The most important thing when participating in a regatta is to cross the departure line the instant after the countdown is completed. Alpina’s professional sailing watches have been uniquely designed with this objective in mind. Their nautical timepieces feature a mechanical five and 10-minute countdown function, a 360° compass on the bezel and a tactical planner scale on the dial. Also, as befits a true sailor’s watch, Alpina Sailing Collection models are water resistant to 300 meters below sea level.
So for those of you lucky enough to call yacht racing a hobby, Alpina has the right thing to join you on your races, the Sailing Yacht Timer Countdown.
The countdown to the start of any yacht race is the time when pulses quicken, muscles tense and all senses seem to become sharper and more finely focused. The Yacht Timer has countdown windows from 10 to 1, leading to the fluorescent START indicator, when the action really begins.
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