Alpina has released a limited edition AlpinerX Alive designed by freeride champion Markus Eder.
An extreme freerider and world champion of the Freeride World Tour 2019, Markus Eder has also been named among the watch brand’s team of ‘Alpinists’ for almost two years. This year, to kick off the season much anticipated by winter sports enthusiasts, the Italian athlete has designed a limited edition of 100 of the famous Alpina smart watch, the AlpinerX Alive.
Thirty-year-old skier Markus Eder hails from South Tyrol in Italy and is regarded as a role model in the freeriding world.
To celebrate their collaboration and kick off the 2021/22 ski season, Alpina and Markus Eder have designed an exclusive 100-piece AlpinerX Alive limited edition, to the delight of watch collectors and freeriding fans.
Appreciative of the exceptional and almost infinite playground the mountains provided him with from an early age, Markus now pays a very special tribute to them, while conveying a powerful message.
Adorned with a logo representing three Alpine peaks at 12 o’clock, an elegant grey dial reveals a map of the world filled with red and raised designs, denouncing the danger currently facing the planet – this rich and bountiful Mother Earth – now caught in the stranglehold of global warming.
To reinforce its eco-responsible approach, the timepiece has been mounted on a vegetable leather strap, one of the first of its kind in the world of watchmaking, made from recycled apple waste. It also draws on the athlete and friend of the brand’s own ‘logo’.
As a little extra personal touch, the water-resistance mark has been signed by the Italian freerider. Characterised by subtle contrasts and shades of grey, luminescent silver-tone hands echoing the hour markers complete the dial, which is housed in a 44 mm steel case topped with a bidirectional bezel.
Designed for outdoor enthusiasts, this watch features a new generation heart rate sensor developed by Philips Wearable Sensing, plus GPS and activity monitor, among many other functions.
These new features are offered in addition to the perpetual calendar, second time zone, chronograph, sleep tracker and personalised notifications. All of this is now available on a new high resolution AMOLED touch screen.
Its rechargeable battery provides up to seven days of complete autonomy. This model uses the Alpina Smartwatch app and sends data to the watch in real-time to help you improve your performance.
Technical details
Model: AlpinerX Alive Markus Eder Special
Reference: AL-284ME5SSAQ6L
Functions
Always on-time (hours, minutes, day and date)
Worldtimer (second time zone)
Local time
Chronograph (count up, count down, chrono split, chrono lap)
Heart rate monitoring
Heart rate notifications
Activity tracking
Get-active alerts
Sleep monitoring
Smart sleep alarms
Weather
Breathing exercise
Messages review
Notifications (calls, messages, emails)
Workout with GPS tracking (integrated GPS)
Hydration
VO2 Max
Cardio fitness index
Dynamic coach
Cloud backup & restore
Movement
AL-284connected caliber
Heart rate sensor provided by Philips Wearable Sensing. Rechargeable battery & battery level indicator
Case
Stainless steel 2-part case
360° bi-directional turning bezel
Diameter of 45 mm
Height of 16.30 mm
Scratch-resistant and convex sapphire crystal
Water-resistant up to 10 ATM/100m/330ft
Dial
Dark grey (sea) and red (land) dial with mat finishing
Silver color indexes with white luminous treatment (red luminous treatment for 4 o’clock index)
Dark grey inner ring with red markers
Silver hands filled with white luminous treatment
AMOLED touch screen
Strap
Black recycled apple leather strap
Including an extra dark grey velcro strap
Edition
Limited to 100 pieces
Recommended retail price
1’295€
