Timeline

Albishorn Watches creates watches which would have perfectly complement the history of watchmaking but were never brought to life. These watches not only embody these missing links but also echo history with a capital H. 

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First solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean

First solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Charles Lindbergh flew his custom-built monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, from Roosevelt Field in New York to Le Bourget Field near Paris, completing the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean

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Maxigraph

Maxigraph
Hypothetical regatta chronograph designed for a participant in the first Bol d’Or, the legendary regatta on Lake Geneva.
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First Bol d'Or regatta race on Lake Geneva

First Bol d'Or regatta race on Lake Geneva
First edition of the famous Bold d‘Or regatta race on the Lake Geneva

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Type 10

Type 10
The result of an imaginary order from the French Air Force. The first official chronograph of this military branch, and thus the fictional ancestor of the legendary Type 20 chronograph.

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Thundergraph

Thundergraph
Watch specifically designed for alpine exploration, particularly for Himalayan ascents.

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Swiss expedition in the Himalayas

Swiss expedition to the Himalayas in order to try to reach the summit of the Everest.

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First ascent of Mount Everest

First ascent of Mount Everest
On May 29, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of the world's highest peak, a monumental achievement in the history of mountaineering.

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The Silent World

The Silent World, co-directed by Louis Malles, this documentary film won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It offers stunning underwater footage and explores marine life in various oceanic environments

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Marinagraph

Marinagraph
A watch that inaugurates a new genre: a marriage between a "skin diver" and a regatta chronograph.

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Descend to the bottom of the Mariana Trench

Descend to the bottom of the Mariana Trench
Jacques Piccard and Lieutenant Don Walsh descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest known part of the ocean, in the Trieste, reaching a record depth of over 35,000 feet. © U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph

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Target Moon

President John F. Kennedy announced the ambitious goal of sending an American to the Moon and returning him saftly to Earth before the end of the decade, igniting the Apollo program and setting the stage for the historic lunar landing in 1969.

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Spatiograph

Spatiograph
Chronograph designed for space exploration.

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First step on the Moon

First step on the Moon
July 20, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to set foot on the lunar surface, making a monumental achievement in space exploration