Albishorn Maxigraph: a countdown watch with an invented past

The Maxigraph asks a useful design question: can a watch evoke a period without pretending to reproduce a historical object? Albishorn’s answer is an explicitly imagined 1939 regatta chronograph. That distinction matters: its nautical backstory is a creative premise, not a claim that this wristwatch competed in the original Bol d’Or.

A ten-minute retrograde countdown sits away from the main time display, while a coloured running indicator avoids another conventional subdial. The result gives each task a separate visual territory. A red pusher on the left case flank reinforces that asymmetry. Whether the arrangement is quicker to operate cannot be established from photographs alone.

The manufacturer specifies its automatic ALB01 A monopusher, a typical 64-hour reserve and 100m water resistance. Case diameter is 39mm, but the bezel spans 41.7mm; thickness is 13mm including the crystal. The official page currently shows USD 5,495 and sold-out status. This is an archival addition, not a new November release: dated launch reporting appeared on 29 August 2024.