Each share the exact same general dial attributes and case design, apart from the colour options.The case of the watches has stayed more or less the same in previous Startimer Pilot Automatics. With a simple and sturdy design, the watches are equipped with an oversized crown standard of today’s pilot watch layouts, while the good caseback comes with an engraved Alpina logo. Based upon the color choice, every watch will come on either a black, dark blue, black or brown leather strap.On the dial, the stools have an outer second track using the brand’s hallmark red triangle at the 12 o’clock position, along with applied Arabic numerals split with rectangular markers at each one of the quarter hours. The hour and minute hands have a distinctive, curved design to them, while the easy red seconds counter again features the brands logo as its counterweight. There is a subtle, yet incorporated date window at the 3 o’clock position that’s barely noticeable upon first glance — a useful feature which helps maintain the aesthetic focus on the rest of the dial.Alpina Startimer Pilot Automatic – white dialPowering the watch will be the automated caliber AL-525, based on the Sellita SW 200 as its foundation motion. The Alpina-finished caliber has a roughly 38-hour power reserve, typical of pilot watches in this price segment.Perhaps most especially: Alpina has made it crystal clear that none of those prices on some of the new versions will surpass 900 euros, roughly $975. Over the last several decades, Alpina — combined with its sister brand Frédérique Constant — has become well known for its comparatively accessibly priced watches, and these new timepieces appear to be continuing this trend. This statement in pricing comes on the heels of their previous iteration of this Startimer Pilot Automatic, where the pricing set by the brand typically hovered about $1,500.
I generally like my divers to have strong casebacks (I was among the few who liked Alpina’s scuba tank motif on the back of the quartz version of this Extreme Diver), especially when they’re powered by relatively fundamental motions — but the Alpina Watches San Francisco Replica Seastrong Diver 300 Automatic doesn’t skimp using its Al-525 motion visible via an exhibition caseback. Essentially a top-grade Sellita SW-200, the Al-525 is very well equipped with incabloc shock protection, perlage-like Geneva stripes, blued screws, and is finished with a brushed black custom rotor — an Alpina signature on all of the brand’s automatic watches. The movement itself winds smoothly, has retained remarkable time, and is guarded by an oversize screw-down crown that’s grippy, and easy to engage with the smoothly machined threads.One of the more interesting design choices on the first iterations of the Alpina Seastrong Diver 300 was the rubberized nubuck leather strap, which included to the watch’s design quotient without betraying its proclivities for water. But by the time that the Seastrong made its way to market this fall, Alpina did away with the vintage-style strap, reverting to its own embossed, integrated rubber strap. Granted, it is not the most inspired design part of the whole package (especially considering it has been recycled out of the previous generation Seastrong), but it works well enough for the task at hand, and preserves the Seastrong’s intent as a competent dive watch.Bracelet buffs take note — Alpina will be supplying the Seastrong to a new bracelet beginning next year, however in the event that you can not wait till then, take solace in the fact that the watch appears stellar on a vast array of third party straps, including my personal favorite: shark mesh.Build quality of Alpina watches is still rather good, with water resistance to 300 meters on several versions.
Each reveal the same general dial attributes and case design, aside from the color options.The case of the watches has stayed more or less the same in past Startimer Pilot Automatics. With a very simple and sturdy design, the watches are equipped with an oversized crown typical of the pilot watch layouts, while the good caseback features an engraved Alpina emblem. Depending upon the color choice, each watch will come on either a dark, dark blue, or brown leather strap.On the dial, the stools have an outer minute track using the new trademark red triangle in the 12 o’clock position, along with applied Arabic numerals broken up using rectangular markers at each one of the quarter hours. The minute and hour hands have a distinctive, curved layout to them, although the easy reddish seconds counter again features the brands emblem as its counterweight. There’s a subtle, yet incorporated date window at the 3 o’clock position that’s hardly noticeable upon first glance — a helpful feature that will help maintain the aesthetic focus on the remainder of the dial.Alpina Startimer Pilot Automatic – whitened dialPowering the watch is the automatic caliber AL-525, based on the Sellita SW 200 because its base motion. The Alpina-finished caliber comes with a roughly 38-hour power book, typical of pilot watches in this price segment.Perhaps most especially: Alpina has made it clear that none of the prices on some of the new models will surpass 900 euros, roughly $975. Over the last several decades, Alpina — along with its sister brand Frédérique Continuous — has come to be well known for its relatively accessibly priced watches, and these new timepieces seem to be continuing this trend. This statement in pricing also comes on the heels of the previous iteration of this Startimer Pilot Automatic, where the pricing set by the brand typically hovered about $1,500.
Stainless steel case with a grey cordura fabric strap. Fixed stainless steel bezel. Black dial with luminous silver-tone hands and index and Arabic numeral hour markers. The Alpine Club Watches Replica logo marks the 12 o’clock position. Minute markers around the outer rim. Dial Type: Analog. Luminescent hands. Date display at the 6 o’clock position. Chronograph – three sub-dials displaying: 60 second, 30 minute and 1/10th of a second. Quartz movement. Scratch resistant sapphire crystal. Screw down solid crown. Screw down case back. Case diameter: 44 mm. Case thickness: 13 mm. Round case shape. Band width: 22 mm. Tang clasp. Water resistant at 100 meters / 330 feet. Functions: chronograph, date, hour, minute, second. Luxury watch style. Watch label: Swiss Made. Alpina Startimer Pilot Black Dial Grey Fabric Strap Mens Watch AL372B4S6.
Information
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Alpina -
Startimer Pilot -
AL-372B4S6 -
Men’s -
Swiss Made -
Quartz -
Alpina Calibre AL-372
Case
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44 mm -
13 mm -
Stainless Steel -
Round -
Solid
Dial
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Analog -
Black -
Scratch Resistant Sapphire -
Luminous Silver-tone -
Alpina Logo marks the 12 o’clock position. Minute Markers around the outer rim -
Index and Arabic Numeral -
Three – 60 Second, 30 Minute and 1/10th of a Second -
Hands -
Fixed -
Screw Down
Band
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Strap -
Cordura Fabric -
Grey -
8 inches -
22 mm -
Tang
Features
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100 meters / 330 feet -
Date display at the 6 o’clock position -
Chronograph, Date, Hour, Minute, Second -
Calendar, Chronograph, Stainless Steel
Additional Info
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Luxury Watches - 2 Year Jomashop Warranty
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4051068057747 -
AL372B4S6 -
AL 372B4S6, AL.372B4S6, AL372B4S6 -
Watches