The Distinctive Biver Watches “The Dance of Time” Carillon Tourbillon

Pierre and Jean-Claude Biver journey to Mexico to attend the annual Salón Internacional de Alta Relojería (SIAR), the place they’re going to showcase a novel piece animated with a very Mexican theme. Held from 17-19 October in Mexico Metropolis, the father-and-son group will unveil their spectacular “La Danse du Temps” Carillon Tourbillon timepiece by the SIAR. Made in collaboration with Mexican artist Joel Niño, the troublesome timepiece is animated with dancing skeletons representing the usual Day of the Ineffective festivities held in Mexico initially of November.

When commerce veteran Jean-Claude Biver and his son Pierre envisioned the launch of their family watch mannequin, they aimed extreme and centred their efforts on minute repeater points. Their first timepiece, launched in spring 2023, was a minute repeater enhanced with a carillon, regulated by a tourbillon and wound by a micro-rotor. A tall order for a fledgling mannequin, nonetheless with Jean-Claude’s prolonged career inside the watch commerce and top-level contacts, the Biver Watches mannequin had no draw back recruiting top-of-the-line specialists inside the space.

Whereas “La Danse du Temps” shares an an identical specs to the inaugural watch, the dial pays tribute to the Day of the Ineffective festivities. A festivity to take care of the recollections of their relations alive, households go to cemeteries and put collectively vibrant altars of their properties with their deceased’s favourite meals and drinks. Most likely probably the most typical figures associated to the Day of the Ineffective are the skull or skeleton and the catrinaa female skeleton dressed to the nines with a giant hat with feathers. One different normal perform of the celebration is the utilization of shredded paperbrightly coloured tissue paper with cut-out patterns used as festive banners.

All these typical elements are represented on the dial. The domed onyx dial, as an example, has a sandblasted motif that remembers shredded paper. Nonetheless, the pair of dancing skeletons steals the current. Expertly engraved by hand in rose gold, the catrina and the skull dance throughout the aperture for the tourbillon at 6 o’clock. The curved utilized hour markers, the dauphine-style arms, and the bridge are moreover rose gold.

Housed in a 42mm spherical pink gold case with a concave bezel and caseband, angular soldered lugs and a giant crown, the watch is fitted with the daring articulated 5-link bracelet. The slider on the left side of the case prompts the minute repeater with carillon (three hammers in its place of two). The reverse side reveals the micro-rotor powering the movement, embellished with high-end finishings. Made in collaboration with Le Cercle des Horlogers, calibre JCB.001 runs at 21,600vph and delivers a sturdy vitality reserve of 72 hours.

Availability & Value

The Biver Watches “La Danse du Temps” Carillon Tourbillon is a novel piece for the SIAR, and the worth, as you could have possibly guessed, is upon request. For further information, please search the recommendation of jcbiver.com.