An Interview With Jean-Claude Biver
As WatchTime readers are well aware, 2017 has been an interesting year in the watch industry and it?s anybody?s guess what 2018 will bring. One industry figure who?s never shy about voicing his views on the present and future of the watch world is Jean-Claude Biver, LVMH Head of Watchmaking, who is in charge of charting that future for Hublot, TAG Heuer, and Zenith. I had the opportunity for a brief chat with Biver during the grand opening ceremonies for Hublot?s Munich boutique (and the launch of the Big Bang Bavaria model, which I covered here), in which I got his take on several issues of interest to watch aficionados and followers of watch-industry news.
LVMH Head of Watchmaking Jean-Claude Biver
WT: As we approach the start of a new year for the watch industry, is there any development in that industry that surprised you this year" JCB: Not really. I was convinced that the Apple Watch would be successful and was probably one of the few people who had foreseen that success since the first day. The revolutionary new oscillator that Zenith rolled out in its Defy Lab probably surprised many others but not me, because I have been involved in its development for the last four years since I made the investment to study it! The fact that the Swiss watch industry has started to recover didn?t surprise me, because the economies of most all the countries in the world ? Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Japan, China, Hong Kong, America and Canada, even Europe ? all are recovering. Wh...
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