.

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Herein lies the happy paradox of this piece: it is an ultra-complicated timepiece with its tourbillon and its complete equation of time perpetual calendar function, but it is as easy to use and adjust as a watch with three hands. This system is extremely easy to adjust in both directions without damaging the mechanism.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection:  QP à Équation

Reference:  P556

Case

Grey Gold

Size:  ø 43.5 mm

Thickness:  16.14 mm

Waterproofness:  30 m

Movement

Manual-winding mechanical

Power reserve: 72 h,

21'600 variations / hours

Functions

Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Date, Day, Month, Year,

Power reserve, Tourbillon, Perpetual calendar, Equation of time

Bracelet strap

Leather alligator

Buckle:  Gold folding buckle

Year:  2017

Price:  excl.VAT   670'000 CHF

 

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