The Alpiner Extreme Automatic Regulator has been designed around its new steel bracelet, which sets the overall tone of the piece. Here, it comes with a blue dial and grey sun-brushed counters. The shades are at once clear-cut and seamless, with the blue and grey going together as naturally as the sky above a sunlit Alpine peak.
The bracelet is one of the most exposed parts of the watch, so the firm has given it a brushed finish here. This unusual choice is in fact the only way of dealing with any scratches caused by extreme conditions. The buckle, adopted only after a barrage of strength tests, remains exactly the same: it already used a deployment clasp on the rubber strap, and still does on the steel version.