JC BIVER — Carillon Tourbillon "La Derniere Danse" Titanium – Unique Piece

 

JC BIVER — Landmark Tourbillon Carillon « La Dernière Danse »  (Last Dance) Titanium Repeater Special – Unique Piece - 2025

The art of Mastering the invisible

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The Carillon Tourbillon "La Dernière Danse" combines a richly textured green and red bloodstone dial with a pair of hand-engraved white gold skeletons, all housed in a titanium case that amplifies the minute repeater’s beautiful chimes.

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One of the most poetic things about time is that it marches on whether we are paying attention or not. You can watch the steady beat of a seconds hand around a watch dial or you can daydream gazing off at the sunset – time flows by all the same. A beautiful watch can make this passage more enjoyable, serve as a reminder to treasure each moment, and motivate us to make the most of each second. These are the ideas that animate our latest creation.

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The Carillon Tourbillon “La Dernière Danse,” or “The Last Dance,” is equal parts technical mastery and artistic expression, combining the two disciplines that define Biver’s approach to watchmaking. It is the latest in a line that includes the Carillon Tourbillon Phoenix, Catharsis, and Echoes of this Moment, each of which begins with an interpretation of time itself and then translates that expression into metal and stone through the brilliant work of our master craftspeople. 

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By nature, the minute repeater is a complication that I would consider more romantic,” says co-founder and creative director Pierre Biver. “We love creating watches that showcase the artisanal talents of our designers and craftsmen, including techniques such as enamel, stonework, and engraving, amongst others.”

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With La Dernière Danse, everything radiates out from the dial, which is made of bloodstone, a unique mineral that combines dark green quartz with flecks of orange and red jasper. This gives the stone a unique texture that is amplified when it is polished, offering more detail and variation the closer you look. The stone itself is complemented by applied white gold markers and two white gold calaveras, or skeletons, inspired by Mexican culture and representing the celebration of life itself. These skeletons take more than eight days for a master engraver to shape by hand, and they are shown in festive attire, lifting their arms into the sky in a celebratory dance.

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These skeletons also frame the tourbillon at six o’clock, offering a glimpse of the watch’s more technical side. In addition to this tourbillon, the Calibre JCB.001-A also features a carillon minute repeater. In order to create the best sound profile possible, La Dernière Danse utilizes a titanium case which also has the added benefit of complementing the warm hue of the white gold skeletons themselves. It also makes the watch quite comfortable on the wrist.

Each of these elements is special on its own, from the hardstone dial to the hand-engraving to the incredible watchmaking, but it is when they come together that they really shine.  

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La Dernière Danse embodies Biver’s unique perspective on watchmaking art, employing these classical watchmaking techniques in fresh ways with the goal of bringing new ideas to life. “Watches like these also serve to inspire our clients,” continues Pierre Biver. “They see what we can achieve today and envision what they might want to create with us in the future.”

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Name: « La Dernière Danse » Carillon Tourbillon 

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🔰Edition - ❱❱❱ 1/1 - Unique Piece 

Functions : Hours, minutes, 60-second tourbillon, carillon minute repeater, micro-rotor
Movment : JCB.001-A
Type: Automatic caliber, Carillon minute repeater, 60-second tourbillon, micro-rotor
Winding and setting time: via the crown (2 positions) 
Caliber characteristics
Number of components: 390
Jewels: 44 rubies
Diameter: 34 mm
Power reserve: 72 hours
Frequency: 21,600 vibrations per hour (3Hz)
Display
Material: Bloodstone with hand-engraved 18k white gold skeletons
Colour: Green, red and yellow
Hour markers: Applied 18k white gold 
Case
Material: Titanium
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 13.70 mm
Water-resistant to 50 meters
Bracelet 
Grey Alcantara strap
Titanium pin buckle
Lug width: 21.30 mm

🔰Edition - ❱❱❱ Unique piece   
🔴 Public price: 570,000 CHF (excl. taxes)💰

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JC BIVER — Carillon Tourbillon “Desert Rose” – Unique Piece

 

JC BIVER — Minute Repeater Carillon Tourbillon “Desert Rose” Mother-of-Pearl Dial Special – Unique Piece - 2025

Contrast & Harmony
A study of color and contrast

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When it comes to complicated timepieces, all too often the technical details overtake the bigger picture, reducing a watch to a list of numbers and specifications. At Biver, we strive to push beyond this perspective, making technical mastery the foundation on which we build artistic watches with unique and varied personalities. The Carillon Tourbillon and the Calibre JCB-001 at its core are both extremely complex, but they also serve as platforms on which we can experiment with different natural materials, classic finishing techniques, and new design ideas.

