Compare price Stuhrling Original Women's 5AT.115964 Champion Alpine Slalom Automatic Skeleton Black Mesh Bracelet Watch

Compare price Stuhrling Original Women's 5AT.115964 Champion Alpine Slalom Automatic Skeleton Black Mesh Bracelet Watch

Product Description

A new take on its most recent predecessor, the Alpine Challenge, Stuhrling Original brings you a brand new timepiece that redefines the way everyone looks at style and elegance. This watch combines the dressy look of a skeleton watch with the blazing personality of a sport watch. Welcome the Alpine Slalom and the Lady Alpine Slalom! Just at first glance you can tell this is a timepiece made to impress, if not with its intricate dial work, then through its sheer size. The Alpine Slalom for the men measures in at a very impressive 52mm, while the LadiesÃ?Æ'ââ'¬Â¢ version measures in at 36mm! Like the other watches in the Alpine Series, this watch features all the signature designs: the scalloped edges on the case, the bulbous crown with rubber ring, and that beautiful domed crystal that gives the Alpine an entirely different level of three-dimensionality. As much as the Slalom is similar to the classic Alpines, this timepiece was designed with features that make it entirely unique in its own right. Rather than the normal Alpine faceplate, the Slalom is outfitted with a skeletonized faceplate instead, which reveals even more of the movement! This mechanical automatic holds nothing back when it comes to aesthetic quality; the Roman numeral markers for 12, 4, ad 8, along with the cigar-style hands have been treated with Luminova for unbelievable luminescence! The Alpine Slalom comes with a beautiful mesh bracelet, stainless steel, flexible, and extremely comfortable in how it conforms to the wrist.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64454 in Watches
• Brand: Stuhrling Original
• Model: 5AT.115964
• Released on: 2011-11-30
• Dimensions: .59" h x .59" w x .59" l,
• Band material: stainless-steel
• 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 165 feet

Features

• Polished black pvd layered stainless steel case and burgundy bezel
• Protective krysterna crystal on front and back
• Skeleton dial with color coordinated propeller faceplate and cigar shaped hands
• Black pvd layered stainless steel mesh bracelet with tang buckle
• Water-resistant to 50 M (165 feet)

The Stuhrling Original Story

With dedication to the heritage of Swiss watchmaking, Stuhrling Original timepieces appeal to the most discriminating taste at reasonable prices. The company has roots dating back to the 1800's when Switzerland emerged as the global leader in watchmaking. Stuhrling Original remains committed to its mission of preserving the high standards set in Switzerland manufacturing all of their fine timepieces in their Swiss-owned factory! Each and every model conveys an inimitable story with extraordinary style. You'll find heirloom selections for both men and women that even the most astute watch collector will cherish and admire.

In the workshops of Stuhrling Original, the unit specializing in mechanical movements, component selection, assembly, lubrication, adjustment and testing creates horological wonders entirely under vigilant attention of Swiss ownership and supervision. It is these workshops that produce the mechanical engines that are famous for meeting the highest existing criteria in there category. Starting with the main plate, the assembly process is performed in several consecutive stages up until anchoring the balance spring, which sets the watch into motion. Assembling a Stuhrling Original mechanical automatic movement comprises no less than 30 checkpoints, spread throughout the assembly process. Adjusting the angle of lift of the pallets, centering the balance-spring, poising the balance are just a few examples of these checkpoints; of which all are designed to enhance the performance of each movement. The movement must meet no less than seven criteria, including a mean variation in rate which is the highest standard in the industry in its class.

Stuhrling Original cases are distinguished by their technical complexity, their high-end aesthetic appeal and the quality of their finish. The watch cases are made from antimagnetic 316L surgical grade stainless steel, an extremely sophisticated alloy designed to stand up to intensive use. The rough parts, known as "middlecases" are blanked from a metal bar using a high-performance press. They then undergo eight successive stamping operations of a strength increasing gradually from 20 to 85 tons. Before each swaging operation, the middlecase is refired at a temperature of 1100 degrees Celsius, so as to temporarily reduce the hardness to a total stamping pressure of more than 400 tons. Finishing the cases then calls for fifteen polishing operations, all performed by hand alternating with nine baths guaranteeing immaculate cleanliness. Other components of the cases, such as rotating bezels or rider tabs also require a meticulous finish. The components of the cases are finally assembled by hand and rigorously tested.

Each Stuhrling Original dial has been designed to enable optimal read-off at a glance, while adding an element of artistic design. Stuhrling Original's dials are blanked from a brass plate and two cylindrical feet are soldered below to ensure security with the movement. Polishing operations, creating special effects through the use of vintage hydraulic German machines, and electroplating are just some of the more than forty operations required to make most StuhrlingOriginal dials. The transparent protective coating is applied in an immaculately clean environment before the various inscriptions are transfer printed using a gelatin pad which takes an impression from an inked block. On many of the dials the hour markers are either individually applied by hand or embossed into the dial and then topped with a special dye. The application of Super Luminova is performed by artisans with a nozzle pen connected to a high-pressure pipe which calls for intense concentration. Once finished, each dial undergoes careful aesthetic scrutiny under extreme magnification, as well as technical testing, to ensure it complies with all predefined dimensions and specifications.

Through meticulous labor, rigorous testing and examination of each timepiece by expert horologists, the vision of the Stuhrling Original timepiece is brought to life inside our workshops, where...