Colorful,
whimsical, creative and technologically sound are words that
immediately come to mind when viewing the collections of Alain
Silberstein. This former interior architect has developed a
series of pieces that have a sense of style all their own yet
are suitable for wear on a daily basis.
His collections
include the Tourbillions D’Art, a series of tourbillion
watches with metallic colors and see through mechanisms, the
Bolido collection, a series of rectangular pieces featuring multicolor
multiple crown mechanisms and the Pave collection featuring faces
that are gently rounded thus allowing them to match the shape
of the wearer’s wrist.
Although he
has been in the watch making industry for just slightly over
ten years he has quickly risen and his pieces are highly sought.
His company is small, just over 20 employees, and a limited number
of pieces are produced each year.
In addition
to watches Silberstein has added knives, a series of clocks with
pendulums and a collection of combination clocks, music boxes
and singing birds to his designs. His creativity in all of his
collections is unmistakable and many pieces could easily be called
works of art in and of themselves.
Yet his pieces
should not be considered as less than technologically equal to
others such as Omega or Brietling. Indeed Silberstein has found
a way to combine the excellence of today’s technology with
the creative designs to produce pieces that embody both technological
superiority and artistic design.
A true master
of design Silberstein has been known to refer to himself as “an
architect of time” a phrase that undoubtedly suits both
his talents and his creations.
Alain Silberstein
Replica Watches - A Brief History
A relative newcomer to
the world of high quality watches Alain Silberstein has risen quickly to
become one of the world’s hottest watch couture companies.
The story begins rather
atypically with an architectural designer turned watch maker. Somehow this
master craftsperson has combined his love of both disciplines to become an
artist in watch making albeit one with a flair for unusual and creative designs.
Near the end of the 1980’s
Silberstein began his watch making company. It was at a time when French
automatic watches were thought by many to be a dying breed. Silberstein however
aligned himself with a number of Swiss watch manufacturers who held the belief
that automatic watches still had much to offer the public.
Today in Silberstein’s
factory, located on the banks of the Doub River, he and his staff produce
a number of high end models. Employing a staff of 20 workers, six of which
are watch makers the factory produces nearly three thousand pieces per year
in a variety of designs.
His watches, while highly
technical are also whimsical, colorful and suitable for wear on a daily basis.
His unconventional designs are presented in a variety of shapes and feature
bright multicolor faces with unexpected features such as wavy second hands
and triangular shaped hour hands.
His time pieces include
tourbillions, sports watches, perpetual calendar watches, watches that are
pieces of jewelry as well as time pieces and pieces that resemble works of
art. Most models are available in limited quantities of a 1000 or less.
His designs and mechanically
sound pieces actively compete with time pieces from neighboring Switzerland.
He has not however limited himself to just the design and building of watches,
indeed he has expanded his creations to include knives and boxes which combine
clocks, song birds and music boxes.
In the space of just over
ten years Silberstein has made a name for himself in the world of high end
watches. His pieces are highly sought and greatly coveted by watch aficionado’s
world wide.
