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Alain Silberstein is a unique name on the watch making market. His biography has been rather unusual for a watch maker. He was a Parisian interior architect and a designer by profession when he decided to become a watch-architect (so he calls himself). And that was not the only unusual thing about him.
When the Japanese battery watches were taking over the watch market he decided to stick to the mechanical watches. This way he joined the very restricted club of Swiss manufacturers that brought back this kind of watches. In less than 20 years Alain Silberstein has found his own place among the top names in horology.
Now read something even more surprising, something that you surely did not know - Alain Silberstein is a dedicated and active Scout member. Isn’t that a surprising fact about a French citizen?
Alain Silberstein and the Scout watch collection
Alain Silberstein's love for Scout movement goes as far as he signed a partnership agreement with The World Organization of the Scout Movement to create a unique “Scout” watch collection. This idea was inspired by the fact that the Scout Movement is celebrating its Centenary in 2007.
This agreement was signed in Geneva on March 1st, 2006 by Dr Eduardo Missoni, General Secretary of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and Mme Sylvie Silberstein, CEO of La Fabrique de Besancon, S.A (the Alain Silberstein manufactory).
The agreement had obliged Alain Silberstein to certain requirements. First of all he was commissioned to create a watch collection “Scout 2007”, that would commemorate the Centenary of the Scout Movement in 2007. Each watch would include the emblem of the World Scout Movement as well as the signature of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement (that means extra work for every Alain Silberstein worker).
The royalties from each sold watch will be paid to the World Scout Bureau. This money should go to the “Scouts of the World” program. All these are Alain Silberstein's obligations; there was nothing said about World Organization of the Scout Movement’s obligations. That’s not a very fair deal for any businessman!
As a matter of fact, the collection was already made. It includes 4 different watches. On the watch case you can easily see the Scout emblem and the signature too. One of them has a dove (the symbol of peace) on it. Otherwise the watches do not differ too much from the Alain Silberstein watches. The watch names were taken from the maker’s collection, too. There are a Tourballion, Rondo, Klub and Pikto watches. As any Alain Silberstein collection this one is also limited.
Straps are an important part of a watch. Like women's miraculous makeup, different straps can bring different looks to a same watch. In fact, a great number of watch lovers knows how to make change to their loved timepieces. And the tool is very simple- a new strap. If you are bit bored of the look of your own watches, you can try to create a fresh looks for them via using other straps. The result may be amazing. Then you can understand why now the strap become the new playground for watch makers after enough tricks have been done to the watch face and case.
Though it is hard for those long-established Swiss watch brands to play tricks on straps, the less serious luxury brands like Swatch and Alain Silberstein start to lead the trend. The strap designs is in fact like the tie designs. If men can enjoy different ties of interesting designs , they can of course appreciate creative strap designs. I believe the day when unique straps become another way for men to adorn their wrists and show themselves will come soon.
And I was completely thrilled when I saw the new Alain Silberstein iKrono watches fitted with some new and funny strap. While my eyes are lighted up by those beautiful straps, my heart is conquered by Alain Silberstein- it does deserve the good name as one of the most creative watch makers. There are a wide range of materials and designs out there. And thanks to the large strap of the iKrono watches, the designers have a big space to make their striking imagination true. And these creative straps are really are not less attractive than the whole watch design itself. They, as a new watch decorative element, can be used to all Alain Silberstein. And the concept is truly fantastic.
Believe me, in the near future, the watch strap is an important part of a highly personalized watch. And more and more watch makers will play bigger attention to strap designs. Of course, for it's high price, more and more people chosee high quality replica watches for saving money.
