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Alain Silberstein / Bolido

Alain Silberstein Bolido

Collection profile

Bolido is Alain Silberstein’s curved rectangular/cushion-like design family from the brand’s independent 1990s period, known for mobile lugs, playful geometric hands and pushers, and colorful Bauhaus-inflected styling carried across time-only, power-reserve, and chronograph variants.

Why it matters

Bolido captures Alain Silberstein’s signature vocabulary in one of his most distinctive case families: a curved rectangular body, animated primary-color hands and controls, and an architecture-first form that bridged playful design and serious Swiss mechanics.

Key references

Alain Silberstein Bolido Noir

Bolido Noir

Bolido Noir — Antiquorum describes it as a limited edition of 500 examples from the late 1990s, with power-reserve sector and date in a curved rectangular steel case.

Antiquorum

Bolido Krono

Bolido Krono — Christie’s documents a steel Bolido Krono example as No. 17/100, circa 1997, and explicitly states the model was made in 1997 in a limited edition of 100 pieces.

Alain Silberstein Bolido Krono Titanium

Bolido Krono Titanium

Bolido Krono Titanium — Antiquorum records a titanium Bolido Krono limited edition of 250 examples from the late 1990s.

Antiquorum

Collection timeline

  • 1997 — Christie’s states the Bolido Krono limited edition of 100 pieces was made in 1997.
  • 1999 — Auction cataloguing places Bolido Noir and Bolido Krono Titanium in the late 1990s, showing the line expanded into both time-only/power-reserve and chronograph executions.
  • 2000 — Christie’s also catalogued a Bolido Krono example numbered 071/100 as circa 2000, indicating the model remained active in the market at the turn of the millennium.

FAQ

Is Bolido a single watch or a broader family?

It is better understood as a family: auction records show Bolido Noir, Bolido Krono, and titanium chronograph executions, alongside differences in complications and editions.

Why is there no officialUrl in this packet?

Current official Alain Silberstein search results did not surface a reliable brand-hosted Bolido collection page, so the packet relies on reputable auction-house documentation instead of guessing an official URL.

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