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The heritage diver looks beautiful. I should have ordered it. Instead i went for fortis flieger pro. I thought it will be too big for my 6.7 inch wrists.
Agreed. Well executed reedition of their marine German Kriegsmarine issued watch. Just enough vintage touches on the dial, a box Crystal and a more modern yet reasonable size.
It is. They did a great job. I'll probably end up buying one.
Lume isn't gonna win lume battles with Pelagos or HELSON or Seiko but it's ok and cool. Hands are blue and markers are green . I was able to read time in the dArk a few hour after exposure.
Also liking the heritage Seastrong diver with a well designed SuperCompressor case.
I'd prefer the white dial as it has the more original and vintage look.
Agree. What came out in the wash was a sports watch/dive watch/pilot-esque mix that doesn't nail a style (for me anyway( like the other themes (borrowed or heavily influenced as FC-Alpina are). I like their approach to be stylistically must-sprayed by well known marques where they put their own dialect to the language so to speak, but this one unfortunately does not warm to me - but there are plenty Alpinas that do, so all is good - just wish I had some spare cash.
I just purchased an Alpina Alpiner Automatic yesterday from a Craigslist type website (I'm in Canada). I'm looking to get the opinions on those with far more experience collecting than I do on if I got a great deal/steal or if I was ripped off on this. I paid around $380 US all in, and the seller originally purchased from Jomashop in January for around 650-680 US. He says he hadn't even worn it and it was a shame it didn't get any wrist time and that's why he was selling. Like I said, I only recently purchased a Hamilton Khaki Field in a 44 mm (Officer Version) due to reading up on it's merits and overall quality as a "beginners watch". I picked up the Alpina due to talking with a fellow collector who swears by the brand and believes at the price point, not many brands offer better quality. Here is the exact watch I bought,
I just purchased an Alpina Alpiner Automatic yesterday from a Craigslist type website (I'm in Canada). I'm looking to get the opinions on those with far more experience collecting than I do on if I got a great deal/steal or if I was ripped off on this. I paid around $380 US all in, and the seller originally purchased from Jomashop in January for around 650-680 US. He says he hadn't even worn it and it was a shame it didn't get any wrist time and that's why he was selling. Like I said, I only recently purchased a Hamilton Khaki Field in a 44 mm (Officer Version) due to reading up on it's merits and overall quality as a "beginners watch". I picked up the Alpina due to talking with a fellow collector who swears by the brand and believes at the price point, not many brands offer better quality. Here is the exact watch I bought,
I really like the glacier blue Alpina 4 but wish it was 42mm and not 44. Also, the new blue faced smartwatch looks great, but I definitely won't be buying.
I tried one on in an AD and it did wear moderately large on the wrist, slightly larger than expected. I think the thin bezel makes the dial appear larger and thus making the watch look bigger.
I feel the same about the size, although I had a peak at one of the Alpiner 4s today through a display case. Much like their other 40+mm watches, it seems to have nicely arched lugs to make up for some of the size and hug the wrist. While I didn't try it on, I usually stay 38-42mm, I actually think it would have sat well. It's bold, that's for sure, but that's also why it's tempting, very tempting. Love the look.
I tried on the Alpina site when I saw it on instagram, but it jumps to Polish only site and I couldn't find anywhere to buy this, total fail, I take it as a sign to find an AD here in town and at least try on the blue on my tiny 6.5" wrist to see how it fits.
Please excuse spelling errors...I'm not very smart.
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