ON THE DOUBLE

If there is one thing we have learnt about horological wins, it is that you will be guaranteed of many, many follow-ups. Take the collaboration between Louis Erard and Alain Silberstein. Seemingly unlikely bedfellows – Louis Erard, a mid-luxury brand, and Alain Silberstein, an independent watchmaker known for wild, pop art designs – both have gotten together to march out their third exclusive edition watch collection since 2019, much to the delight of watch buffs. The debut collaboration between the two yielded two award-winning limited edition regulator models. Last year, they followed up with the Triptych Collection, comprising day-date, regulator, and mono-pusher chronograph models. Louis Erard practically gave the architect-turned-watch designer carte blanche to create the timepieces, and Silberstein duly obliged by lavishing the brand’s mid-luxury watches with his trademark colourful,…