ALPINA – ALPINER Extreme Regulator Automatic Edition

ALPINA – ALPINER Extreme Regulator Automatic Limited Edition 2022

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 The big comeback of
the ALPINER Extreme Regulator Automatic by Alpina

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A flagship model launched in 2005, the Alpiner Extreme Regulator Automatic is making its comeback today in the Alpina collection, in a new light.  

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A powerful creation with separate display of the hours, minutes, and seconds, it is set inside a heavy-duty case able to withstand the most extreme conditions, as its name indicates, illustrating the brand’s mission par excellence. 

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In 2022, the Alpiner Extreme Regulator Automatic has new lines and for the first time comes in an ultra-compact 41 mm size. Its finely sculpted dial gives it a more assertive look, with as many watchmaking thrills as emotions.

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Founded in 1883 but fallen in disuse due to the quartz crisis, it was especially through the Alpiner Extreme Regulator - at that time called the Avalanche Extreme Regulator - that Alpina found its way back to the summits in the early 2000s. 

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A passion-inducing timepiece for enthusiasts presented in 2005. An atypical creation with distinctive, powerful, and modern lines, ready to meet all challenges, in all environments and in all weathers, faithful to Alpina’s mission to create luxury sports watches able to withstand the most extreme conditions – hence its name.   

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The Alpiner Extreme Regulator, is a timepiece which has accompanied the brand’s revival and which still today is helping it attain a new milestone thanks to its unique look: a new more compact and more vigorous case and a dial whose colour and pattern make it unique. 

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And especially, the return of its AL-650 calibre which drove its initial beats nearly 20 years ago.

A contemporary size

In 2022, the Alpiner Extreme Regulator Automatic is primarily continuing the movement with a resizing of its case. The watch is now offered in a 41 mm diameter – compared to 48 mm previously. 

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For the first time, it is perfectly conceivable for both men and women to wear their Alpiner Extreme Regulator Automatic in all situations. This 41 diameter opens up new horizons for it: all terrain and everyone!

An emblematic dial pattern

The new Alpiner Extreme Regulator Automatic features a dial which recalls the fine engine turning of more traditional timepieces. 

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But Alpina has taken care to conserve its DNA and it is an exclusive pattern of triangles, symbolising the Alpine peaks, which now runs over the entire dial - unlike its predecessors where these famous triangles decorated the centre only.

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The superposition of triangles captures the sun’s rays to shine a specific light on the dial, thus enabling their reflections to mix and bring it life and texture. 

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Produced in granite grey, reflecting the mountains from where Alpina comes from, this dial provides a perfect contrast with the blue-coloured hours and seconds counters over which luminescent hands turn.

Crafted for adventure and for the everyday

This navy blue is found on the flange, the rubber grip of the crown and on the rubber textured strap. Integration of the strap, combined with the use of rubber, is a must for any adventurer. 

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However, to allow for everyday use between two expeditions, the ergonomics of the strap has been revised to favour optimal comfort. The whole adapts perfectly to the shape of the wrist, remaining discreet without losing its character.

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As for the case, the aesthetic signature of the Alpiner Extreme Regulator line, it has kept the qualities which have carved out its success. 

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While reduced to 41 mm, the case is still as strong as ever: in steel, in a “cushion” shape, waterproof to 200 meters with a bezel with six screws spaced out in a triangle design and a crown protector at 3 o’clock balanced by a reinforcement opposite at 9 o’clock. 

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As for the finish, the case is brushed and its corners polished, providing it with texture.  Limited to 888 pieces, the Alpiner Extreme Regulator Automatic still has the time-tested AL-650 calibre, the movement which has powered it since 2005.

Priority to accuracy

Regulators as such, are atypical in the watchmaking landscape. They offer a differentiated view of each of their indications. 

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Unlike the minutes, the hours and seconds are not central but separate: the hours at 10 o’clock, the seconds at 6 o’clock. This display was initially designed to offered greater reading accuracy, with no possible risk of confusion – especially when the hands overlay each other, once an hour.

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Regulators were moreover adopted as a priority by railway inspectors, in order to guarantee the accuracy of departures and arrivals when the first long-distance trains began to cross several time zones, especially in the United States.

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Alpina considered that this accuracy should not remain the prerogative of a single occupation only and offered it to its primary customers: explorers and adventurers of the Alpine peaks (the origin of the brand name, Alpina). 

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When the brand was revived in the early 21st century, the first “outdoor” regulators naturally took over this heritage, with the Avalanche Regulator model, followed by the Avalanche Regulator Extreme.

