Alpina Company has announced sponsorship of the Swan 80 yacht in the regatta and introduced a new Alpina Sailing Collection

Recently, Swiss watchmaker Alpina Geneve has made an unexpected announcement: the company is going to sponsor a Swan 80 yacht, this year taking part in a regatta in the Mediterranean.
In the spring of 2012 Alpina Swan yacht has already participated in the Palmavella regatta. In June 2012 the yacht has also participated in the regatta Loro Piani and Giraglia.
In the second half of 2012 the yacht will participate in the competition of Middle Sea Race Voiles des St. Tropez.

Alpina Sailing Automatic watch

Indeed, the sponsorship of sailing competitions aimed at promoting of a new summer collection of watches Alpina Sailing Collection, the basic model of which is an automatic chronograph with countdown function of time before the start.
What better time and place for the promotion of the new watch, it was impossible to come up with: summer, ocean and regatta...
At the heart of the chronograph is "yachting" Caliber AL-880, which is developed on the basis of the chronograph mechanism Sellita SW500.
The case of the model, made of stainless steel, delivers the water-resistant of the mechanism up to 300 meters. The bezel is rotating.
By the way, today the company Alpina is the only manufacturer in the modern watch market, which produces automatic calibers for of this kind of yachts watches.
Representatives of the company recommend the retail price of the novelty - 2.350 Euros.
In addition to the above yachting chronograph, it should also be noted that the new line includes another model at the same price – the watch with three hands Alpina Sailing Automatic, equipped with a date indicator, and similar to Alpina Sailing design of the case.
For all watches of the collection metal braided bracelets are included.

Alpina Sailing Automatic watch

Finally, in addition to the project Alpina Swan 80 the company also became the official sponsor of the team Niceforyou, which takes part in a series of events Extreme Sailing Series, led by skipper Alberto Barovier. Alberto Barovier in 2012 won the America's Cup aboard the BMW Oracle Racing trimaran.
And in the end, returning to the Alpina Sailing Collection, we note that the watch is issued in a limited edition and available in special cases with a miniature model of the Extreme 40 catamaran.
To buy the watch will be available through the authorized representatives of the company.

Official website of Alpina watches.

Written by Anno Domini Bastet *