Geneva, Switzerland

Alpina

Swiss brand founded in 1883, known for its Alpiner sports watches and its Seastrong divers.

In Horlobase, Alpina cases run from 32.5 to 43 mm across, half of them between 38 and 41 mm. The thinnest is the Alpiner Extreme Quartz (8.35 mm), the thickest the Startimer Pilot Chronograph Automatic IFR Alpina x Watch Angels (15.9 mm).

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Coverage so far

0 of 26 references have at least one lug-to-lug figure; the brand itself publishes one for 0.

Alpina references

Watch Ø Thickness Lug-to-lug Calibre
Date Manufacture AL-706W4E6 41.5 mm 13 mm — AL-706
Alpiner Extreme Solarmetre AL-140BRG3AE6B 37.5 mm 10.19 mm — AL-140
Alpiner Extreme Quartz AL-220BG2AE6B 34 mm 8.35 mm — AL-220 (Ronda 505 base)
Alpiner Extreme Skeleton Automatic AL-520GSKT3AE6B 39 mm 11.5 mm — AL-520 (SW200 base)
Alpiner Extreme Automatic (41 mm) AL-525B4AE6 41 mm 11.5 mm — AL-525 (SW200 base)
Alpiner Extreme Automatic (39 mm) AL-525BG3AE6 39 mm 11.5 mm — AL-525 (SW200 base)
Alpiner Extreme Automatic Freeride World Tour Special Edition AL-525FWT3AE6 39 mm 11.5 mm — AL-525
Alpiner 4 Automatic AL-525N4AQ6 40 mm 12.5 mm — AL-525 (SW200 base)
Alpiner Extreme Automatic Titanium AL-525S3AE1B 39 mm 11.5 mm — AL-525 (SW200 base)
Alpiner Extreme Regulator Automatic AL-650DGN4AE6 41 mm 12 mm — AL-650 (SW461 base)
Alpiner Extreme Chronograph Automatic AL-730SB4AE6B 41 mm 14.3 mm — AL-730 (SW510 base)
Heritage Tropic-Proof Handwinding AL-480B2H6 34 mm 9.25 mm — AL-480
Heritage Automatic AL-520BG3SH6 38 mm 10.15 mm — AL-520 (SW200 base)
Diver 300 Heritage (AL-520BY4H6) AL-520BY4H6 42 mm 12.3 mm — AL-520 (SW200 base)
Diver 300 Heritage (AL-525S4H6) AL-525S4H6 42 mm 12.3 mm — AL-525 (SW200 base)
Heritage Carrée Automatic 140 Years AL-530BA3C6 32.5 mm 9.71 mm — FC-530 (SW261 base)
Heritage Alpiner Carrée Automatic AL-530N3C6 32.5 mm 10.55 mm — AL-530
Seastrong Diver Extreme Automatic Alpina x The Real Time Show AL-520G3VE6 39 mm 12.65 mm — AL-520 (SW200 base)
Seastrong Diver Extreme Automatic AL-525B3VE6 39 mm 12.65 mm — AL-525 (SW200 base)
Seastrong Diver Extreme Automatic x Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe AL-525T3VE6 39 mm 13.4 mm — AL-525 (SW200 base)
Seastrong Diver Extreme Automatic GMT AL-560B3VE6 39 mm 12.8 mm — AL-560 (SW330 base)
Startimer Pilot Solarmetre AL-140BLW3S26 38 mm 9.32 mm — AL-140
Startimer Pilot Quartz Chronograph Big Date AL-372BW4S26B 41 mm 12.75 mm — AL-372 (Ronda 8040 base)
Startimer Pilot Automatic (41 mm) AL-525BBG4S26 41 mm 11.5 mm — AL-525 (SW200 base)
Startimer Pilot Automatic (40 mm) AL-525BW4S36 40 mm 11.5 mm — AL-525 (La Joux-Perret base)
Startimer Pilot Chronograph Automatic IFR Alpina x Watch Angels AL-570NW4S46 43 mm 15.9 mm — AL-570

Calibres used by Alpina

Calibre Power reserve Frequency Used in
AL-520 (SW200 base) 38 h — 4
AL-525 (SW200 base) 38 h — 8

About Alpina

The 1938 Alpina 4 was antimagnetic, shock-resistant, waterproof and made of stainless steel, qualities rarely found together at the time. The brand, which grew out of a watchmakers' cooperative founded by Gottlieb Hauser in 1883, has specialised in sports watches.

It has belonged to the Citizen group since 2016 and shares Frederique Constant's production in Geneva.