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Alain Silberstein / Tourbillon

Alain Silberstein Tourbillon

Profil de collection

Tourbillon en édition limitée démontrant la capacité de Silberstein à combiner complications de haute horlogerie avec son esthétique colorée inimitable.

Pourquoi elle compte

The Tourbillon collection is the clearest expression of Alain Silberstein’s importance as a design-led independent: it applied a serious complication to unconventional colors, playful hands, unusual crowns, and even experimental cases, helping make the tourbillon feel less conservative and more artistic.

Références clés

Tourbillon Volant

Alain Silberstein Tourbillon Volant — Early-2000s limited-edition semi-skeletonized tourbillon with date; Phillips documented example no. 28 of 200 and described the model as released in the early 2000s.

Tourbillon d'Art 'Black Light'

Alain Silberstein Tourbillon d'Art 'Black Light' — Christie’s lists this semi-skeletonized stainless steel and lacquered model as no. 90/500, circa 2004, and places the broader Tourbillon Volant model introduction in the early 2000s.

Tourbillon Krono

Alain Silberstein Tourbillon Krono — Unique platinum tourbillon chronograph created circa 1997 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Alain Silberstein’s watch company, according to Christie’s.

Chronologie de la collection

  • 1994 — Alain Silberstein presented a series of 10 unique tourbillon watches at the Basel Fair, including distinctive experimental pieces documented by Christie’s.
  • 1997 — The unique Tourbillon Krono was created to mark the 10th anniversary of the Alain Silberstein watch company.
  • 2000 — The Tourbillon Volant line was released in the early 2000s, bringing Silberstein’s colorful geometric language into a limited-edition serially produced tourbillon.
  • 2004 — Christie’s dates the Tourbillon d’Art 'Black Light' limited edition to circa 2004, showing the collection’s expansion into more decorative artisanal executions.

FAQ

What defines Alain Silberstein’s Tourbillon watches?

They combine high-watchmaking tourbillon mechanics with Alain Silberstein’s signature use of primary colors, geometric handset shapes, and playful Bauhaus-inspired design.

Is the Tourbillon collection a single model line?

Not exactly. The collection umbrella spans early unique 1990s tourbillon experiments, the early-2000s Tourbillon Volant, and later variants such as Tourbillon d’Art executions.

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