Mr. Panuwat Thongpum, Brand Manager of ‘ALBA’ watch, the leader in timepiece innovations from Seiko, Japan says: “Adding to long-familiar sports like running and swimming, modern lifestyle of the new generation also expose young people to challenging games that let them feel the thrill of time and demonstrate their skills in various extreme sports, such as bike stunt, hiking, jet ski, and motorbike, etc. This modern lifestyle trend has led to emergence of watches that address the demanding nature of sports preferred by the young generation, particularly in terms of timing precision and protection against shock and vibration during the game. In addition to functionality and performance, design also plays a key role in complementing the lifestyle need as a dress watch.
Get challenged every single second with ‘Motorbike Sport’
Motorbike sport is all about speed and being the first to storm pass the finish line on your motorbike. The outfit is therefore made tightly fitted to the racer’s body for aerodynamic advantage and is made of protective materials in cut and design that keep the racer cool with good air ventilation. Besides the right outfit, a watch with stopwatch functionality and utmost precision is considered a must-have aide for motorbike enthusiasts — one with 1/60 chronograph and the performance applauded at all race tracks.
‘ALBA Night Rider’ - The case is perfectly designed to drift along with the rider on all roads. It features a Tachymeter, multi-hand timekeeping, alarm chronograph, and date display at three o’clock position with magnification glass for clear reading.
Ride the wave with ‘Marine Sport’
Jet-skiing, windsurfing, and wakeboarding are some of today’s most popular water sports. Demanding great strength, skills, and agile maneuver of the players, these sports need a watch that offers total reliability in terms of water resistance, plus a countdown timer and ‘Lumibrite’ function to enable clear reading in low light ambience.
‘ALBA Marino’ — The watch features a large 50mm round case and is 100-meter water resistant. Its dial is blessed with a striking Kevlar-pattern center circle and Lumibrite Index to give the wearer clear reading of time in low light ambience. A detachable rubber case supporter provides protection as well as perfect fit and comfort while the crown is also protected by a slide-open crown guard.
Be defiant with ‘Adventure Sports’
Adventure sports such as rock climbing, rafting, cliffhanging and the likes all require great concentration since risk is involved in every moment of these activities. Because the gear is attached to the body, all apparatus must be well designed for player’s nimble movement and safety from injurious bumps. An ideal watch for these activities must also be well-designed to deal with shocks and vibrations and provide precise stopwatch functionality through high-performance chronograph function.
‘ALBA Mali Military’ — Inspired by military armaments, the watch comes with complementing round dial, quartz movement, and enhanced strength from the crown’s screw lock that reminds one of safety lever on a hand grenade.
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