Watch icon’s new family brand JC Biver will focus on super exclusive and high-end timepieces

Watchmaking legend Jean-Claude Biver and his son Pierre have launched a new independent brand JC Biver. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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SINGAPORE – Mr Jean-Claude Biver drops the name of an Elvis Presley hit when asked why he is starting his own watch brand JC Biver with his son Pierre.

“It’s now or never. Because if it’s not now, it will never happen. I’m 73 years old,” says the Swiss watchmaking legend who has helmed and resuscitated brands including Blancpain, Omega and Hublot.

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