Jean-Claude Biver

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

10 Milestone Moments in the History of the Wristwatch

Today it is common for a man to wear a watch on his wrist, but it was a different story around 100 years ago. World War I, which started in 1914 and ended in 1918, brought to the battlefield much that was new — airplanes, mustard gas, military tanks. It also brought something new to...

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Aug 3, 2022 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

Jean-Claude Biver Joins Norqain’s Board of Directors as Advisor

Norqain, the young Swiss brand that was founded in 2018, announced a collaboration with Jean-Claude Biver. One of the most influential and respected experts of the industry, he has has brought success to every luxury watch brand he has been involved with. And it’s been many, from Blancpain and Omega to Hublot and TAG Heuer....

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Jun 8, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Highlights from WatchTime’s July-August Issue, On Sale Now

The fourth WatchTime issue of 2018 hit newsstands today, with highlights ranging from our enormous, 32-page Baselworld review that includes in-depth coverage of the new Rolex GMT Master-II; a dual interview with LVMH Watch Department head honcho Jean-Claude Biver and watch-mod authority George Bamford; a long-form interview with Stephen Forsey on the evolution of the Greubel Forsey...

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Jul 10, 2018 by WatchTime

WORLD CUP 2018:

Why Hublot’s Big Bang Referee Smartwatch Might Be a Lot More Important Than You Think

Shortly before Baselworld 2018 opened its doors to the public in March, Hublot introduced its very first smartwatch, the Big Bang Referee 2018 World Cup Russia™ Connected Watch (Ref. 400.NX.1100.RX). The 49-mm titanium-cased tech device is based on Google’s Android Wear OS and will be worn by the 101 referees (36 referees and 63 assistants)...

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Jun 14, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

FEATURE:

The Definitive Baselworld 2018 Round-Up

Baselworld 2018 may have been significantly smaller than in previous years, but the show certainly made up for it with an exceptional range of new watches, quite a lot of them with much more budget-friendly prices than in previous years (which still cannot be said for the bratwurst stand outside the fair). WatchTime’s editorial team...

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Apr 7, 2018 by WatchTime

THE WATCHTIME Q&A:

Jean-Claude Biver on Zenith’s New Chronograph Movement

Zenith is introducing "the El Primero of the 21st Century," as revealed by Zenith CEO Jean-Claude Biver in an exclusive interview with WatchTime contributor and Chronos Editor-in-Chief Rüdiger Bucher.

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Mar 4, 2017 by Ruediger Bucher

Borrowed Time: MLS All-Star Weekend with the TAG Heuer Connected Watch

When TAG Heuer invited me to attend this year's MLS All-Star Game in San Jose, I took the opportunity to spend a few days with the TAG Heuer Connected Watch myself and put it through its paces on a busy, activity-filled three-day trip. What follows is essentially my MLS All-Star Diary.

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Aug 12, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TEST

Power Play: Reviewing the Hublot King Power Unico All Black

In this in-depth review we find out how the Hublot Unico movement performs inside the brand's King Power Unico All Black watch.

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Aug 1, 2016 by Martina Richter

Hublot Big Bang Unico “Full Magic Gold” Celebrates 10 Years of Big Bang

It was 10 years ago, in 2005, that Jean-Claude Biver revitalized the Hublot brand with the introduction of the now iconic Hublot Big Bang. The model that the brand introduced to celebrate this anniversary, the Hublot Big Bang Unico Full Magic Gold, made its U.S. debut at a lavish event this week in New York City.

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Nov 20, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

The WatchTime Q&A: Jean-Claude Biver on the TAG Heuer Connected Watch

The biggest news in the watch world this week was the launch of the TAG Heuer Connected, a “smartwatch” developed by the Swiss brand in partnership with Google and Intel. (Click here for our detailed report on the watch). After the launch, I had the opportunity to speak with the man behind the ambitious project,...

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Nov 13, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

TAG Heuer Launches TAG Heuer Connected Smartwatch with Intel & Google

Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer officially threw its hat into the smartwatch ring today with the launch of the TAG Heuer Connected watch — first announced at this year's Baselworld — a revolutionary new timepiece developed in cooperation with Intel Corporation and Google and powered by Android Wear technology.

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Nov 9, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Tom Brady Joins TAG Heuer as Brand Ambassador at Carrera Heuer 01 Launch

TAG Heuer officially rolled out its new Carrera – Heuer 01 collection at a New York City launch event on October 13 and also made an additional surprise announcement, introducing New England Patriots quarterback and four-time Superbowl champ Tom Brady as its newest brand ambassador.

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Oct 14, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Hublot Opens its Second Manufacture

This week, Hublot officially inaugurated its second manufacture building in Nyon, Switzerland, which will increase not only the amount of space devoted to watchmaking but also the brand’s in-house-manufacturing capabilities significantly. Below are some photos taken at the new building and at the inauguration event, along with some quick impressions:

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Oct 2, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

The Story of the Hublot Ferrari Watch and a Profile of Jean-Claude Biver

With the two exclusive feature stories in this compilation, WatchTime shines its Spotlight on the world of Hublot watches. The first story, by watch historian Gisbert L. Brunner, explores the special partnership between two luxury power brands: Ferrari automobiles and Hublot timepieces. The story traces the relationship from Hublot’s first attempt to forge a...

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Sep 24, 2015 by Carina Friedrich

TAG Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver: Our Exclusive Baselworld Q&A

Jean-Claude Biver has been quick to action as the new CEO at TAG Heuer – restructuring the brand, introducing new Carrera models, announcing an exceptionally economical tourbillon watch, and soon, the brand’s own smartwatch. Learn more in this exclusive interview conducted at Baselworld by Rüdiger Bucher, editor-in-chief of WatchTime’s German sister magazine, Chronos.

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May 5, 2015 by Ruediger Bucher

Fratello Classics: 8 Watches for Friday the 13th

As we all try to survive another Friday the 13th, I thought it would be fun to re-post this “Fratello Friday” article highlighting eight watches that have the number ‘13’ in their reference number. It is, admittedly, an unusual method for generating a list of watches, and the results were somewhat surprising; before I started...

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Feb 13, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Audio: Watch Insider Interviews 10 Watch-Brand VIPs at Baselworld 2014

Our “Watch Insider,” Alexander Linz, had a busy Baselworld 2014, running around to photograph new products and interview some of the watch world’s biggest movers and shakers. Below you’ll find links to audio files of the interviews, conducted for WatchTime’s sister blog, Watch-Insider.com.

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Dec 28, 2014 by Alexander Linz

Time is Money: The 26 Richest Swiss Watch Barons

Each year the respected Swiss business magazine, Bilan, publishes a list of the 300 richest Swiss with a rough estimate of their fortunes. For this article we examined the list for you to see which members of the watch industry made the ranking. Here they are:

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Dec 3, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Hublot Breaks Ground on Its New Manufacture

To accommodate its continued growth, and to further assist in the verticalization of its watch production, Hublot began construction of a second building that will more than double the surface area of its existing manufacture in Nyon, Switzerland.

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Mar 5, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime.com: SIHH 2014 – 11 interviews with Watch Brand VIPs

New York City (NY); Watchtime.com, the website of America’s best-selling watch magazine, WatchTime, presents eleven audio interviews from the week of the 2014 SIHH: https://www.watchtime.com/blog/sihh/audio-watch-interviews-sihh-2014/. These interviews were conducted in Geneva by Alexander Linz (www.watch-insider.com), one of the world’s most popular watch bloggers and partner of watchtime.com. The interviews reveal the latest news on luxury watch...

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Jan 29, 2014 by Carina Friedrich

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