{"product_id":"alain-silberstein-cyclope-as09082","title":"Alain Silberstein Cyclope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn the late 1980s, the renaissance of mechanical watchmaking was already underway — but it was a very \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003etraditional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e renaissance, generally speaking.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBrands such as Blancpain, Breguet, and Vacheron Constantin were playing it safe by revamping classic designs — think smaller case sizes, coin-edge bezels, Breguet hands and indices, etc. But one Frenchman - ex-interior designer Alain Silberstein - was thinking very, very differently about things...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSilberstein melded his love of the Bauhaus, the Memphis design movement, and artists such as Picasso, Kandiksy, and Miro in a colorful fresh take on mechanical watchmaking. His idiosyncratic and highly original designs stood out — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e out — in a sea of same-same, traditional-looking wares. It could be said he was very much ahead of the times - as his signature style is \u003cem\u003ejust\u003c\/em\u003e beginning to get wide-spread attention from collectors today, 30 some-odd years later!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis particular model, a Cyclope, dates from roughly 1993. Housed in a round 38mm stainless steel case with stubby lugs, a sapphire crystal, and a wildly stylized, triangular winding crown with white enamel inlay, it features a matte black dial disc with red ‘cyclopse’ date indicator and a rotating jump-hour disc beneath; an outer black chapter ring; and a florescent yellow ‘squiggle’ minute hand. With its mix of sedate background elements and bright pops of color, it speaks volumes about the imagination of its namesake designer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePowered by a modified ETA 2824 automatic movement and paired to a signed, black calf leather strap with a stylized stainless steel pin buckle, this wonderfully unique timepiece comes complete with all its factory goodies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Irreverent and fun, it’s a watch that simply \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ebegs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e for wrist time!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alain Silberstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40350666588247,"sku":"40991659","price":3400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS09082_40991659_ALAINSIBLERSTEIN_CYCLOPE_CE-A1-B3-B11-6-2.jpg?v=1700137977","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/alain-silberstein-cyclope-as09082","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}