Alain Silberstein had not made a tourbillon watch in over a decade, until his friendship with Manuel Emch, CEO of Louis Erard, brought him back to it.
Louis Erard today introduces Le Régulateur Tourbillon Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Black, limited to 78 pieces. It is the first time Silberstein's tourbillon collaboration comes as a single watch rather than part of a triptych, and the first time on a black dial.
Silberstein's primary colours, red, blue and yellow, stand out against the black dial and flange, in the Bauhaus-inspired style he has used since the 1990s. A silvered counter at 12 o'clock carries the hour hand, and the dial is cut away at 6 o'clock to reveal the tourbillon, which turns once every 60 seconds. The Swiss-made BCP T02 calibre, hand-wound, comes from watchmaker Olivier Mory, built within a few kilometres of his workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
“Real happiness is being passionate about one's work,” says Alain Silberstein.
After more than a decade away from the tourbillon, Silberstein returns to what the brand calls its most alive mechanism, now paired with the regulator format Louis Erard has used since 1929.
The Basics
- Brand Louis Erard
- Model Le Régulateur Tourbillon Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Black
- Reference 89356TT02.BTT82
- Diameter 40mm
- Thickness 11.80mm
- Case material Microblasted grade 2 titanium and polished grade 5 titanium, 2 pieces; sapphire crystal, anti-reflective on both sides; transparent case back; Alain Silberstein red lacquered signature crown with the Louis Erard symbol; case back engraved Louis Erard x AS 1 of 78
- Dial Matt black with a silvered counter at 12 o'clock, white transfers; cut away at 6 o'clock to reveal the tourbillon; black flange with white transfers and yellow and red indexes
- Water resistance 10 bar (100m/330ft)
- Strap Black nylon and microblasted grade 2 titanium, hook-and-loop fastener, quick-change catch spring bars
- Limited edition 78 pieces
The Movement
- Calibre BCP T02, tourbillon régulateur, hand-wound
- Functions Hour hand in a counter at 12 o'clock, central minute hand, seconds hand in a counter at 6 o'clock (tourbillon)
- Winding Manual
- Power reserve Approx. 100 hours
- Frequency 21,600 vph (3Hz)
- Jewels 19
Images courtesy of Louis Erard.
