Episode 117: Guest Jean-Claude Biver

The Jewelry District

JCK

Fashion & Beauty, Business News, Business, Arts, News

9.9 • 25 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky (https://www.jckonline.com/writer/victoria-gomelsky/) and news director Rob Bates (https://www.jckonline.com/writer/rob-bates/) speak with Jean-Claude Biver, president of JC Biver and a living legend of the watch world. He regales the hosts on his introduction to the industry 50 years ago; his time at Audemars Piguet; how he revived the historic brand Blancpain; his time running Hublot; and how he brought pizazz to Omega with help from Cindy Crawford and James Bond. He also reflects on how all those experiences are shaping what he and his son are doing at his new venture, the luxury watch brand, JC Biver.Presenting sponsor: De Beers (institute.debeers.com)Sponsor: Nivoda (nivoda.com/jdpodcast)

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Jewelry District, a podcast by J.C.K. brought to you by the De Beers Institute of Diamonds.
0:17.0	Today, Rob Bates and Victoria Gamalski talk with Jean-C. Beaver, president of J.C. Beaver.
0:29.8	Hey, everyone. Welcome to the jewelry district. This is Victoria Gimelski, editor-in-chief of J-CK and
0:36.7	J-CK online.com. Calling in from Los Angeles, and I'm with
0:40.9	Rob Bates, news director of J-CK and J-C-Online.com calling in from New York City.
0:48.0	Hey, Rob, I'm excited to see you soon. I'm coming to New York tomorrow.
0:51.2	Yes, I'm looking forward to seeing you. Tomorrow, wow.
0:54.1	Tomorrow.
0:54.6	I just got home from Milan yesterday where I attended a fancy event with Autumar P.A.
1:00.4	And I'm heading to New York for all the events.
1:02.2	By the time our listeners are hearing this, they will have ended.
1:05.1	But of course, it's the Gem Awards, 24-karrat dinner, the JVC luncheon,
1:09.2	and a conference that Plum Cubs organizing. So I am a busy
1:12.7	bee this week. Yes, me too. Looking forward to seeing you, I'm really happy that on my one day
1:18.3	in town, we had the opportunity to land maybe one of our more illustrious guests that we've ever
1:24.5	had on this podcast in the world of watchmaking. He is a true legend.
1:28.6	That is not a word I throw around lightly. This is a man who has reshaped the industry,
1:32.6	has a Harvard business case study, business school case study done on him in the way he has helped
1:39.1	lift an industry out of the ashes, as it were. And if you don't know by now who I'm talking about,
1:44.1	you certainly will.
1:45.1	When I tell you, we've got John Claude Beaver on the line,
1:47.7	and he is calling in from a farmhouse in Geneva,
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