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Alpina Alpiner Heritage Automatic Watch

Color: Beige  · Ref: AL-520BG3SH6
$1,795
Color: Beige
Authenticity
Authorized Alpina dealer
Warranty
Official Alpina warranty
Shipping
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Returns
30 days from delivery

Overview

Alpina Heritage Automatic Watch with Beige Dial.

Heritage re-issues watches from the Alpina archive, keeping their proportions and details and bringing in present-day materials such as sapphire crystal. The Heritage Automatic follows the codes of watches from the 1920s to the 1940s: a railway minute track, dauphine hands and the Alpina logo of that time. The case measures 38 mm in stainless steel, 10.15 mm deep.

The AL-520 winds itself from the motion of the wrist and runs 38 hours. The house describes these codes as Belle Époque, set on a refined dial.

Both versions share the case and change only the dial. The beige dial carries 12 Arabic numerals in the period style.

At a glance
  • AL-520 automatic calibre · Sellita SW200 base · 38-hour reserve
  • Sunray and matt dial · blue hands
  • 19 mm lug width

Specs

Type
Automatic
Diameter
38 mm
Crystal
Sapphire
Rating
3 atm
Type
Buckle
Country of manufacture
Switzerland
Movement
Type Automatic
Calibre AL-520
Power reserve 38 Hours
Frequency 28800 A/h
Jewels 26 jewels
Case
Material Stainless steel
Diameter 38 mm
Thickness 10.15 mm
Crystal Sapphire
Dial
Color Beige
Water resistance
Rating 3 atm
Strap
Material Leather
Color Black
Width 19 mm
Clasp
Type Buckle
General
Gender Men
Country of manufacture Switzerland
Warranty 3 years

Questions & Answers

Where do the Heritage designs come from?

From models in the Alpina archive, reworked with present-day materials such as a sapphire crystal. Gottlieb Hauser founded the house in 1883, and Alpina produces and assembles its movements and watches at its manufacture in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva.

How long does it run off the wrist?

About 38 hours from a full wind. Daily wear keeps the mainspring topped up, and after longer in a drawer a few turns of the crown restart it.

Who makes the movement?

Alpina builds the AL-520 on a Swiss Sellita SW200 automatic base, and the house assembles its watches at its manufacture in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, as part of the Frederique Constant group.

How well does the crystal hold up?

Sapphire sits at 9 on the Mohs scale, just below diamond, so few things met in normal wear will mark it, and it stays clear for the life of the watch.

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