JC BIVER — « La Danse du Temps » Tourbillon Carillon Minute Repeater Unique Piece for SIAR 2023
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At the occasion of the SIAR Trade Show in Mexico,
Pierre and Jean-Claude BIVER presents a unique piece :
«La Danse du Temps » (The Dance of Time)
Pierre and Jean-Claude BIVER presents a unique piece :
«La Danse du Temps » (The Dance of Time)
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As a tribute to tradition, culture and the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead, Pierre and Jean-Claude Biver have decided to create, in collaboration with Joel Niño - a Mexican artist - a unique timepiece for the Salon Internacional de Alta Relojería (SIAR) to be held in Mexico City from October 17 to 19, 2023.
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Father and son launched their first watch last March: a minute repeater, carillon, tourbillon, with stone dials.
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For SIAR, the unique piece is the same Carillon Tourbillon - the first to be released in rose gold - but with an onyx dial, featuring sandblasted motifs representing the traditional Mexican «papel picado» and hand-engraved rose gold appliques representing one of Mexico’s most famous symbols: calaveras - inspired by those of Diego Rivera - in particular his emblematic catrina.
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The Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead is an irreplaceable tradition, and has the particularity of giving a positive approach to death and the afterlife. This is why skeletons are always painted with a smile or a joyful action, the idea of which has been taken up on the dial of this unique piece: the dancing couple symbolizing eternal love.
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Moreover, the Day of the Dead is considered a celebration of memory, a ritual that privileges remembering over forgetting. Similarly, as Jean-Claude Biver explains, the complication, through its vibration by means of the carillon, the beauty of mastering the invisible and fidelity to the mechanical watchmaking tradition, allows the soul of the piece to be born, to reach eternity, just as the Mexicans keep their ancestors and traditions alive through the Day of the Dead.
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In this way, Pierre and Jean-Claude Biver have succeeded in uniting watchmaking tradition and Mexican tradition in a unique timepiece that pays tribute to high horology and Mexican culture through eternity.
Number of components: 390
Jewels: 44 rubies
Diameter: 34 mm
Power reserve: 72 hours
Frequency: 21,600 vibrations per hour (3Hz)
Decorations: white gold bridges, black-polished and grained ; steel components, black-polished and satin-finished ; bevels, black-polished and straight-grained.
Display
Hands: Hours and minutes in rose gold
Dial: Polished and sandblasted Onyx base, hand engraved rose gold “appliques”, rose gold hour markers
Case and Bracelet
Case: 42mm Rose gold
Water resistance: 5 ATM
Bracelet: Rose gold with rose gold and steel clasp
Moreover, the Day of the Dead is considered a celebration of memory, a ritual that privileges remembering over forgetting. Similarly, as Jean-Claude Biver explains, the complication, through its vibration by means of the carillon, the beauty of mastering the invisible and fidelity to the mechanical watchmaking tradition, allows the soul of the piece to be born, to reach eternity, just as the Mexicans keep their ancestors and traditions alive through the Day of the Dead.
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In this way, Pierre and Jean-Claude Biver have succeeded in uniting watchmaking tradition and Mexican tradition in a unique timepiece that pays tribute to high horology and Mexican culture through eternity.
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Name: « La Danse du Temps » Carillon Tourbillon
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1/1 Unique Piece for SIAR
Functions : Hours, minutes, tourbillon, carillon minute repeater, micro-rotor
Movment : JCB.001-B
Type: Automatic caliber, wound by micro-rotor
Winding and setting time: via the crown (2 positions)
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Number of components: 390
Jewels: 44 rubies
Diameter: 34 mm
Power reserve: 72 hours
Frequency: 21,600 vibrations per hour (3Hz)
Decorations: white gold bridges, black-polished and grained ; steel components, black-polished and satin-finished ; bevels, black-polished and straight-grained.
Display
Hands: Hours and minutes in rose gold
Dial: Polished and sandblasted Onyx base, hand engraved rose gold “appliques”, rose gold hour markers
Case and Bracelet
Case: 42mm Rose gold
Water resistance: 5 ATM
Bracelet: Rose gold with rose gold and steel clasp
🔰Edition Unique piece for SIAR
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