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The new 18-karat gold Heritage chronograph marks the beginning of a rejuvenation of the Alpina line by new owner Frederique Constant, which acquired the brand in 2002. It will be produced in a limited edition of ninety-nine pieces, each selling for $9,995. According to Alan Swierk, of ITG, Alpina’s U.S. distributor, the line was carried only in about twenty stores up until 2001, and all in Germany, where the brand was formerly based. Swierk expects to make at least 20,000 Alpina watches available to the U.S. market in the next year. And for women with a sense of adventure, a ladies’ line is scheduled for release sometime in 2004.
the Montana Watch Company stablished in 1998 with the aim of producing a truly Eunique and American product, the Montana Watch Company has experienced unimagined success with its superb collection of high-quality handmade timepieces. In just a few short years, owners David Berghold and Jeffrey Nashan have achieved their dream of becoming Montana’s first manufacturer of mechanical timepieces.
From the halls of the governor’s mansion to the wrists of local area ranchers, from the conference rooms of New York City to the Hollywood hills, the Montana Watch Company is successfully rekindling the spirit of the West … one wrist at a time. All Montana timepieces are machined and assembled in Montana with the utmost attention to quality and craftsmanship.
One of Montana’s most popular models, the magnificent tonneaushaped Model 1925, recently received a number of improvements. The most obvious is a series of new dial variations with redesigned graphic and a sunken, small seconds subdial. There are several new dial options from which to choose: silver with black graphic and a radial finish to the sub seconds, glossy black with silver graphic and an ultra-high gloss white with black graphic. Also available are two choices of patterned dials with raised numerals: black with guilloche texture and silver raised numerals, and silver with guilloche texture and gold raised numerals. (There is no extra charge for the textured dials.)
Other improvements to the Model 1925 include hand-engraved scrollwork to the rotors of the reliable 30-jewel ETA 2895 automatic movement, and a new leather sheath for the presentation box. Housed in an elegant 35-mm tonneau-shaped case, the Model 1925 features a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, a chemically hardened crystal display caseback and a 14-karat solid gold winding crown. Produced in a limited edition of just 100 pieces, the watch comes with two American bison straps with hand-cast sterling silver buckles and is presented with a certificate of authenticity.
And for its most discerning customers, Montana can create beautiful customized executions of the 1925, fashioned to satisfy even the most demanding tastes. Prices for the Model 1925 range from $3,950 for the base model in sterling silver to $19,500 for the Model. A good time was had by one and all at this year’s event he second annual Convergence 2003, held October T17 through 19 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, brought together watch enthusiasts, company representatives, aspiring and accomplished watchmakers, experts, newbies and fanatics alike to share their love of wristwatches and other timepieces.
Several fascinating events comprised Convergence 2003, beginning with a Friday evening visit to the atelier of RGM Watch Company, the Lancaster-based maker of such fine watches as the William Penn series of rectangular watches with form movements. imitation rolex watches. The event host, Roland Murphy, welcomed a group of more than two dozen enthusiasts to his workshop and narrated as Alan Schade, one of RGM’s watchmakers, demonstrated the assembly of a watch movement featuring elaborate skeletonized, engraved and engine-turned parts. Murphy described the function of each individual part as it was deftly assembled into a complete movement that began running as soon as the balance was put into place.
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