Watchlords

The Alpina Gyre arrived late yesterday afternoon. I'm impressed. At $255 it was well worth the price of admission.



At 44mm the watch is large. Here it is compared against my BlackBay.



Here are the specs from that popular online auction site:

Alpina Seastrong Diver Gyre Men's Automatic Caliber 44mm Watch AL-525LNB4VG6BLK

Alpina Is Pleased To Introduce The Eco Friendly Gyre Collection. Featuring Limited Edition Styles Of 1883 Pieces Each, This Is A Special Line From Alpina's Seastrong Diver Collection. The Impressive 44Mm Case Is Made Out Recycled Materials Collected In The Oceans' Gyres. The Dial Color Is Reminiscent Of Tropical Seas With Green And Blue Tones And Has Bright White Markers. This Model Comes With An Additional Rubber Strap.
Brand Alpina
Model Number AL-525LNB4VG6BLK
Item Shape Round
Dial window material type Anti-Reflective Sapphire Crystal
Display Type Analog
Clasp Buckle
Case material Recycled Plastic
Case diameter 44mm
Band Material Recycled Plastic
Band Color Blue
Dial color Blue
Features Limited Edition / Date Indicator
Movement Automatic
Water resistant depth 300M / 30 ATM


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Alpina has a current Gyre model of 36mm.

https://us.alpinawatches.com/products/a ... ac2a&_ss=r

I'm short on blue dial watches and this one is the same Blue used by Maserati for its gauges, key, fuel cap, and owner's manual and pouches.

Depending on the lighting, the dial changes from light to dark blue.





Watch arrived with an authenticity card.




My watch is Number 468 of 1883.

Watch also came with an extra strap in a separate pouch with a spring bar tool.




Overall.... I like it. I needed a blue watch. The watch wound smoothly and the date changes were crisp. A huge thank you to Svaglic for letting me know about the deal.

Another Lord has the second watch in the mail headed to them. Thanks for joining in on the deal! Watches for pennies on the dollar!

That's nice. It makes my dick hard.

Love the color. What a bargain, looks much better in your pics. Nearly jumped in but a bit too big for me.

Cool, it will be interesting to see how the case material holds up.

I like that shade of blue. I like a lot of Alpina offerings, but they are just too big for me so I watch from the sidelines.

A lot of watch for the $

So I bought the second Alpina from Smellody, the watch came on a NATO band and had a black leather band in the box. I was not a fan of either so the other night I was on Amazon and for $23. I found this metal bracelet. Nothing really fancy, but I thought it looked would look good. Thoughts and comments would be appreciated.

Ofcmark wrote: ↑

February 10th 2023, 7:37pm

So I bought the second Alpina from Smellody, the watch came on a NATO band and had a black leather band in the box. I was not a fan of either so the other night I was on Amazon and for $23. I found this metal bracelet. Nothing really fancy, but I thought it looked would look good. Thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
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I like it.

It also came with a watch pin pusher and a link remover which will help with my watch tool collection

Ofcmark wrote: ↑

February 10th 2023, 8:00pm

It also came with a watch pin pusher and a link remover which will help with my watch tool collection

Another win!

No, it looks good on a rubber strap.

That's a Big watch but it looks cool. I think the strap is better than the bracelet.

I agree with Lord Underscore. Maybe this Barton Elite.

https://www.bartonwatchbands.com/produc ... 8820233270

Racer-X wrote: ↑

February 11th 2023, 5:58pm

I agree with Lord Underscore. Maybe this Barton Elite.

https://www.bartonwatchbands.com/produc ... 8820233270

I like that!

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Since you asked------that black bracelet looks tooo pre-stretched for me.

X that’s a great strap