Authorised retailer for Alpina Watches. Alpina watches are some of the most robust and reliable sports
watches on
the market today. This luxury Swiss brand has been worn by top
actors like
Billy Baldwin and sports stars like Aurélien Ducroz. Although Alpina is
a
brand with a rich history, they are also a brand which looks towards
the
future by producing watches with cutting edge technology. One of the
examples of Alpina’s modern technology is their work producing top
quality
Swiss Horological Smartwatches alongside Frederique Constant and
Mondaine.
The History of Alpina Watches
Alpina was founded in 1883 by Gottlieb Hauser when he founded the
Swiss
Watchmakers Corporation. Hauser’s vision was to unite Swiss
watchmaking
forces to achieve the highest quality and technical innovation in
manufacturing. The members of the union aimed to sell watches
under the
Alpina brand name. The Alpina trademark was registered in 1901 by
Jacob
Straub for his line of 12 and 19 line calibres. Straub was the Union’s
main
calibre supplier, which means that most high end watches produced by
the
union carried the Alpina mark. The first sports watch by Alpina was
released in 1933, making Alpina one of the first sports watch
manufacturers
in the world. Alpina was hit hard by the quartz crisis and looked set to
disappear altogether until they were acquired by Frédérique Constant
SA in
2002. The company is now back in its place as one of Switzerland’s
top
sports watch manufacturers.
The “Alpinist” Philosophy
Alpina are driven by the “Alpinist” philosophy which they say is the
reason
for their being and the purpose of their work. The “Alpinist” philosophy
states that you should: Be Perseverant, Think Independently, Trust
Your
Instincts and Don’t Forget Your Boots. Alpina say that this philosophy
is
shaped by the attitude required by sportsmen to perform in the reality
of
the most difficult natural environments. If you share and live by these
values then pick up an Alpina watch today and you too can become an
“Alpinist”. Watches like the
Alpina Mens Startimer Pilot Automatic
and the
Alpina Mens Alpiner Automatic 3
epitomise the Alpinist values of the brand.