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Alpina Startimer Pilot

Collection profile · 2003

Startimer Pilot is Alpina’s aviation collection, built around legible cockpit-inspired dials, oversized pilot-watch cues, and accessible Swiss mechanical sports watches. The line ranges from simple automatics to heritage and manufacture-led interpretations, making it one of Alpina’s core modern pillars.

Why it matters

Startimer Pilot is one of Alpina’s signature modern families, translating the brand’s sports-watch ethos into aviation form with strong value, long-running continuity, and a mix of entry mechanical, heritage, and manufacture-driven references.

Key references

Startimer Pilot Automatic

Alpina Startimer Pilot Automatic — Current-generation official model page describes the relaunched 40 mm automatic with AL-525 movement, 68-hour reserve, and 100 m water resistance.

Startimer Pilot Heritage

Alpina Startimer Pilot Heritage — Hodinkee’s 2018 coverage documents a vintage-styled GMT expansion of the Startimer family.

Startimer Pilot Heritage Manufacture

Alpina Startimer Pilot Heritage Manufacture — Hodinkee’s 2023 review covers the heritage manufacture variant powered by Alpina’s bumper-style AL-709 calibre.

Collection timeline

  • 2003 — Alpina’s historical materials state that the Startimer collection dedicated to aviation was presented at Baselworld 2003.
  • 2011 — Alpina historical book materials describe first deliveries of the new Startimer Pilot collection and related launch events held with Cessna and PrivatAir.
  • 2018 — The Startimer Pilot Heritage introduced a vintage-inspired GMT branch to the family, broadening the collection beyond straightforward instrument-style pilots’ watches.
  • 2026 — At Watches and Wonders 2026, Alpina unveiled a next-generation Startimer Pilot Automatic with a new 40 mm case and AL-525 movement on the official collection page.

FAQ

When was Alpina’s Startimer aviation collection introduced?

Alpina historical material indicates the aviation-dedicated Startimer collection was presented at Baselworld in 2003.

What defines the current Startimer Pilot Automatic?

The current official Startimer Pilot Automatic is a 40 mm Swiss automatic pilot watch using Alpina’s AL-525 movement with a 68-hour power reserve and 100 m water resistance.

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