Yes, my first Seiko turned up today. No surprise for most of you with this model, but a novelty for me with lots of firsts: First Seiko, first mechanical japanese watch, first screw down crown, first rotating inner bezel, first green dial and first "gold"...
From 2005 ' Fred Halgedal wrote a very nice review on the Alpinist on this site a couple years ago. Here is the link so you can read it yourself. Cazalea ...