Alpina’s Regulator Is Back! Meet The New Alpiner Regulator Automatic

Alpina unveils its new Alpiner Regulator Automatic, a timepiece inspired by the brand’s Avalanche Regulator from 2005 and its “Extreme” Regulator from 2006. Fifteen years on, and the regulator is now firmly back in the Alpina collection!

The regulator is an interesting complication as it offers a totally different way of reading the time. Where a standard timepiece has the hour and minute hands fixed in the center, a regulator dial splits the hours and minutes into separate displays. In the case of the Alpiner Regulator Automatic, the sub-dial at 10 o’clock displays the hours, a small seconds sub-dial is at 6 o’clock, and the minute hand has been left in the center. Thus, separating all this information into different zones on the dial.
 

There are three timepieces to choose from, two of which come with a blue dial and a choice of a brown calfskin strap or a stainless-steel bracelet. The last model – a limited edition of 883 pieces – comes with a black and white dial, red hands and numerals, and paired with a black calfskin strap with red topstitching. All of them come in a 45mm case and are powered by the AL-650 automatic movement, which has a 38-hour power reserve.
 

For each timepiece sold, Alpina will be donating $100 to the United States National Park Foundation. Alpina is the official partner of the foundation, and many of its timepieces help support this great organization that strives to ensure all people are able to discover their own connections to national parks. Because the National Park Foundation doesn’t just care about where America has been, they want to inspire where we go next.