Jean-Claude Biver reveals the first watch that bears his name
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The eponymous brand is a collaboration with his youngest son, Pierre, and it features the sophisticated minute repeater
For the first watch launched under his own name, Jean-Claude Biver had chosen to make it a real challenge. The timepiece is not only a minute repeater, one of the most complex complications, the chiming mechanism is also fitted with three hammers. As if that wasn’t hard work enough, the watch also features a tourbillon. On top of that, the dial is made of stone.
It’s not just a watch; it’s a masterpiece. And the Carillon Tourbillon Biver marks a triumphant comeback for Biver, who retired from the business in 2018.
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So why a minute repeater? “Because I believe life is vibration, and vibration is life. A minute repeater has a vibration that you can hear, so it is quite extraordinary. It’s a watch that can ‘talk’ through sound,” enthuses Biver, who was in Kuala Lumpur recently to give the Malaysian media a preview of the new watch.
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