Louis Erard
Introducing the Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Excellence Regulator
Louis Erard
Introducing the Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Excellence Regulator
Until 2012, the man created mechanical timepieces — which can only be described as whimsically quirky — with his signature aesthetics, but always in very limited numbers.
But just before things for his own watchmaking effort went south, he made waves by collaborating with the powerhouse that is MB&F, to add his take to a special variation of the Horological Machine No. 2. His creation, the HM2.2 Black Box, was striking black silicium PVD-coated-titanium Horological Machine, made alive by his signature colors on the dial markers and hands.
Later in 2015, Silberstein joined forces with Romain Jerome to create the Subcraft. And this is perhaps where we can find a connecting dot, in figuring out how his latest creation with watchmaking brand, Louis Erard came about.
The watch Silberstein’s designed for Louis Erard, comes in two variations. The first is a stainless-steel piece with a matt white dial. The dial itself is a regulator-type — a signature of Louis Erard’s — consisting of an hour sub dial at 12 o’clock, running seconds at 6 o’clock, power reserve indicator at 9 o’clock and the central minutes hand. All of which is set ablaze thanks to Silberstein’s use of primary colors and the manner in which he uses his signature shapes for the watch hands; non-traditional to say the least.
Both variations will be limited to 178 pieces each, with the stainless-steel piece priced CHF 2,800 and the black PVD piece priced at a hundred Francs more (CHF 2,900). Why 178? According to Louis Erard, 178 “in the language of numbers, symbolically represents ‘strong together’; a perfect figure to represent our collaboration with Alain Silberstein.”
The watch will be available as of November. To start, directly from [email protected] and then eventually with selected retailers (online and offline).
For all the attention that the watch has garnered on the interwebs, it’s clear to see that Alain Silberstein has a strong following. For Louis Erard, the brand has said that the collaboration is step one towards bigger and more impressive things to come from the Jura based watchmaker, specializing in regulator-type timepieces, while still making a conscious effort to remain within their price bracket. Safe to say, Louis Erard all eyes are on you for your next move.
Movement
Manual ETA Peseux 7001 movement with Louis Erard regulator complication; hour, minute and running seconds; power reserve indicator; 42-hour power reserve
Case
40mm stainless steel and stainless steel with PVD-coating; water resistant to 50m
Strap
Black calf leather with signature stitching in red or brown calf leather with signature stitching in blue, pin buckle in stainless steel or stainless steel + black PVD
Limited edition of 178 pieces in each version; stainless-steel version: CHF 2,800, black PVD version: CHF 2,900.[/td_block_text_with_title]