Alain Silberstein Pave - Maintaining a Tradition

Mechanical watches shouldn't be around anymore, if you listen to what the so-called experts have been saying since the late eighties. The reasons twenty years ago were, of course, digital watches. And in recent years the cell phone was to sound the death knell for the mechanical wristwatch. Obviously the experts were wrong, due in large part to their failure to recognize that despite modern advances, people are still capable of respecting and appreciating true craftsmanship. The Alain Silberstein Pave from the French watchmaker is one such example of this craftsmanship and is one of the most recognizable and unique timepieces in the world.

Watchmaking is a centuries old craft and today a handful of masters are keeping the art alive. Most are Swiss, obviously, but the former French architect Alain Silberstein has become one of the most famous still working. The key element that sets him apart from his contemporaries is the actual design of his watches. Instead of the traditional designs we're accustomed to which are still striking but nonetheless rather similar, his designs continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in watchmaking. He truly is an architect of time and an artist in the purest sense of the word. The Alain Silberstein Pave exemplifies this perfectly.

The Alain Silberstein Pave comes in a few styles, but none are what you might expect when you think 'luxury watch'. Instead of the round, shimmering metallic or gold case these feature a square steel case covered in leather - red, black, pink, or green. Red, yellow, and blue hands keep track of the time instead of the traditional hands you're probably used to seeing. And a transparent back allows you to examine the inner workings of the timepiece, a feature that is not only interesting but allows you to fully appreciate the craftsmanship involved.

An Alain Silberstein Pave also features one of the watchmaker's hallmarks in the form of the smileday feature. Instead of numbers or letters, each day is represented by a face. The closer to the weekend it is, the wider the smile will be. Mondays are a frown while Saturdays are a full, wide grin. For luxury timepieces that stand out from the rest few watchmakers can compare to the brilliance and ingenuity that the Alain Silberstein Company has been refining for over twenty years now. They are fully functioning works of art, and unique in the timepiece world.