Launched in 1995, this collection didn’t pay tribute visually to its ancestor, but it was once again designed for explorers and came with multiple purpose-built features, the main one being the combination of an additional crown at 4 o’clock and an inner bezel with a compass scale. Yet, it came back in the mid-1990s under the Prospex line with three watches – the black SCVF005, the cream SCVF007, and the star of the show, the green SCVF009.
There will later be more watches under the name Alpinist, such as the mid-1960s Champion models, and then the name somehow fell into oblivion. The mid-1990s Seiko Alpinist SCVF009 – photo from here The watch was available in black or white-cream. There was an impressive amount of luminous material on the dial, as well as on the hands, again with a sharp Daupine design. The most distinctive element of the Alpinist is its striking and very bold dial with large triangular markers at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock, as well as baton applied markers and an inner white minute track. The stainless steel case measures 35mm and is topped by a high-domed plexiglass crystal. A hand-wound watch (with a 17-jewel Seikosha movement) with a relatively simple but sturdy 3-part case, the 1959 Laurel Alpinist was delivered on a so-called Bund strap, reinforcing its intentions for robustness. Launched in 1959, this watch will lead the way to multiple generations of Alpinist watches.
It was also Seiko’s first attempt to create a sports watch and as such, it should be regarded as important.
The Alpinist is a watch designed specifically by Seiko for “Yama-Otoko,” a Japanese word for mountain men. Before we take a look at this specific model, and if you want to know more about the whole collection, you can have a look here, at. Just to say, this is indeed an important watch.
SPB 241 PROFESSIONAL
Created in 1959, the Seiko Laurel Alpinist can be considered Seiko’s first sports or professional watch. But dive watches only appeared in 1965 at Seiko and before that, the brand already had various purpose-built, so-called instrument models dedicated to professionals. It’s just that the brand has been so active in this field, with countless milestone models, patents or innovations, that the rest feels less… groundbreaking. Seiko’s dive watches are so popular that they tend to make other models from the brand seem less important… which they are not.
SPB 241 SERIES
This year, as part of its new collection, Seiko introduced a new series of exploration watches, which includes these cool, accessible and very attractive Prospex 1959 Alpinist Modern Re-Interpretation models, references SPB241J1, SPB243J1 and SPB245J1. In fact, way before it created its first diver’s watch, Seiko was offering an exploration-ready instrument, a highly coveted model named the “Alpinist” and launched in 1959.
Indeed, under the Prospex line, there are 3 collections Sea, Land and Air – respectively diver’s, explorer’s and pilot’s watches. Crafted of stainless steel, with screwdown crown and see-through caseback, and tri-fold push button release clasp.If Seiko is widely known for its high-performance dive watches, the Japanese manufacture actually has far more to offer. The 24-jewel automatic movement beats at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour, with a power reserve of approximately 70 hours, and can be wound manually or automatically. With the original's mountain-shaped markers at 12, 6 and 9 ensuring legibility while referring to its mountaineering inspiration, this versatile design features a cream dial with date calendar and LumiBrite hands and markers, as well a curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on the inner surface. Styled to fit contemporary tastes while evoking a vintage feel, this exceptional watch is as smooth and refined as the prized original, but far more powerful. The first Seiko sport watch - elegant, yet rugged and superbly functional - the Laurel Alpinist is reimagined in this distinctive watch, designed to celebrate the beginnings of Seiko's rise to the forefront of high-intensity timekeeping. The 1959 Alpinist Modern Re-interpretationġ959 Sports Watch Reinterpretation.
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