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The Carillon Tourbillon Desert Rose does just that. It takes the now familiar profile of the Carillon Tourbillon and gives it a bright new look through the combination of contrasting materials. The white mother-of-pearl has a lustrous finish with iridescent swirls throughout, and the central section has a deep guilloché pattern, adding additional depth and reflecting light across the dial. On top of that are 12 slim, faceted rubies, adding dashes of crimson across the otherwise monochromatic display.

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The Biver Carillon Tourbillon Desert Rose represents a remarkable synthesis of horological innovation and artistic craftsmanship. This unique piece exemplifies a seamless blend of technical precision and aesthetic appeal, drawing upon a myriad of luxury materials and advanced watchmaking techniques. This exclusive timepiece was developed under the guidance of Jean-Claude and Pierre Biver, showcasing their visionary approach to modern watchmaking while honouring traditional craftsmanship. Featuring a tourbillon and minute repeater, the watch provides a sophisticated glimpse into the intricate world of high-end Swiss watchmaking.

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“This watch is an ideal embodiment of our signature watchmaking style, ” says Biver co-founder and creative director Pierre Biver. “Both mother-of-pearl and rubies have a rich history of use in watches, going back centuries. But here they are treated in a new way, brought together so that each emphasizes the qualities of the other, creating a harmonious effect in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. ”

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At the heart of the Carillon Tourbillon Desert Rose is its meticulously crafted dial, a testament to both technical prowess and elegant design. The dial employs mother-of-pearl, renowned for its swirling textures and lustrous white hue, and pairs it with the sharply contrasting ruby markers. These ruby hour markers, with their faceted design, complement the guilloché centre, creating a harmonious visual interplay of textures and colours. This coupling not only enhances legibility but also illustrates the watch’s complex character through the delicate balance of its dial components.

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Beneath the dial, the watch is driven by the Biver calibre JCB-001-B, an exemplar of high-performance mechanics. With a diameter of 34mm and a thickness of 7.1mm, the movement operates at a frequency of 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations per hour) and features an impressive power reserve of 72 hours. At the soul of this mechanism is an automatic winding system facilitated by a bi-directional platinum micro-rotor. The movement’s intricacy is further highlighted by its 374 components and the presence of 44 jewels, each contributing to its reliable and precise functionality. Every component of the movement is hand-finished, echoing the uncompromising standards of Swiss watchmaking excellence.

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Beyond the dial, the 18k rose gold case has a strong, architectural profile, with long faceted lugs and the concave bezel playing with the light and giving the watch additional dynamism. This effect is furthered by the custom-designed 18k rose gold bracelet, which uses alternating brushed and polished surfaces to emphasize the visual impact of its movement on the wrist. Every element of this watch works in concert with the others, playing with the light and offering new details to enjoy.

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Encasing this horological marvel is a 42mm diameter case crafted from 18k rose gold, a material chosen for both its durability and its rich, warm hue that complements the watch’s aesthetic elements. The case, with a thickness of 13.7mm, boasts a sapphire crystal with an inner anti-reflective coating, ensuring clarity and reducing glare. The display caseback, also composed of sapphire crystal, offers an exhibition of the intricately decorated movement, allowing connoisseurs to appreciate the detailed craftsmanship within. The watch is water-resistant up to 50 meters (5 ATM), adding a layer of functionality to its complex form.

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This watch also sends a message about what the Carillon Tourbillon can be more broadly. “One of the key takeaways from this watch is the sheer diversity of design possibilities that the Carillon Tourbillon offers, ” says Biver CEO James Marks. “This piece can serve as inspiration and whatever the client’s personal taste – neoclassical, artisanal, or contemporary – they have complete freedom to create a fully personalized watch if they choose. ”

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Whether it’s the Carillon Tourbillon Desert Rose itself or the broader possibilities it suggests, one thing is clear: The boundaries of what can be achieved through classical watchmaking techniques are only restricted by one’s creativity and openness to new possibilities. At Biver we always seek to push further, expanding these limits and ushering in a new generation of watchmaking art.

