Alpina Startimer Pilot Automatic AL-525BW4SB36 — Black PVD Swiss Pilot Watch
Since 1883, Alpina has built professional instruments in Geneva for those who operate at altitude — and the Startimer Pilot Automatic AL-525BW4SB36 is the most purposeful expression of that Swiss sports heritage. Its 40mm stainless steel case wears a stealth black PVD coating, framing a velvety grained black dial where oversized beige applied indexes glow green in the dark, echoing the cockpit instruments that shaped the original Flieger design. The brown genuine leather NATO strap, finished with matching black PVD buckles and loops, gives it the character of a field-issued military watch — rugged, honest, and instantly legible at a glance.
Under the screw-down caseback, stamped with Alpina's hydraulic-pressed aviator motif, runs the Calibre AL-525 — an automatic movement built on the new La Joux-Perret G100 base, one of Switzerland's most respected independent movement manufactures. With 24 jewels beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour, hacking seconds, hand-winding, and a 68-hour power reserve, it comfortably outperforms the 38-hour standard found in most Swiss watches at this level — set it down Friday evening and it's still keeping time Monday morning. An anti-reflective sapphire crystal and 100 metres (10 ATM) of water resistance complete a specification built for daily service, not display cabinets.
This is the watch for the man who wants his Swiss automatic to look like it works for a living: hours, minutes, seconds, and a date at 6 o'clock — nothing more, nothing missing.
Please note that the caseback pictured will not necessarily be in the same profile as the watch received as the watches are hand assembled individually.
What we love about the Alpina Startimer Pilot Automatic AL-525BW4SB36 is that this will be the tool-watch purist's pick of the new Startimer line. The black PVD case and leather NATO give it a shadow-ops presence no polished-steel pilot watch can match, while the La Joux-Perret-based calibre with its 68-hour reserve delivers manufacture-grade mechanics at a price where competitors are still shipping off-the-shelf movements. It's 140 years of Alpina's Swiss sports heritage, dressed for night flying.
Ships in 1-3 Business Days from Sydney with Australia Post Express. Sydney customers can pick up on the same day from our Alexandria showroom an hour after placing the order by choosing Click & Collect as the delivery option.
2 year Australian warranty from Alpina. StarBuy are Authorised online stockists of Alpina Swiss Watches. All Alpina Watches are shipped with a manufacturers warranty and in Alpina official packaging.
