Marc André we can NOT thank you enough for the quality content you constantly putting on ! Keep goin' !!

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

That’s really super nice to read, thanks so much for this 🙏🙏🙏

Superb report thanks MA!

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

Really happy you liked it, many thanks

Thanks a lot for this report! Really glad to see they achieved their first big goal. Didn't think that they'll make it in time. But we're talking about Mr. Biver and we all know that man can turn things in the right direction in the watch industry 😄 Aesthetics are always a matter of taste but I quite like the neo-classic look that many also hate on e.g. the current Breguet Marine collection. I was VERY curious about how their first pieces will look like! A Minuter Repeater Tourbillon with such a great level to detail in every aspect is a great first step for this emotional passion-driven brand. All the best to them! Best regards from Germany

As long as he's happy with it, that's the main thing.

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

That's right!

Excellent.. and I really like the use of different suppliers, I really like that and the watches look great.

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

Suppliers are simply essential for the industry and it's nice that they are recognised as such. Thanks for the comment

Great start, but what I am really looking for is what they can do with a 10000 euros watch and a 5000 euros watch. That would be a challenge… one that would resonate with a much-much wider range of watch enthusiasts.

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

Well that might quite difficult to achieve considering this initial brand positioning, but do get your point and thanks for sharing your views on it.

Very interesting!

Although I'm not a fan of the aesthetic, and I really clicked on this video with a very cynical view of the brand, I understand now this is simply a journey between a father and son, and I'm sure a common dream for them. The watch appearing on the market with their name is, for them, the success and I think numbers and economic factors are very far down the list of what they feel is important here, especially pour le Papa. I say well done and good luck. Best from Ireland.

I cannot avoid comparing the creation of this incredible team of masters driven by the energy and passion of JCB with the 2.2 Million “virtual” watch you presented last week and smile. This is a work of art and I wish the JCB brand the success they certainly deserve. I want one, where can I buy it? 😁

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

They will have only a few points of sales, basically one per continent. All the best to you

Greate emotional episode. Many thanks my friend. I am wondering what Philippe Dufour and his daughter say about it ?(I noticed her shining in green beautiful dress in the back ground of the press conference during watches and wonders 😊 ) With great love and appreciation Nizar

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks and very happy you enjoyed it

What was the inspiration behind the design of the timepiece?

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

They went for a neo classical style and wanted to start their collection with the very top of watchmaking complications.

What is the RRP of Biver’s series ?

I see Daniela Dufour on video..👌

Fantastic histoire aboutie

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

Merci mon ami!

they are interesting and all but so so expensive. does the world need another super-high-end watch brand like this? It would have been much more interesting if they had looked to the sub 25,000 category. even if I had the money I wouldn't be taking a risk on them, I'd be commissioning my own design from a master watchmaker instead.

@pieterjlansbergen6988

Жыл бұрын

Obviously a Watch thought for the super-rich but I see nothing wrong with that. It’s a growing market and JCB has the expertise to succeed there. Aiming at the sub 25k market would have put them in direct competition with many other well established brands. Probably much harder to succeed there. BTW has a price for this watch been revealed?

@ljr35

Жыл бұрын

@@pieterjlansbergen6988 You are not wrong, there does seem to be a market for high end. Prices according to A Blog to Watch are USD 570,000 for the tourbillon in titanium, 625,000 for the 18k gold and 1,325,000 for the diamond version.

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for replying to Pieter. And yes there is a market for very high-end timepieces at this pricepoint, but yes we're talking big numbers. The best to you

@johnmoorefilm

Жыл бұрын

Biver is smart : lotta money getting out of markets , diversify assets etc etc

En montres, il y en a pour tous les gouts...

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

C'est ça ;)

Unfortunately it is not a pretty watch at all.

@Rimrock300

Жыл бұрын

No problem. One will find other watches in the 500K+ range. There are different watches out there, for different tastes. The Bivers have created a watch based on a combination of their tastes, for the enhusiasts that share their taste. And some are investors, that just need to see the name 'Biver'. I'm sure they have a list of collectors in line. With these watches, being in a vault 99% of the time, it's more about the craftmanship, internals, finishing, materials, hours put into it in the manufaturing process, and less about 'looking pretty along my dress at a pool party')

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your view on this and yes it’s always quite a personal thing and they dared to go down a route which they knew wouldn’t satisfy everyone with this neo-classical approach. The best to you

1st !!!!!!!..

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

Bravo to you

🕰🦫🦫

I am really sorry but I truly fail to figure the raison d'être of this brand. I really really wanted to be excited and like it, but a) no purpose-meaning-story b) no design language, an amalgamation of various typologies..

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

Well it's always rather personal and I think legacy is really at the centre point. The best to you

@gritnltw

Жыл бұрын

@@WATCHESTVcom Sure, I agree but legacy is also too abstract. And legacy of Swiss watch making or JCB's? If JCB's when you have such rich and multidimensional career, it is too difficult to encapsulate it in a single-dimensional product. Anyway, thanks for the interview. Always a pleasure to see you and JCB.

@lukemallory7832

Жыл бұрын

@@gritnltw This is very clearly a dream shared by a father and son. They have created something together and I think that is what is important for them, especially the Papa. I would love to have done something like this with my father.

@gritnltw

Жыл бұрын

@@lukemallory7832 I do not disagree. Me too, would love to have created something with my father. However, I can not appreciate the brand based only on this factor. That is good for them.

@lukemallory7832

Жыл бұрын

@@gritnltw That's fair enough. I suspect we're not the intended market, or at least I'm not.. sitting here with my Casio : )

I must be a minority but I don't see the point. It sounds to me that the watches were rushed and trying to be shooting for the stars instead of focusing on simplicity for a first watch. Hope for them they can learn from their mistake and have a long term strategy with a less niche target audience. To me it's too much of everything. Would be curious to know if they met their sales targets...

@Rimrock300

6 ай бұрын

The point of this is first of all doing a father and son project, together creating a dream watch of theirs. Some have a passion for fishing, these guys got a common passion for colleting, and also creating watches. They are not in it for making a living, having big sales, they never need to work the rest of their life for an income anyway. What they enjoy, there are other watch enthusiasts that also enjoy, at least many enough to keep JCB & son busy for the next few years, from what I understand.

sorry. i expected more of the design...

Nope. No. Nein.

@WATCHESTVcom

Жыл бұрын

Well that seems pretty clear on your side ;)