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In summary, the Biver Carillon Tourbillon Desert Rose, priced at CHF 670,000 (excl. local taxes and duties), not only encapsulates the technical ingenuity of advanced watchmaking but also stands as a beacon of artistic design. The harmonious selection of materials, coupled with the precise engineering of its components, ensures that this timepiece maintains its place at the pinnacle of luxury watch design. This confluence of tradition and innovation heralds a new chapter in the Biver legacy, setting a standard for future endeavours in the realm of haute horlogerie. 

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Collection : Minute Repeater

Name:  JC BIVER — Minute Repeater Carillon Tourbillon “Desert Rose” 

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Functions : Hours, minutes, tourbillon, carillon minute repeater, micro-rotor
Movment : JCB.001-B (mother-of-pearl dial);

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Automatic winding via bi-directional platinum micro-rotor
Every surface is hand decorated to the highest standards
Type: Automatic caliber, wound by micro-rotor
Winding and setting time: via the crown (2 positions) 
Caliber characteristics
Number of components: 374
Jewels: 44 rubies
Diameter: 7.10 mm
Power reserve: 72 hours  
Specificity: Platnum micro-rotor with decoratve plate in rose gold
Frequency: 21,600 vibrations per hour (3Hz)
Decorations:    18K white gold bridges; 18K 5N rose gold bar bridge; gear 5N
Components mirror-polished and satin-brush finished, bevels mirror-polished and straight-grained
Specialties: White gold bridges, mirror-polished and grained; steel components, mirror-polished
and satn-finished; bevels, mirror-polished and straight-grained
Functions/Indications
Carillon Minute Repeater, 60-second Tourbillon, Micro-Rotor

Hours, minutes
Seconds via tourbillon
Minute repeater
Dial and hands 

Mother-of-Pearl
Center: White mother-of-pearl, guilloché
Periphery: White mother-of-pearl, polished
Indices: Baguette-cut ruby markers
Hands: 18K rose gold; satin-finished, beveled by hand ‘Biver’ applique:

Case   
18K 5N rose gold (obsidian) or Grade 5 titanium (mother-of-pearl)
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 13.70 mm
Lug Width: 21.3mm

Crystal: Sapphire with inner an8-reflec8ve coatng
Case back: Open display back with sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 5 ATM (50 meters, approx. 160 feet)
Strap and buckle
Bracelet 18K 5N rose gold
Buckle: Folding clasp with pin in either 18K 5N rose gold 

 

🔰Edition Unique piece

🔴 Price excl. tax : 670,000 CHF 💰 

 

 

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BiveR – Micro-rotor Automatique « Echoes of this Moment » Unique Piece 2024

 

JC BIVER — Micro-Rotor Automatique « Echoes of this Moment » Special Unique Piece for Auction Phillips 2024

 Echoes of this Moment

A unique collaboration between Biver and Swiss contemporary artist Guillaume Ehinger is inspired by nature, beauty, and memory.

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     To me, a watch is not just an object - it is a thee-dimensional representation of what is essentially four dimensions, including time. 

Guillaume Ehinger Artist

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Looking out the windows of the Biver workshops in Givrins, Switzerland, it is impossible not to notice the natural beauty all around us. 

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Vineyards and fields, the lake in the distance, and an open sky frequently populated by light, fluffy clouds. It’s an ideal setting for making beautiful things in a careful, considered way.

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This is also why we immediately connected with Swiss contemporary artist Guillaume Ehinger, whose studio is located in the nearby town of Vevey. Pierre Biver and Guillaume first met a few years ago through a family friend and the two immediately hit it off, bonding over their shared passion for art and design and their love of both the natural world and the wonder it inspires.

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So when it came time to create a unique watch for the upcoming TimeForArt auction, which raises money for the Swiss Institute’s artistic endeavors, it was natural that we reconnected with Guillaume to help us create something truly special that embodied Biver’s artistic approach to watchmaking in a new way.

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“It was important for Biver to collaborate with a Swiss artist – especially one from the region where my father and I have spent much of the last 25 years,” says co-founder and creative director Pierre Biver. “I appreciate Guillaume’s thoughtful approach and his emphasis on the process, not just the final result, which mirrors our approach as a watch brand. We approach the creation of each timepiece from an emotional perspective, whether it’s inspired by an abstract idea, a vision, or a memory.”

