Only 18 individually-numbered pieces of this amazing tourbillon will leave the Alpina manufacture. The movement, which comprises 188 components, is the fruit of three years’ research and is distinguished by a silicon escapement wheel and by a new Alpina technological innovation: silicon pallets.
SPECIFICATIONS
CASE
Titanium with black ceramic bezel, 48 mm
Sapphire crystal and transparent back
Water-resistant to 100 m
DIAL
Matt black
Centre minute hand, hour-counter at 10 o’clock
Tourbillon and small seconds at 6 o’clock
Applique hourmarkers, black brushed steel skeleton hands
MOVEMENT
Automatic with silicon escapement wheel and pallets, AL-980 calibre, 28,800 vib/h, 33 rubies, bridges and black rotor with circular-graining and Côtes de Genève decoration, 48-hour power reserve
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, seconds and one-minute tourbillon
BRACELET/STRAP
Black rubber with folding clasp