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Alain Silberstein / Marine

Alain Silberstein Marine

Collection profile · 1993

The Marine line translates Alain Silberstein’s colourful, geometric design language into sporty and diving-oriented cases, adding rotating bezels, luminous markers, and in some references high-complication calendars while retaining the brand’s unmistakably playful visual identity.

Why it matters

Marine shows how Silberstein adapted his whimsical Bauhaus vocabulary to a more robust sport-watch format, blending dive-watch cues such as rotating bezels and luminous markers with unexpectedly sophisticated complications that make the line distinctive among 1990s independents.

Key references

Le Perpetual Marine

Le Perpetual Marine — Christie’s documents this black patinated stainless-steel limited edition as no. 017/100, circa 1993, with perpetual-calendar display visible through the back and a revolving bezel.

Marine Perpetuel

Marine Perpetuel — A closely related Christie’s listing records the stainless-steel Marine Perpetuel no. 047/100, circa 1993, underscoring the Marine family’s early use for complicated sporty models.

Marine Krono

Marine Krono — The Marine name also appears on later chronograph executions; market and auction indexing confirm a Marine Krono variant within the collection, though official technical documentation was not located in this pass.

Collection timeline

  • 1993 — Christie’s documents Marine Perpetuel and Le Perpetual Marine examples, establishing the Marine family in the early 1990s.
  • 1993 — These early Marine models pair rotating sport-watch bezels with perpetual-calendar mechanics, showing the collection was more than a simple diver.
  • 2017 — An Ineichen auction catalogue records a Marine Krono example, confirming continued recognition of the Marine name on chronograph variants in the secondary market.

FAQ

Was Marine only a dive watch collection?

Not strictly. Verified Marine examples include sporty rotating-bezel watches with perpetual-calendar complications, indicating the line mixed diving cues with high-complication watchmaking.

When does the Marine collection appear in the historical record?

Christie’s auction records show Le Perpetual Marine and Marine Perpetuel examples from circa 1993, making 1993 the safest documented introduction point for the collection.

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More from Alain Silberstein

  • KronoAlain Silberstein Krono Bauhaus2 chronograph on bracelet — Alain Silberstein’s Krono family is the brand’s signature chronograph line, pairing mechanically ambitious calendar or timing layouts with the designer’s Bauhaus-inflected language of primary colours, geometric hands, and playful dial graphics.
  • BolidoAlain Silberstein Bolido Noir wristwatch — 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.
  • Tourbillon — Alain Silberstein’s Tourbillon family captures the independent French designer’s mix of haute horlogerie and Bauhaus-inflected playfulness, spanning unique early-1990s experimental pieces through early-2000s limited editions such as the Tourbillon Volant and later Tourbillon d’Art variants.

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