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Guillaume’s artistic practice centers on abstract painting in which he represents mainly landscape scenes using color, gesture, and geometry in order to hint at something figurative, while still leaving things open to the viewer’s interpretation. 

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He is particularly interested in the ways we experience the natural world around us and how it lingers in our memory, leaving traces of shape and color behind without always leaving crisp, clear pictures themselves. It is a more emotional way to think about memory and the passage of time, and one that clearly resonated with us at Biver.

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Translating these ideas and techniques into a watch was not easy. Ultimately though, we decided to combine Guillaume’s approach and ideas with traditional crafts, meeting in the middle between his human-scale canvases and our watchmaking art.

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At the center of this is the dial, which starts with an 18k white gold dial plate hand-engraved with undulating patterns reminiscent of light reflecting off the surface of a nearby lake. 

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Many layers of colored enamel are then applied on top of that, giving the engraving a shimmering effect through the red, pink, and grey hues, which themselves recall the colors of a beautiful sunset as one might remember it years later. 

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The surface also recalls the organic stone dials that are central to our approach at Biver, bringing the idea to life in a new way.

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“I think a lot about scale in my work,” says Guillaume. “A great image can be read from far away and is pleasing to look at, but as you get closer it reveals more and shows you more detail. For me, working on a 39mm watch was like working on a canvas that needs to be seen from far away, so it appears small, but then if you can look very close, it needs to reward you with something more, which is why we decided to work with engraving and layered materials.”

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The unique dial is housed in an Automatique case made from stainless steel, a first for that model (typically available in platinum and rose gold variations). 

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This makes it significantly lighter weight than other Automatique models and the stainless steel itself shows off our high level finishing in a completely different way, especially how it responds to polishing and brushing. 

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To emphasize this, we also inverted the finishing across the case for the first time. As with all Biver watches, the natural properties of the material are something we highlight, giving this watch even more personality.

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Turning the watch over reveals another dimension to the collaboration as well. The Calibre JCB-003 is mechanically identical to those found in other Automatique models, but the 22k gold micro-rotor is specially engraved with the name of the watch – Echoes of this Moment – and Guillaume’s signature, just as you might find it on one of his paintings. 

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It was important to us that the collaboration extend through the entire watch rather than simply altering one element.

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“To me, a watch is not just an object – it is a three-dimensional representation of what is essentially four dimensions, including time. And it doesn’t just show the time, it also travels through time with you,” reflects Guillaume. “That is something truly special and truly exciting.”

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The Automatique “Echoes of this Moment” is a unique piece and will be sold as part of the TimeForArt auction, taking place at 👉Phillips in New York City on December 7th.

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 For more information and to register for the auction, visit👉 TimeForArt.

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 Learn more about Guillaule Ehinger work.

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Collection : Micro-rotor Automatique « Echoes of this Moment »

Name:  JC BIVER — Micro-rotor Automatique « Echoes of this Moment »

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 Reference No: PRF-12248

🔰Limited edition Lots № 84  -   1/1  Unique, one-off piece

Case

Stainless Steel No: ST-015
Diameter     :    39 mm
Thickness     :    10 mm
Lug-to-Lug     :    47.55 mm
Lug width     :    19 mm
Glass     :    Sapphire crystal with inner anti-reflective coating
Caseback:    Sapphire crystal
Water Resistance:  80 meters!/!260 feet (8 ATM)
Dial

Solid 18k white gold with multiple layers of enamel
Created in collaboration with Guillaume Ehinger
Hands:   18k white gold, satin-#nished / hand-beveled with interior angles
Mouvement

Calibre JCB-003
Diameter:    30.6 mm
Thickness :    4.0 mm
Frequency:    3.5 Hz (25,200 v.p.h.)
Winding:    Automatic via bi-directional 22k gold micro-rotor engraved with thewatch’s name and Ehinger’s signature
Also hand-wound via the crown
Power Reserve:    65 hours
Jewels:    36
Functions:    Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Bi-Directional Micro-Rotor
Zero-Reset Mechanism
Bracelet

Cotton and Alcantara strap
Clasp:    Stainless steel pin buckle

🔴Auction estimate  :  💰  

• CHF 52,800-106,000
• $ 60,000 - $120,000
• € 56,200-112,000
• HK$ 466,000-933,000
  
  

🔰Edition Unique piece

For more information, visit www.phillips.com👉

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