The allnew 2014 ESeries 32 31. FullArray LED Smart TV features an ultraslim narrow, crystalclear LEDlit picture, and a faster, easiertouse. ORjx_kkeI0Y/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Watch Unrivaled Download Full' title='Watch Unrivaled Download Full' />Talking Watches With Jean Claude Biver. We are breaking our own rule with this one. Welcome to HttpWatch HttpWatch integrates with Internet Explorer and Google Chrome to provide unrivaled levels of HTTP monitoring, without the need for separately. Save your time for big problems by using this complete collection of awardwinning performant, extensible. NET UI controls for mobile, web, and desktop. Includes. When we launched Talking Watches last September, we did so with the express desire to bring you, our readers, the true collections of true watch lovers. That meant we would never feature anyone who has ever been paid by a watch manufacturer in any capacity essentially, no ambassadors, no matter how big of a celebrity they might be. And as the following for TW has grown, so has the level of interest from those who would benefit from a mention in this series. But weve remained pure, showing you only real collectors, who truly love the watches they buy and the man youll meet today is no exception. But, theres a twist. Today were talking with Jean Claude Biver. If you dont know who Mr. Biver is, Ill tell you. Hes the current director of timepieces for the Louis Vuitton Mot Hennessy LVMH group. That means he oversees not only Hublot, which he bought, built, sold, and then directed as CEO until early 2. Zenith from which one of his disciples recently departed to helm a little company called Rolex, and mega brand TAG Heuer. Biver is one of the most fascinating, innovative, and creative minds in the history of watches, and his influence in the industry today is simply unrivaled. Biver was responsible for the re birth of Blancpain in the 8. Hublot. But today we arent here to talk about his incredible accomplishments as a professional no, were here to talk about his personal collection as a watch lover. And it might surprise you. This is your official HODINKEE Talking Watches with Jean Claude Biver. Audemars Piguet Grand Complication Pocket Watch. Jean Claude Bivers first job in the industry, ironically, was with Audemars Piguet. He worked as European sales director, and was there to see the delivery of the very first Royal Oaks in the early 1. He was even trained alongside a man named Grald Genta. As his time with AP mounted, he began to appreciate the fine art of true haute horlogerie, and his greatest sale was that a Grand Complication pocket watch to the Quandt family, majority owners of BMW. It features perpetual calendar, mono pusher split seconds chronograph, and minute repeater. It was Bivers first big sale, and he told himself one day, when he could afford it, he would buy one. So he did. Patek Philippe Nautilus Reference 3. While at AP, Biver remembers the day he first saw a watch he would come to hate as a young man, the Patek Philippe Nautilus reference 3. He couldnt believe Patek Philippe, this great brand, would copy the Royal Oak with such a similar design, from the same man, with the same movementIt was years later he would appreciate the Nautilus as an independent product, and now he says, no one remembers which came first, and both have grown into their own legacies. The more you think about this watch, the more you understand why it is in his collection. Blancpain Perpetual Calendar No. After his stint with Audemars Piguet, Biver spent three years with Omega, as manger of its gold collection. During this time, at the very core of the quartz crisis, Omega would create its gold watches separately from the remainder of the collection. It was here he learned that Omega owned Blancpain, a name that had been dormant since 1. He, along with his friend, invested 2. CHF to buy the Blancpain name, and built it into something it never was before a manufacture of true haute horology. Biver chose to go against all reason of the day. Instead of building inexpensive quartz watches, he decided to design elegant, almost vintage looking wristwatches with traditional complications. Return to Isla Nublar for your next adventure Jurassic World The Game. This is the very first perpetual calendar made by Blancpain, No. Blancpain Minute Repeater No. By 1. 98. 9, Blancpain and Biver had completed a goal he had self imposed back in 1. The most daunting was indeed the minute repeater, and this here is the very first minute repeater ever made by Blancpain. Editors Note. Now, Im going to interject for a second. Up until this point, the watches weve shown you from Mr. Bivers collection have been impressive, personal, and interesting, no doubt. From here on in, were about to get downright nasty in a good way from a collecting point of view. Many years ago, actually four and a half years ago to be exact, I had the chance, for the very first time, to meet Mr. Jean Claude Biver at an event in New York. I had been working on HODINKEE though it was not a full time job yet, and I was in the midst of applying to journalism school. I was young, and learning, and by no means did I ever think this little website would turn into this. But Mr. Biver took the time to sit with me when he clearly didnt have to see, and to ask about what I was interested in, personally. I responded to him, unsurprisingly, I really love vintage Patek Philippe. And to my sincerest surprise, he said So do I He told me back then, on February 7th, 2. Pateks because of their history, and to pass along to his children. I was impressed, and always kept that tidbit in the back of my mind. And it was that mention that brings us here today. Fast forward to May of this year I am standing in Mr. Bivers dining room outside Montreux, Switzerland. We are there to shoot an episode of Talking Watches and he says, Oh I forgot you were coming. I didnt go to the bank so we will have to work with what I have here. Unforgettable Tv Series 2015 Premiere. Thats fine, but not hearing anything about his collection ahead of time had me worried was he really a collector or just another industry exec telling a journalist what he wanted to hear And then he dropped this tray on the table. Question, answered. You want to see a serious Patek Philippe collectionYou cant do much better than Jean Claude Bivers. Lets get into it. Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 3. In Platinum One Of Two. This is a Patek Philippe perpetual calendar reference 3. IN PLATINUM. The 3. Patek first self winding perpetual, was only made in yellow gold, with a few examples in white hitting the market there was no such thing as a rose gold until this, of course or platinum 3. Then, in 1. 99. 7, Philippe Stern approved the assembly of two 3. Just two. One of them has a sapphire baguette dial and its hidden away in a safe somewhere in Europe and the only other 3. It belongs to Jean Claude Biver. Patek Philippe 3. A One Of Sixteen. This is possibly the rarest serially produced modern Patek Philippe on the planet, and one of my favorites. This is a reference 3.