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Alpina Startimer Pilot Chronograph Big Date Quartz Watch
Colour: Black
· Ref: AL-372BW4S26B
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Colour: Black
Authenticity
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Warranty
Official Alpina warranty
Shipping
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Returns
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Overview
Alpina Startimer Pilot Quartz Chronograph Big Date Watch with Black Dial.
The Startimer collection follows the pilot watches Alpina has supplied to professional aviators since 1921. The Startimer Pilot Quartz Chronograph Big Date adds chronograph counters and a big date at 6 o’clock to a dial Alpina lays out for pilots. The stainless steel case measures 41 mm in diameter and 12.75 mm in thickness.
An AL-372 quartz movement powers a chronograph with small seconds and a big date at 6 o’clock beneath a scratch-resistant convex sapphire crystal, with a screw-down crown to seal the case.
The black dial is matte and carries the chronograph counters, with hands and indexes under a white luminescent treatment. A three-link stainless steel bracelet, measuring 21 mm at the lugs, secures the watch with a push-button folding clasp.
At a glance
- Quartz chronograph · big date at 6 o’clock
- AL-372 quartz calibre · battery life of about 48 months
- 21 mm lug width
- Luminescent hands and indexes
Specs
Movement
Type
Quartz
Calibre
AL-372
Jewels
13 jewels
Case
Material
Stainless steel
Diameter
41 mm
Thickness
12.75 mm
Crystal
Sapphire
Dial
Color
Black
Calendar
Date
Lume
Hands and indices
Water resistance
Rating
10 atm
Bracelet
Material
Stainless steel
Clasp
Type
Foldover clasp
General
Gender
Men
Country of manufacture
Switzerland
Warranty
3 years
Strap
Width
21 mm
Questions & Answers
What is the Startimer collection built for?
Flying. Alpina has supplied watches to professional pilots since 1921, and the Startimer keeps the clean, legible dials of those early pilot watches. Gottlieb Hauser founded Alpina in 1883, and the brand produces and assembles its movements and watches at its manufacture in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva.
How do you return the chronograph hands to zero?
Hold pushers 1 and 4 together for 2 seconds until the chronograph seconds hand makes a full turn. Pusher 1 then corrects the hand in view, and pusher 4 moves on to the hour counter and then the minute counter.
How long does the battery last?
Alpina gives the AL-372 a battery life of about 48 months. When the time comes, an Alpina service center replaces the battery and checks the gaskets so the water resistance holds.
Who makes the movement?
Alpina builds the AL-372 on a Swiss Ronda 8040 quartz base and assembles its watches at its manufacture in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, as part of the Frederique Constant group.
How does the luminescent treatment work?
The pigment on the hands and markers stores light and releases it in the dark. It is brightest just after exposure to daylight, fades gradually through the night and recharges the next time it sees light.
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