{"product_id":"alpina-heritage-alpiner-carree-automatic-al-530n3c6","title":"Alpina Heritage Alpiner Carrée Automatic AL-530N3C6","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlpina Alpiner Heritage Carrée Automatic AL-530N3C6 — Swiss Rectangular Watch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAlpina has been building Swiss watches in Geneva since 1883, and the Alpiner Heritage Carrée Automatic reaches back to the brand's golden era — a faithful revival of the rectangular dress watches Alpina produced in the 1930s, when the same house was pioneering the sports watch standards that would define the Alpina 4. The polished stainless steel two-part case measures 39mm in length and a remarkably slim 9.71mm thick, framing a deep matte dial with vintage-correct proportions and a small seconds register that marks time the way it was done ninety years ago. A light brown genuine ostrich leather strap with off-white stitching completes a piece that could have stepped out of a 1938 display case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAt its heart runs the Swiss-made Calibre AL-530, an automatic movement with hours, minutes, and small seconds — no battery, ever, just a rotor wound by the motion of your wrist, protected beneath an anti-reflective sapphire crystal that keeps the dial crisp from every angle. This is deliberate, unhurried watchmaking from a manufacture with 140 years of continuous Swiss production, and one of the few genuinely rectangular automatics available from a heritage Swiss house at this level. Note that the Carrée is splash resistant only — it's a dress watch in the truest sense, built for boardrooms and dinner tables rather than the pool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe man this watch suits already owns a round sports watch. The Carrée is the second act: the one that gets noticed across a table precisely because almost nobody wears a rectangular automatic anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat we love about the Alpina Alpiner Heritage Carrée Automatic AL-530N3C6\u003c\/strong\u003e is that it is the contrarian's Alpina. While the market chases 40mm pilot and dive watches, the Carrée delivers genuine 1930s Alpina design language, a Swiss automatic movement, and an ostrich strap you'd expect at twice the price — and it's already sold out on Alpina's own US boutique. For the collector who wants Swiss heritage that doesn't look like everyone else's, this is the sleeper of the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips in 1-3 Business Days from Sydney with Australia Post Express. Sydney customers can pick up on the same day from our Alexandria showroom after placing the order by choosing Click \u0026amp; Collect as the delivery option.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46156108693690,"sku":"AL-530N3C6","price":3750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/3781\/5994\/files\/al-530n3c6.png?v=1783997264","url":"https:\/\/starbuy.com.au\/products\/alpina-heritage-alpiner-carree-automatic-al-530n3c6","provider":"Starbuy Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}