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Alpina

Since 1883, Alpina has shaped the true sports watch, uniting Alpine spirit, Swiss precision and an enduring love of adventure.

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1883
Since 1883

Measured in time.

Founded by Gottlieb Hauser.

Alpina was founded in 1883 by Gottlieb Hauser as the Alpina Union Horlogère, a cooperative of independent Swiss watchmakers.
The Story

Chapters of Alpina

I

The Alpina name and its red triangle emblem first appeared on timepieces in 1908, and remain the house signature today.

II

In 1938 the Alpina 4 defined the modern sports watch through four pillars: antimagnetic, antishock, water resistant and stainless steel.

III

Alpina has crafted pilot watches since the 1920s, a heritage celebrated today in its distinguished Startimer collection.

IV

Since 2006 the house has worked from a purpose built manufacture in Geneva, where it creates its own Swiss movements in house.

The Signature

The Alpina 4 sports watch

The Alps draw themselves and the red triangle rises over the summit like a dawn.

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Geneva, Switzerland
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