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Gradually, the range was extended and renamed, taking the Alpiner name, a clear reminder of its Alpine origins. The Alpiner Regulator then joined Alpina’s prestigious Manufacture collection, thanks to the AL-950 calibre developed in-house.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: ALPINER Extreme Regulator Automatic

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 Reference AL-650DGN4AE6    

Movement
Automatic caliber AL-650
31 jewels,
38-hour power reserve,
28’800 alt/h
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds, date
Case
Brushed and polished stainless steel 3-part case
Diameter of 41 mm
Height of 12.00 mm
Scratch-resistant convex sapphire crystal
See-through case-back
Water-resistant up to 20 ATM/200m/660ft
Screw-in crowns and case back
Engraved case back
Dial
Dark grey dial with triangle pattern
Navy blue outer ring with white markers
Applied silver color indexes filled with white luminous treatment
Navy blue hour counter at 10 o’clock, hand-polished silver color hour hand filled with white luminous treatment
Hand-polished silver color minute hand filled with white luminous treatment
Navy blue second counter at 6 o’clock, hand-polished silver color second hand filled with white luminous treatment
Strap
Navy blue rubber strap
Clasp type:  Double-fold clasp with secure lock & push button release

🔰Limited Edition ✅ 888 Pieces
🔴 Price :  € 1,995 EUR 💰

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LANG & HEYNE – GEORG SHH Edition

LANG & HEYNE – GEORG SHH Gold Special Edition 2022

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 LANG & HEYNE ANNOUNCES LIMITED 12-PIECE SINCERE HAUTE HORLOGERIE SPECIAL EDITION GEORG IN 18K ROSE GOLD

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7 September 2022, Dresden, Germany – In collaboration with one of South-East Asia’s oldest and most respected high horology retail groups, Lang & Heyne is pleased to introduce the Georg Sincere Haute Horlogerie Edition – a special and unique 12-piece interpretation of the award-winning Lang & Heyne Georg, available only at Sincere Watch stores in Singapore and across the region.
 
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The Lang & Heyne Georg SHH Special Edition is the first in the line to leverage a unique ceramic dial that is set against a royal blue givree-finished silvered baseplate. The watch is signed by a hand-engraved "One of 12" on the movement.  
 
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With an estimated production of between 100-150 watches per year, Lang & Heyne creates exclusive and sophisticated timepieces for watch aficionados. 

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The Georg’s Caliber VIII's huge, completely visible movement shows its finely finished golden wheels, levers, and springs, which are intended to showcase the intricacy. 

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Made of stainless steel, the avant-garde bridges and cocks with a domed top and the large polished stone countersink capture and reflect light from every viewing angle. 

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Different forms and materials combined with the contrast of polished and matted surfaces give movement depth and a fascinating geometry.
 
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The Lang & Heyne Georg SHH Special Edition "One of 12" will be available from September 7 onwards at the Sincere Haute Horlogerie salon at Marina Bay Sands Singapore.

THE UNIQUE CERAMIC DIAL

Ceramic dials are made possible due to their pressure-resistant and low specific density characteristics, making them a more complex and durable material than take, for example, enamel. 

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Combining the silvered main plate with the ceramic reflects our design intention.

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The main plate is givree sandblasted and coloured in royal blue using the galvanic process. To make the raw ceramic discs, they first have to be engraved and then cut out with the help of a laser. 

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This process is a time-consuming one as the edges have to be as clean as possible. 

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The edges are provided with chamfers which are then also polished, giving the dial a nice, three-dimensional look.

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The ceramic's primary material, aluminum oxide, is the same as sapphire, which explains why it can only be processed with diamond tools and diamond pastes.

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Two individual ceramic discs must be used as the second dial is lower. 

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TECHINCAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model:  Georg SHH Special Edition "One of 12" 

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MOVEMENT 
Caliber Lang & Heyne Cal.VIII
Winding:     Manual winding
Details about movement
Diameter:    34 mm x 26,5 mm
Height:    4,8 mm

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Frequency:    18,000 semi-oscillations per hour
Running time:    55 h
Engraved Edition: One of 12
Finesses:    balance with solid gold-screws, breguet overcoil hairspring, balance bridge with fine adjustment in stainless steel, domed stainless steel cocks for all wheels and anchor, second hand stop mechanism with reversing spring, gear train in solid gold, 19 rubies, 1 brilliant
Function
Hour and minute indication, eccen-tric second, second-hand stop mechanism
DIAL
Rectangular three-part dial
Main plate: Galvanized royal blue on a sandblasted silvered base
Main and second dial: White diamond polished ceramic, with roman numerals
Hands:     Lancet hands in rose gold
CASE
18ct rose gold
Diameter/Height: 40 x 32 mm / 9.4 mm
Water-resistant: Up to 3 bar
STRAP
Alligator Mississippiensis
Buckle:   Pin buckle in 18ct rose gold

🔰Limited Edition ✅ Only 12 Pieces
🔴 Price : incl. VAT 59'000 CHF 💰

 

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For questions or images, please contact:
Ms. Dominique Jahn
E-Mail: d.jahn@langheyne.de
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