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The Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Smile-Day Blue & Tourbillon Régulateur Blue

Louis Erard has spent recent years defining a very specific place for itself within contemporary Swiss watchmaking. Its strength lies in clarity of design and advanced mechanics. That balance has become central to Louis Erard’s identity.

That design awareness is especially visible in the brand’s collaborative work, where Louis Erard has shown a rare ability to absorb the language of an outside creative without losing its own. One of its most notable collaborations is with French designer Alain Silberstein, who has, over the years, developed a visual vocabulary that is instantly recognisable, one in which hands, markers, and displays become a composition of shapes as much as instruments of timekeeping.

Beda'a

In 2005, Hader Al-Suwaidi envisioned a project that would weave Qatar's rich heritage with innovative craftsmanship, leading to "AlBidaa”, a brand that marries Qatar's cultural legacy with pioneering craftsmanship. Starting with the crafting of traditional daggers and swords,

Then, in 2024, the group launched their company specializing in the manufacture of luxury watches under the name “Beda'a”, and its inaugural watch was the “Fortress” collection. Inspired by the flexible and complex architectural elements of forts, followed by the Eclipse watch with its unique design, and the Attrayant watch.

The company's launches coincided with Geneva Watch Week 2024, specifically at the Hotel Beau Rivage Geneva.

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