Albishorn Marinagraph: choosing between a tide bezel and sapphire markers

Which Marinagraph makes sense if you like the design but do not sail? The family’s useful distinction is the bezel, not simply black versus green. Classic and Classic Fumé use black sapphire inserts with luminous markers; Classic Racing and Paraíba Racing retain aluminium tide-scale inserts. The latter makes the nautical purpose explicit, while the sapphire versions offer a less specialised visual frame.

Underneath, the shared ALB01 A automatic monopusher provides a ten-minute retrograde countdown and a stated 64-hour reserve. Albishorn lists a 39mm steel case, 47.7mm lug-to-lug length and 13mm thickness including sapphire. The Classic specification gives the bezel diameter as 42.7mm: buyers should not mistake the smaller case measurement for the full visual footprint.

Classic has a black dial; Classic Fumé uses a white lacquered fumé treatment; Classic Racing combines black with the tide bezel; Paraíba Racing uses a tourmaline-green colour, not a gemstone dial. Each official page lists CHF 3,950 and 99 pieces. The imagined 1958 setting is design fiction, not a production date or evidence of historical yacht use.

This is a desk-based comparison of manufacturer specifications. The site contains conflicting supplied-strap descriptions and running-indicator positions, so those details are withheld pending clarification. The Racing models were reported in August 2025; the other variants must not inherit that date as an asserted launch date.