Alsta 40mm Motoscaphe 120 Superautomatic Left Hand Motorcycle Watch with Black Italian Leather Band

Price: $895.00
(as of Jun 22, 2022 14:35:15 UTC – Details)

“When avid motorcyclist, veteran watch journalist, and Beyond The Dial Co-Founder, Allen Farmelo, began pairing watches with his motorcycles and posting images on Instagram, Alsta’s CEO Angus MacFadyen reached out. A week later, the Motoscaphe was in the works. Farmelo says that he has had “about 30 years to dream up this watch, because I’ve literally been thinking about the perfect motorcycle watch for about that long. Of course you start with a dive watch, but it has to be modified significantly to work on a bike.” Motorcycle watches have almost always been cheap, flimsy things with a brand logo thoughtlessly slapped on the dial. The Alsta Motoscaphe carries no specific motorcycle branding, and its sleek dial and understated luxury nod to the wearer’s elevated tastes. A Japanese automatic movement ensures decades of reliability. A hardened sapphire crystal adds durability to the design with a water resistance of 330 feet. The supple yet durable black Italian leather band coordinates with a biking aficionado’s black leather wardrobe. Alsta was renowned for making stylish, rugged and precise watches for men and women of intellectual creative substance throughout the 1960s and 70s. Today, the Alsta’s ethos is as relevant as it ever was. Every component of Alsta timepieces is manufactured in Switzerland, and it is powered by a Seiko NH35A. The watches are assembled, tested and quality-passed in Switzerland. Affordable quality engineering, manufacturing, and design will always be a hallmark of Alsta watches.”
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.02 x 1.71 x 0.64 inches; 3.84 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ AWC/AN/8/1
Department ‏ : ‎ Mens
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ November 11, 2021
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Alsta
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09LMN2W55
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ Switzerland

AN ICONIC BRAND – Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Alsta made beautifully-engineered wristwatches for men and women of intellectual and creative substance. After decades of dormancy, our first timepiece in over 40 years was released in 2017: the Nautoscaph II, inspired by the Alsta Nautoscaph dive watch as worn by Richard Dreyfuss as the character Matt Hooper in the classic movie, Jaws. Our 21st century iterations of classic watches are sure to become conversation pieces and personal treasures.
MODERN AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT – This Swiss-made watch winds itself using a weight inside, which oscillates to put tension on the mainspring through the random movement of your arm while wearing the watch. You don’t have to wind an automatic watch if wearing it every day. If you haven’t worn the watch for a few days and it has stopped, simply unscrew the crown to its first open position and give it a few rotations in order to get the watch movement working again.
CARING FOR YOUR ALSTA – Always ensure that the screw-in crown is properly in the closed position before exposing your watch to water. Do not wear your watch in a hot bath or under a hot shower as extreme heat causes metal parts to expand at a different rate than the rubber seals and gaskets. We recommend that you rinse the watch – again with the crown screwed closed – under a stream of fresh water after exposure to or immersion in salt water. Avoid sudden temperature changes.
24 MONTH LIMITED WARRANTY – We thoroughly test and proudly guarantee all Alsta watches for water resistance, shock resistance, temperature resistance and magnetic force resistance before release. All Alsta watches enjoy an international 2 year limited warranty. Please note, however, that certain restrictions apply; see our site for details. If the customer or an unauthorized repairer opens the watch, this invalidates the warranty, and a chargeable repair will result.