This is an early sweep second Alpina based on the 592. It has a broken setting leaver spring and mainspring.
Movement is nice and clean. Nice perlage decoration. You can se the broken setting lever spring that I later replace.Base construction is the same as the 592.Plenty of perlage decoration all over the main plate. I’m happy with that performanceMovment back in it’s case and looking great This watch also has a dust cover. These covers really help keeping dirt away from the movement. I like the second hand together with the overall design of this watch.
Hey,
I just bough a alpina watch. The dial needs cleaning and that’s the reason why i’m posting this message. How could i clean it without damaging the writing etc.
Thanks, Alex
We have a post on that on our blog. Try the search…
nice. good quality movement by the looks of it.
Hi Christian, I have a small dint on the lug of my watch (stainless steel) is there any way I can make it look a bit better? Although you have to look very closely to even see it.
Don’t look closely 😉
You can polish out stuff like that, but you always lose material, so I wouldn’t do it. You can’t un-polish.
OK thanks for the reply. 🙂
Hi Christian off topic I know, but have you ever had a Bremont in your workshop? Some of their technology seems interesting and massive looking cases! Very expensive for a such ‘young brand’ though.
Hi James,
Read your post, and took a quick look at Bremont.
I think they use ETA derived COSC certified movements (SOPROD). Excellent quality, but as (almost) always at a high asking price.
Very elaborated cases and designs it seems, but depreciation will normally be far worse for a “new” brand compared to the established ones. C´e la vie!
I’m with Anders here. If you buy an Omega for that money, you will get most of your money back in 10 years time. With a Bremont, I’m not so sure.
Alpina is one of the mostly forgotten greats! Love them!
It is also a nice parallel, as you are learning the crafts, that the base movement (cal 592) you have been working on was elected by the watchmaking school of Biel/Bienne in 1948 as its didactic (training) caliber. Only the best movement and the most precise movements have been used by this school in its history.
Thanks for the cool info Anders! So Alpina is real old school;)
Alpina was one of the first companies to define “sports/utility watches”. They called it Alpina 4:
– Antimagnetic
– Antishock
– Water Resistant
– Stainless Steel
https://flic.kr/p/dWThtR
Alpina is “recovering” as a modern brand, and they have some quite nice new watches as well. Also with “in-house” movements.
Christian has serviced one of mine, and there are a couple of more in the box:-)
Anders,
Are you by chance from Bienne?
Afraid not! 🙂
Born in Oslo, Norway, and living some 40km outside of Oslo still. Would love to visit Bienne though.
After the many interesting watches you send Christian, i should have recognized you right away! 🙂 i lived in Bienne for a few years and although not the prettiest city in Switzerland (you could sense it suffered during the quartz crisis) it had a very unique spirit that I loved!