Alpina Heritage Tropic-Proof Handwinding Watch with Black Dial.
The Heritage collection re-edits models from the Alpina archive in stainless steel under sapphire crystal. The Tropic-Proof revives the adventurer’s watch Alpina built in the 1960s, born after the Second World War for tropical climates in the ‘FB’ case of François Borgel. The stainless steel case measures 34 mm in diameter and 9.25 mm in thickness.
An AL-480 hand-wound movement powers the hours, minutes and seconds beneath a glassbox sapphire crystal, behind a solid case back.
The black dial is glossy, marked with specific indexes, and hand-polished silver dauphine hands carry beige Luminova details that recall the era of air travel. Fitted with a beige Alcantara strap, the watch is secured by a pin buckle.
From models in the Alpina archive, reworked with present-day materials such as a sapphire crystal. Gottlieb Hauser founded Alpina in 1883, and the brand produces and assembles its movements and watches at its manufacture in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva.
The original was built to stay robust and reliable in tropical climates. It was born after the Second World War for travelers and adventurers, with a case by François Borgel and a Swiss movement.
The AL-480 delivers about 42 hours of power reserve from a full wind, so a few turns of the crown each morning keep it going. Turn the crown until it meets resistance and stop there.
Sapphire sits at 9 on the Mohs scale, just below diamond, so few things encountered in normal wear will mark it, and it stays clear for the life of the watch.
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