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The Alpina Alpiner 4 thread

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Re: The Alpina Alpiner 4 thread

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pgcity wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 3:44 am My watch just arrived. Brand new attached with the price tag string on watch and original price tag on box. Warranty card is undated/unstamped.

If it is refurbished as stated by seller, I can't see it. If there's only one complaint,it would be the watch caseback art, which isn't aligned north south but slightly angled due to how the caseback was fitted I'm guessing. I am wondering if it's same for everybody else?

I will post my pictures later. At this point it looks like seller, officialwatchdeals has 3 more watches on Ebay for the same price I paid. I think it's a great watch for the price.

Link to seller is here
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alpina-Mens-AL ... SwleRcR3Sw

now if I could only find an alternative metal bracelet that looks similar to the original it'd be perfect.
If you google the Alpiner 4 and look at images of the case back, you'll find it to be aligned many different ways.
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Re: The Alpina Alpiner 4 thread

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The only case backs that are perfect have screws holding them down.
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Re: The Alpina Alpiner 4 thread

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I'm not good at taking pictures but here are mine. [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... f1cce7.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... 58f821.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... dd216a.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... cc1430.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... fb1e7e.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... cf1c74.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... 7f99a5.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... 80df0d.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... 80a6d0.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... bd4cb0.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... 62b492.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... f91a74.jpg[/IMG]

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Re: The Alpina Alpiner 4 thread

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Robotaz wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 9:31 am The only case backs that are perfect have screws holding them down.
cel4145 wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 9:02 am
pgcity wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 3:44 am My watch just arrived. Brand new attached with the price tag string on watch and original price tag on box. Warranty card is undated/unstamped.

If it is refurbished as stated by seller, I can't see it. If there's only one complaint,it would be the watch caseback art, which isn't aligned north south but slightly angled due to how the caseback was fitted I'm guessing. I am wondering if it's same for everybody else?

I will post my pictures later. At this point it looks like seller, officialwatchdeals has 3 more watches on Ebay for the same price I paid. I think it's a great watch for the price.

Link to seller is here
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alpina-Mens-AL ... SwleRcR3Sw

now if I could only find an alternative metal bracelet that looks similar to the original it'd be perfect.
If you google the Alpiner 4 and look at images of the case back, you'll find it to be aligned many different ways.
Yes. Thank you. Perfectly happy with the watch as is now that I've figured that out.
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These are such fantastic watches. Every time I look at the Alpiner 4, the desire to have one gets even stronger.

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a few more things to add:
1. nice chunky leather strap is soft and no break in period needed.
2. under fluorescent lighting at the office, the case and bezel catches light in many directions as it catches the brushed and polished sides.
3. thin bidirectional bezel-smooth operation and helps reduce the feel size of watch
4. nice chunky crown-smooth operation
5. dial - best part of the watch - transitions from black to grey to understated icy blue sunray depending on lighting.
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Re: The Alpina Alpiner 4 thread

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Love how this cracker has it's own fan club...

My blue one below. Came on a bracelet but switched to leather pretty quickly....

Works well with a nubuck one...

Thanks for finding me the bargain guys...[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... e055fa.jpg[/IMG]

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