Louis Erard celebrates 2022, the year of the figure two, with a special edition of two pieces made with two times two hands designed in collaboration with the iconoclastic Alain Silberstein.
History is written by two, the adventure is lived by two: Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein. Since the pair first collaborated in 2019, nothing has been the same and is not likely to stop. Some say it’s a Copernican encounter – two ex machina. Louis Erard was looking for its future while Alain Silberstein was looking at the present.
The saga continues. Manuel Emch, CEO and artistic director of Louis Erard, has once again invited Alain Silberstein to fuse the two worlds which has this time given birth to a diptych. Two mechanical variations: a regulator, an original complication from Louis Erard, and a Smiley weekly calendar, Alain Silberstein’s emblematic calendar — every day has its face, its mood, its humour. A work in two parts, symbolic, allegorical, heraldic.
The two references are produced in a limited series of 178 pieces. Fifty-six watches in a special diptych box set (above) will be available at the exceptional price of CHF 7,777.
The individual sale price is in itself remarkable at CHF 4,000. Entry price on the collector’s watch – the previous variations of the Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein collaboration have already proven this with a sustained rating on the secondary market. A price that also signs Louis Erard’s mission to be the access point to exceptional watchmaking, through exceptional limited editions with contemporary creative artists, and special series dedicated to métiers d’art.
Apart from the white dial and the light grey strap, this diptych takes up the exterior elements of the 2021 triptych version – which was sold out as soon as it was released. A case composed of a tubular container in microblasted grade 2 titanium and transparent caseback, fixed on a vertical sidebar called “brancard” in polished grade 5 titanium and flanked by a signature conical crown stamped with the Louis Erard symbol. The strap is made of special nylon, breathable, ergonomic and adjustable for perfect wearing comfort.
This diptych tells this double story and concentrates all its energies. Simple and unconventional, like disconcerting evidence. It’s as if the two had lost their heads.
Technical Specifications:
Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Blanc ref. 85358TT01.BTT83
Limited edition of 178 pieces
Recommended retail price: CHF 4,000
Movement:
Automatic regulator, Sellita SW266-1 calibre, 11½’’’, Ø25.60 mm, height: 5.60 mm, 31 jewels, 28,800 VpH (4Hz), élaboré grade movement, meticulously decorated, special openworked oscillating weight with black lacquered Louis Erard symbol, approx. 38 hours of power reserve
Functions:
HMS
Hour hand in a counter at 12 o’clock, central minute hand, seconds hand in a counter at 6 o’clock
Case:
Microblasted grade 2 titanium & polished grade 5 titanium, Ø40 mm, lug width: 22 mm, lug to lug: 47 mm, thickness: 11.60 mm, 2 pieces, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides, movement visible through the transparent caseback, water resistant up to a pressure of 10 bars (100 m/330 ft), Alain Silberstein red lacquered signature crown with Louis Erard symbol, caseback engraved with “Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein 1 of 178”
Dial:
Opaline (matt silver) with counter at 12 o’clock, grey and red transfers, flange featuring blue and red indexes
Hands:
Alain Silberstein signature hands: red lacquered hour hand, blue lacquered minute hand and yellow lacquered second hand
Strap:
Grey nylon and microblasted grade 2 titanium, hook-and-loop fastener system for quick adjustment, functional catch spring bars allowing the strap to be changed quickly
Dimensions:
22.70 mm width, 225 mm length, suitable for a wrist circumference of 140 to 200 mm
La Semaine Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Blanche ref. 75357TT01.BTT83
Limited edition of 178 pieces
Recommended retail price: CHF 4,000
Movement:
Automatic, Sellita SW220-1 calibre, day/date at 6 o’clock, 11½’’’, Ø25.60 mm, height: 5.05 mm, 26 jewels, 28,800 VpH (4Hz), élaboré grade movement, meticulously decorated, special openworked oscillating weight with black lacquered Louis Erard symbol, approx. 38 hours of power reserve
Functions:
HMS, mood of the day/date
3 central hands
Case:
Microblasted grade 2 titanium & polished grade 5 titanium, Ø40 mm, lug width: 22 mm, lug to lug: 47 mm, thickness: 11.60 mm, 2 pieces, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides, movement visible through the transparent caseback, water resistant up to a pressure of 10 bars (100 m/330 ft), Alain Silberstein red lacquered signature crown with Louis Erard symbol, caseback engraved with “Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein 1 of 178”
Dial:
Opaline (matt silver), grey transfers, signature Alain Silberstein day disc (“smiledays”) and date at 6 o’clock, flange featuring blue and red indexes
Hands:
Alain Silberstein signature hands: red lacquered hour hand, blue lacquered minute hand and yellow lacquered second hand
Strap:
Grey nylon and microblasted grade 2 titanium, hook-and-loop fastener system for quick adjustment, functional catch spring bars allowing the strap to be changed quickly
Dimensions:
22.70 mm width, 225 mm length, suitable for a wrist circumference of 140 to 200 mm
Le Diptyque Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein ref. 11111TT01.DIPTYQUE (special diptych box set)
Recommended retail price: CHF 7,777
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