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Alpina Racing Small Seconds 47mm (Ref. AL-535AB5AR26) Automatic Watch Specification

Movement: Automatic, Alpina AL-535 (base Sellita SW200), Swiss Made
Number of jewels: 25
Movement frequency: 28,800 vph
Power reserve: 42 hours
Movement decoration: Black Alpina-branded oscillating weight and Cotes de Geneva pattern on bridges
Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date
Case material: Stainless steel
Bezel material: Matches case
Crown material: Matches case with black rubber
Case shape: Round
Bezel shape: Round
Case size: 47.00 mm
Case height: 11.70 mm
Lug width: 28.00/22.00 mm
Dial: Black
Numerals: Arabic
Hour markers: Luminous
Hands: Steel, luminous
Water resistance: 100 meters
Strap: Black leather with red lining and contrasting red stitching with Alpina folding buckle
Crystal: Sapphire
Case back: Transparent

As the name tells us, the dial of the watch is equipped with a somewhat peculiar, but very nice small seconds indicator that features a pair of semicircular scales that measure time from 60 to 30 (silver-colored hand and scale) and from 30 to 60 (red-painted elements) seconds.

Besides saving the expansive real estate of the oversized display, the sub-dial also looks cool without costing Alpina a single extra penny.

As many other models from the Swiss watchmaker, the timepiece also features an arc-shaped date aperture that displays not one, but whole three dates: current, as well as previous and next. To my taste, the aperture should have been made a trifle wider for the double-digit dates not to look too small compared to the huge elements of the gargantuan dial.

As the official specs tells us, the timekeeper is animated by a slightly modified Sellita SW200 self-winding caliber, which is equipped with a black, Alpina-branded oscillating weight and subsequently renamed as Alpina AL-535.

Built on 25 jewels, the caliber beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour and delivers pretty much standard 42 hours of power reserve.

Also, since the time-proven movement is quite compact, the watch is also very thin measuring less than 12 millimeters in height: a nice feature for a self-winding model that sports a water resistance rating of whole 100 meters.

As most sporty watches of this size, the Alpina Racing features a high-contrast, easily-readable dial, which is good both in broad daylight as well as in total darkness thanks to an impressive amount of lume that covers its hands and hour markers.

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