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Alpina: Official Timekeeper of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - Brest 2024

Alpina, the renowned watch brand, is proud to have been the Official Timekeeper of this year's ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - Brest. As a privileged partner of this exceptional event dedicated to sailing ...

Alpina unveils two Seastrong Diver limited-edition pieces

There are just six competitors, including Alpina ambassador Éric Péron. The race is likely to take 40-50 days as the skippers face the winds, waves and tides, sailing round the Cape of Good Hope, C...

YACHTSMAN ÉRIC PÉRON BECOMES ONE OF ALPINA’S AMBASSADORS

Alpina, Official Timekeeper for the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest, today welcomes Breton yachtsman Éric Péron as one of its Ambassadors through until 2027. The top-level skipper has sailed in major...

The Alpiner Extreme Automatic - Heads for California

 The horological migratory season has begun! The Alpiner Extreme Automatic outdoor watch inspired by the Alps has temporarily taken flight from its native Switzerland for a winter sun break: for t...

Two New Models Celebrating Alpina’s 1930s Legacy

On its 140th anniversary celebrated last June, Alpina unveiled two landmark styles featuring the authentic hand-wound Calibre 490 dated from 1938, restored and presented in a silver case, each issu...

Startimer Pilot Quartz Worldtimer

Startimer Pilot Quartz Worldtimer: ready for takeoff Some people swear by the GMT function: the central hand that can be adjusted to show the time in the second time zone of their choice. Others p...

Just 200 days until the start gun!

With less than eight months until the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest, 21 June 2023 is an important milestone. With 200 days to go until the scheduled departure on Sunday, 7 January 2024, the first e...

Alpina celebrates its 140th anniversary with two historic mini-series

Founded in 1883, Alpina turns 140 in 2023, and in honour of the occasion, the Swiss watchmakers are unveiling a timepiece that revives their illustrious heritage. This isn’t some re-edition or a pi...

Alpina presents its very first 100% recycled stainless steel case

In support of World Oceans Day, Alpina presents the Seastrong Diver 300 Automatic  Calanda, its first timepiece to feature a 100% recycled stainless steel case, and one of the  first in the world t...

Alpiner Comtesse Quartz: A trio of new dials

The timepiece is available with a choice of three new summer dials offered in an ultra-compact case, measuring just 34 mm, and equipped with a quartz movement.