The brand was founded in 1883 by Alpinist’s that wanted to make the most robust watch for the outdoors. They made the first anti-shock, anti-magnetic, stainless steel & waterproof. Alpina’s manufacture is in Geneva, Switzerland. With more than 130 years of watch making, Alpina’s mission is to design and engineer luxury sport watches that operate with the greatest precision and reliability possible in the most demanding sport environments. Alpina’s collections are the Startimer collection, which feature all pilot watches. The Alpiner collection features all outdoor adventure models and the Seastrong collection feature the diving models.