Le Triptyque Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Khaki
How can you resist?
A WHIRLWIND OF ENVY
Louis Erard has once again called on the watchmaking artist Alain Silberstein and reached a new summit: the tourbillon. But not just any tourbillon. A tourbillon coupled with a regulator display. An exclusive tourbillon (78 pieces, in a triptych, with La Semaine Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein and Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein). An affordable tourbillon. A contemporary tourbillon: khaki, sporty, chic, contemporary.
Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Limited Edition of 178 pieces
Louis Erard once again calls on watch artist Alain Silberstein and reaches a new summit: the tourbillon. But not just any tourbillon. A tourbillon coupled with a regulator display. An exclusive tourbillon (78 pieces, in a triptych, with La Semaine Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein and Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein). An affordable tourbillon. A contemporary tourbillon: khaki, sporty, chic, contemporary.
It was already written. It was planned. But we still can’t believe it. This new Louis Erard X Alain Silberstein edition is no longer just the fruit of a meeting, a moment of friendship or a flash of creativity. It’s a manifesto. The story of Louis Erard, the story of Alain Silberstein and the story of their collaboration, which has already seen three episodes (the first edition in 2021, followed by a first triptych with a day/date, a regulator and a monopusher chronograph, then a diptych with a day/date hand and a regulator), and of which this one is the quintessence.
Let’s take a closer look. The Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Khaki Triptych is a set of three watches. Two of them are available for purchase individually, in a limited edition of 178 pieces – a number that Louis Erard has erected as a mantra, signifying that union is strength – 78 of which are reserved for the triptych set: La Semaine Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Khaki; Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Khaki. The third is an even more special edition, unique in many ways: Le Régulateur Tourbillon Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Khaki, available only in a triptych set, limited to 78 pieces.
THE LOUIS ERARD X ALAIN SILBERSTEIN KAKI TRIPTYCH
That’s right: a tourbillon. The pinnacle of fine mechanical watchmaking, invented by Breguet’s father, the pinnacle of watchmaking, according to Alain Silberstein, Louis Erard’s inaugural gesture. Breguet had developed the tourbillon to defy the laws of terrestrial gravity (the watch’s regulating mechanism is housed in a cage that turns on itself and distributes the balance wheel’s oscillations over 360 degrees); Louis Erard and Alain Silberstein put it into orbit.
Moving forward. This is the first time Louis Erard has presented a tourbillon, and it fits perfectly with the positioning of the Franches-Montagnes-based brand, which aims to make the inaccessible accessible. The gesture doesn’t stop there, as the Tourbillon is associated with a Régulateur, a symbol of the chronometric science that Louis Erard has made its signature.
For Alain Silberstein, the Tourbillon has another meaning. In his lexicon as a watch architect, there are several types of time: social time, hours and minutes (the second is mainly there to show that the watch is working); cultural time, calendars; personal time, symbolized by his famous smileys (a particular expression for each day of the week). For him, the tourbillon symbolizes another kind of time: “Time that never stops”. Throughout his career, Alain Silberstein has often used the tourbillon, particularly since the mid-1990s in classic configurations, such as the 6 o’clock tourbillon on an open dial, very similar to the one presented here.
Another element must be added: the tourbillon’s manufacturer, Olivier Mory, BCP Tourbillons, in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Olivier Mory is a behind-the-scenes personality who trained in production watchmaking before turning his attention to haute horlogerie. He has built a bridge between the two worlds, making the inaccessible accessible.
Let’s face it: the Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Khaki Triptych (of which the tourbillon is a part) sells for a fraction of what tourbillon watches normally cost on the market.
But what would history be without style? This new trilogy is a testament to that. It comes in khaki, khaki on the dials, khaki on the bracelets. The message can be summed up in two words: modern watchmaking. For the designers – Alain Silberstein and Manuel Emch, Artistic Director and CEO of Louis Erard watches – khaki is quite simply THE color of the moment, the one that “most strongly embodies the Louis Erard spirit”.
the set is composed of the following 3 pieces, the tourbillon being sold exclusively in this box:
THE LOUIS ERARD X ALAIN SILBERSTEIN KHAKI REGULATOR
THE LOUIS ERARD X ALAIN SILBERSTEIN KHAKI TOURBILLON REGULATOR
THE LOUIS ERARD X ALAIN SILBERSTEIN KHAKI WEEK
Tourbillon regulator mechanical movement with manual winding, calibre BCPT02, Ø31.80mm, height:6.50mm, 19 jewels, 21,600VpH(3Hz), circular decoration on the movement, approx.100 hours power reserve, the tourbillon performs a complete rotation every 60 seconds.
Case: Microblasted in grade 2 titanium and polished in grade 5 titanium, Ø40mm, horn width:22mm, horn horn: 47mm, thickness:11. 80mm, 2 parts, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides, movement visible through transparent case back, water-resistant to 10 bar (100m/330ft), signature crown in red AlainSilberstein lacquer with LouisErard symbol, engraved back “Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein 1 of 178
Khaki matte dial with white transfer, black counter at 12 o’clock, white and red transfer, cut-out at 6 o’clock to position the tourbillon, black flange with white and red markers
Functions Tourbillon HMS counter at 12 o’clock, central minute hand, seconds hand in counter at 6 o’clock
La Semaine Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Khaki :
Movement:
CALIBRE Sellita SW220-1
MOVEMENT Automatic
FUNCTIONS HMS + mood of the day + date
POWER RESERVE Approx. 38 hours
TYPE Unisex
CASE MATERIAL Bead-blasted grade 2 titanium and polished grade 5 titanium
CASE DIAMETER 40 mm
CASE BACK Transparent
GLASS Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
WATER RESISTANCE 10 bar (100 m/330 ft)
DIAL Matte khaki, decals, Alain Silberstein day disc (“smiledays”) and date at 6 o’clock, flange with blue and red indexes
HANDS Signed Alain Silberstein hands: red lacquered hour hand, white lacquered minute hand and yellow lacquered seconds hand
BRACELET Khaki nylon and functional bead-blasted grade 2 titanium lugs for quick strap change.
BUCKLE Hook-and-loop fastening system
STRAP DIMENSIONS 22.70 mm wide, 225 mm long
Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Khaki Regulator
CALIBER Sellita SW266-1
MOVEMENT Automatic
SMH FUNCTIONS
POWER RESERVE Approx. 38 hours
GENRE Unisex
CASE MATERIAL Bead-blasted grade 2 titanium and polished grade 5 titanium
CASE DIAMETER 40 mm
CASE BACK Transparent
GLASS Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
WATER RESISTANCE 10 bar (100 m/330 ft)
DIAL Matte khaki with white transfers, black counter at 12 o’clock, white and red transfers, black flange with white and red markers
HANDS Hands signed Alain Silberstein: red lacquered hour hand, white lacquered minute hand and yellow lacquered seconds hand
bRACELET Khaki nylon and functional bead-blasted grade 2 titanium lugs for quick strap change.
BUCKLE Hook-and-loop fastening system
STRAP DIMENSIONS 22.70 mm wide, 225 mm long
Khaki nylon and titanium grade 2 bead-blasted bracelet, hook-and-loop system for quick adjustment, functional locking bars for quick bracelet changesDimensions:22. 70 mm wide, 225 mm long, suitable for a wrist circumference of 140 to 200 mm.
