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Alpina Startimer Pilot Automatic Watch

Color: Black  · Ref: AL-525BBG4S26
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Authenticity
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Warranty
Official Alpina warranty
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Returns
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Overview

Alpina Startimer Pilot Automatic Watch with Black Dial.

Startimer follows the pilot watches Alpina has made for aviators since the 1920s, with clean dials made to be read at a glance. The Pilot Automatic keeps a brushed and polished 2-part case, an oversized crown and markers that recall flight instruments. The case measures 41 mm in stainless steel, 11.5 mm deep.

The AL-525 winds itself from the motion of the wrist and runs 38 hours. Luminescent markers and polished silver hands keep the dial legible, and the case back is engraved.

The dial is laid out to be read at a glance, as the first pilot watches were. Beige lume on matt black pairs with black calf leather and off-white stitching.

At a glance
  • AL-525 automatic calibre · Sellita SW200 base · 38-hour reserve
  • Date at 6 o’clock
  • Convex sapphire crystal · engraved case back

Specs

Type
Automatic
Diameter
41 mm
Crystal
Sapphire
Rating
10 atm
Type
Buckle
Country of manufacture
Switzerland
Movement
Type Automatic
Calibre AL-525
Power reserve 38 Hours
Frequency 28,800 A/h
Jewels 26 jewels
Case
Material Stainless steel
Diameter 41 mm
Thickness 11.5 mm
Crystal Sapphire
Dial
Color Black
Calendar Day
Water resistance
Rating 10 atm
Strap
Material Leather
Color Black
Clasp
Type Buckle
General
Gender Men
Country of manufacture Switzerland
Warranty 3 years

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 and legible dials of those early pilot watches. 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-525 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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Shinjiro U. (Umeda, Japan)
Timeless design

The size is just right for my wrist “17cm”, the design is timeless, and classy and calm.
Arrived sooner than expected and well packaged.
Thank you.

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