Alpina recently launched its new Startimer Pilot Collection. Its design is inspired by original Alpina watch designs that were used by the pilots in the 20s and 30s. There are four models in this collection and I must say it is a collection of organized beauty.

The four models feature some commonalities and enjoy its unique characters. For their commonalities, each in the collection is measured in 44mm in diameter. Their cases are made of satin-finished stainless steel and their dials are displaying in black with white markers. Though each dial displays 12 hour markers and 60 minute indexes, each timepiece shows out an organized beauty to anyone who looks at it. All of the four models are set with glare-free sapphire crystals as the faces. They are neat and clear.

For their differences, three of them are displaying time and date; two are housing a manufacture movement (cal. AL-950) while for the other two, one is equipped with a chronograph movement (cal. AL-86o) and one automatic (cal. AL-710). The automatic model showcases three central hands and one off-center date hand at six o’clock position.

Those Alpina Startimer Pilot watches are going to make their debut in PrivatAir, an international aviation group with bases in different countries. Due to the differences in the movements and some subtle differences in design, the four models ask for different money. The Automatic Startimer Pilot is sold at $1150 on strap and $1350 on bracelet; the Manufacture Startimer Pilot with date hand at six o’clock asks $2195 on the strap version and $2595 on the bracelet version; For another Manufacture Startimer Pilot, the price goes at $2395 on strap and $2595 on bracelet; the chronograph one requires $2595 on strap and $2795 on bracelet. So, select one according to your budget and preference. Enjoy the reading.

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