In today's fast-paced, increasingly interconnected world, modern individuals rely on a constant flow of information and telemetry as they seamlessly transition between work, exercise, and leisure. Technologically advanced connected watches can offer these modern individuals all the features and information they need in their daily lives, but too often this capability is achieved at the expense of style. Alpina addresses this issue with the connected watch AlpinerX Alive. The Alpina AlpinerX Alive, combining the look of traditional Swiss watches with high-tech sophistication and integration of modern networked watches, offers a bold, uncompromising solution for the needs of today's active urbanite.
The black 45mm case of the Alpina AlpinerX Alive delivers an aggressive sporty look on the wrist with broad tapering lugs accented by a smooth continuous chamfer. Made from fiberglass and stainless steel for the perfect blend of lightness and strength, the classic form of the AlpinerX Alive sports watch sharply contrasts with its advanced functionality. Wide rectangular buttons and a deeply knurled coin edge surrounding the bidirectional rotating bezel give the design a sense of masculine solidity, ensuring that the tactile experience of interacting with the wide range of AlpinerX Alive capabilities is as luxurious and engaging as classic mechanical watches. The aggressive and robust case design is more than just show, featuring a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and a robust 100-meter water resistance.
With its dial, the AlpinerX Alive Alpina creates a vibrant and powerful hybrid. The half of the dial marked with "12 o'clock," available in graphite gray and dark blue, represents truly classic sports watches. Bold applied Arabic numerals are highlighted by a dynamic crosshair dial pattern and a pair of skeletonized Roman sword-style hands, generously filled with luminous material for easy reading even in the darkest conditions. However, on the dial side located at "6 o'clock," the advanced AMOLED touchscreen display dominates, providing easy access to all the features of the AlpinerX Alive. This crisp, brightly illuminated display also allows the AlpinerX Alive dial to remain open, clean, and uncluttered, with extraneous information fading into the background until summoned with a simple touch.
The secret to the dynamic versatility of the Alpina AlpinerX Alive lies in its proprietary connected movement AL-284. Alpina collaborated with technology giant Philips for nearly two years to develop a patented built-in heart rate sensor for the AL-284, allowing the AlpinerX Alive not only to monitor the user's heartbeat but also to create and guide the user through an ideal personalized training regimen. With the Dynamic Coach AL-284 system, it also maximizes its connected potential with not one, but two built-in antennas. The first is a standalone Bluetooth antenna, and a dedicated GPS antenna is elongated to provide sufficient signal acquisition power for the AlpinerX Alive to connect to at least nine satellites simultaneously. Power consumption has always been a concern for owners of constantly connected watches, but Alpina's extensive work on the AL-284 allows the watch movement to achieve an impressive seven-day battery life. The result of the meticulous engineering invested in the AL-284 movement is the vast capabilities of the Alpina AlpinerX Alive. The full list of features includes a continuously running day/date, world timer, split-seconds chronograph, heart rate monitor with notifications, activity tracking, active alerts reception, sleep monitoring with smart sleep alarms, weather tracking, breathing exercises, location tracking, message viewing, call, message, and email notifications, GPS tracking during workouts, hydration monitoring, VO2 max cardio fitness index, cloud data backup, and the Dynamic Coach system.
Alpina pairs the AlpinerX Alive with both sporty and classic straps. For those seeking maximum durability and a modern sporty look, the AlpinerX Alive with gray and black dials is available with a signed rubber strap matching the dial color. If the owner desires something more traditional and refined, the AlpinerX Alive with a blue dial is also available with a sand-brown calf leather strap. This strap features a rich texture and a variety of beautiful khaki shades with its slightly distressed finish, complemented by an off-white contrasting stitch.
As the pace of modern life increasingly demands constant connectivity, the style and sophistication of traditional sports watches may be at risk. However, with the sporty, sophisticated design and top-notch capabilities of the Alpina AlpinerX Alive, enthusiasts no longer have to choose between functionality and style. The Alpina AlpinerX Alive is now available at official retailers for a suggested retail price of $1,095.