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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #104458 in Watches
- Brand: Stuhrling Original
- Model: 4ATXL.332I617
- Released on: 2012-11-23
- Band material: Rubber
- Bezel material: stainless-steel
- Case material: stainless-steel
- Clasp type: Buckle
- Dial color: black
- Dial window material: Krysterna crystal
- Movement type: automatic-self-wind
- Water-resistant to 330 feet
Features
- Polished stainless steel scalloped shaped case and orange satin finish bezel with decorative screws
- Protective Krysterna crystal on front and back
- Silver tone decorated flange with center skeleton cut out and silver propeller faceplate
- Black high grade silicon rubber strap with tire tread pattern
- Water-resistant to 100 M (330 feet)
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The Alpine Xtreme is a member of the Stuhrling Sport Collection. This incredibly bold timepiece measures an astonishing 50mm in diameter. The scalloped solid stainless steel case is home to the ST-90089 automatic movement, which is shown prominently on the skeletonized dial. The high polished bezel is brilliantly colored and includes Stuhrling S-screws. Most iconic of all is the propeller-style faceplate and cigar-style hands with luminous fill. The Alpine Xtreme also comes with a custom-molded high grade silicon rubber strap that features a tire tread pattern.
Krysterna Crystals
Krysterna is proprietary to St├╝hrling Original and refers to the crystals that are used in its timepieces. Krysterna stems from the eyewear industry and has more strength over a spread surface area than sapphire. Krysterna crystals are more scratch resistant than mineral crystals and more shatter resistant than sapphire crystals.
The Alpine Family is part of the Champion Collection, a select group of timepieces designed to fit your personal sense of style. These iconic Stuhrling Original timepieces are unique in that they feature propeller style faceplates and cigar hands. They are sporty, stylish, and an incredibly bold presence on the wrist.
Summary of Features
ΓÇó Movement: Manual/Self-Winding Automatic Movement
Automatic watches do not operate on batteries. Automatic watches are made up of about 130 or more parts that work together to tell time. Automatic movements mark the passage of time by a series of gear mechanisms, and are wound by the movement of your wrist as you wear it. The gear train then transmits the power to the escapement, which distributes the impulses, turning the balance wheel. The balance wheel is the time regulating organ of a mechanical watch, which vibrates on a spiral hairspring. Lengthening or shortening the balance spring makes the balance wheel go faster or slower to advance or retard the watch. The travel of the balance wheel from one extreme to the other and back again is called oscillation. Lastly, automatic movements come in different types, including movements that are Swiss-made, Japanese-made, and more.
Also referred to as self-winding, watches with automatic movements utilize kinetic energy, the swinging of your arm, to provide energy to an oscillating rotor to keep the watch ticking. They're considered more satisfying to watch collectors (horologists) because of the engineering artistry that goes into the hundreds of parts that make up the movement. If you do not wear an automatic watch consistently (for about 8 to 12 hours a day), you can keep the watch powered with a watch winder (a great gift for collectors).
ΓÇó Complications: Classic Three Hand Movement
ΓÇó Dial: Skeletonized Dial with Propeller Style Faceplate
ΓÇó Hands: Cigar-Style Hands with Colored Tips
Diagrams of Features
The Stuhrling Original Story
With dedication to the heritage of Swiss watchmaking, St├╝hrling Original timepieces appeal to the most discriminating taste at reasonable prices. Through meticulous labor and rigorous testing, the vision of the St├╝hrling Original timepiece is brought to life inside our workshops, where ΓÇ£Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.ΓÇ¥
Assembling a St├╝hrling Original mechanical automatic movement comprises no less than 30 checkpoints, spread throughout the assembly process. The movement must meet more than 7 criteria, including a mean variation in rate which is the highest standard in its class in the industry. St├╝hrling Original remains committed to its mission of preserving the high standards set in Switzerland manufacturing on all of their fine timepieces in their Swiss-owned factory. Each and every model conveys an inimitable story with extraordinary style.
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