Alpina Releases a Pair of Limited Edition Startimer Pilot Heritage Manfactures Housing their Equally Charming AL-709 Bumper Movement
Alpina introduced their in-house AL-709 movement last year with the Startimer Pilot Heritage Manufacture Limited Edition; a time only reference that captured the minimal and formal design of mid-century dress watches in a compact case offered in steel and a gold plated version. With the release, Alpina brought back a style of movement that the brand was known for using in the 1950?s along with the likes of Omega, Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger LeCoultre, and Zenith. The movement we?re referring to is the ?bumper? automatic movement ? a design that led the way for watch brands to offer a self-winding movement to the masses, which was something that was totally brand new and unheard of at the time. The style of movement would gradually be phased out for the more conventional 360° rotor movement, but before the eventual transition, the bumper movement would see action in several Alpina references that included the Rensie, a small-seconds field watch channeling vintage military design (Cal. 582) and an Alpina reference sporting a 3-6-9-12 dial, as well as a Taubert Vacuum case (Cal.584). The bumper movement is very much a part of Alpina history, and has yet again returned to the catalog through a limited run of two new Startimer Pilot Heritage Manufactures.
I must admit, I?m still learning my way through the little bits of horology history, and the idea of a bumper movement is something that was unfamiliar to me. A quick search on the interwebs led me to an endless amount of ...
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