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Alpina Unveils Two Seastrong Diver Limited-Edition Pieces For An Extreme Single-Handed Race

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Published
12/15/2023 by
THE ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – BREST
It was early summer when Alpina became Official Timekeeper for the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest. Today, with only a few weeks left on the countdown timer before the start on 7 January, the two limited-edition timepieces devised for this single-handed round-the-world yacht race have now been unveiled.
 
They combine the strength and attention to detail typical of Alpina’s Extreme line, bringing that same DNA to the Seastrong collection. That means the best of both worlds for these collectors’ editions of 100 and 150 pieces, housed in a 41-millimetre steel case on a steel or rubber strap and featuring a silvered dial mirroring sea spray – or a blue dial to match the sea itself. Yachtsman Éric Péron, Alpina’s new Ambassador for the oceans, is taking part in the race and will of course be wearing one of the timepieces as he does so.
 
A STEEL VERSION
The first limited edition of 100 pieces, engraved with ‘1 out of 100’ on the caseback, comes in an all-steel housing comprising the case, bezel and bracelet. The non-reflective sapphire crystal reveals a deep navy blue dial engraved with Alpina’s triangular emblem. Around it, large, luminous hour markers denote hours and minutes, indicated by two openwork, hand-polished hands with luminous tips. Beneath these at six o’clock lies the trident-shaped ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest logo. The watch features a satin finish throughout and a crown grip that matches the dial colour.
 
STEEL AND RUBBER
The second version, limited to 150 pieces and numbered in the same fashion, has a sportier look and feel with more contrasts. The dial is silvered, while blue is reserved for the strap and flange – and, more unusually, the hand-polished hour markers and hands. This powerful, contemporary design features the Alpina emblem as a triangular second hand counterweight that echoes the race logo at six o’clock, both done out in bright red – a visual embodiment of Alpina’s expertise and the determination typical of the extreme yachtsmen taking part in the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest.

IN FOR THE LONG HAUL
Éric Péron will be one of the first to benefit from this piece of precision engineering. The top-level skipper has sailed in major crewed and single-handed yacht races on Olympic courses and ocean-going challenges in French waters and worldwide, and has been an Alpina ambassador since October 2023. His love of the extreme and his taste for challenge will be considerable assets for this race timed by Alpina, during which he will need to handle complex, extreme and dangerous situations all on his own.

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