The passion that is conveyed throughout this video by Mr. Biver is undeniable. You can easily see how this man revolutionised the watch industry. Truly iconic.
@wisruteb11 ай бұрын
Some 10 years ago, I had an opportunity to join him for lunch. His energy level and enthusiasm are so unique to him. Plus a few more opportunities to meet him at Hublot events here and there over the years. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone so visionary, and so energetic like JCB. A true legend.
@juff040111 ай бұрын
EVERY interview from Jean Claude has been EPIC. Thank you for this.
@bwallace424111 ай бұрын
Hodinkee is killing it... holly hell
@juniorjohnson596111 ай бұрын
Back to their roots
@ryangochuico11 ай бұрын
Always fun watching JB in an interview. He speaks with so much passion
@brad1000011 ай бұрын
A personality to match his ‘larger than life’ reputation - and an amazingly informative and entertaining interview!
@troytona11 ай бұрын
This was a wonderful interview, thank you Hodinkee
@robertp512311 ай бұрын
Mr. Biver displays his vision and passion in timepieces which is impeccable. He has done so watch to horology. Always good to hear what he says.
@richardsmegma508111 ай бұрын
The interviewer gives a posthumous knighthood to Ian Fleming 🤣
@BeckVMH11 ай бұрын
JCB always has such an incredibly dynamic personality. Hard to imagine how he managed a year starting his career with the AP watchmakers, who he described, as to be expected, were such quiet introverts. Another great interview.
@realricciardo8511 ай бұрын
Another epic interview with an absolutely EPIC character in world history overall! 👏 Thanks for sharing
@robpelletier210311 ай бұрын
Excellent interview. Mr. Bivers enthusiasm is a priceless gift.
@MM-xm7fr11 ай бұрын
GREAT GREAT GREAT interview!!! I really enjoyed every single word of the Mr. Biver 👏👏👏
@michaelsimpson845511 ай бұрын
I am always delighted and captivated by the amount of wisdom displayed by Mr. Biver. Kudos to you for this excellent episode!
@ludwigheisters810511 ай бұрын
Perfect Interview! I love it so much ❤ Thanks!
@NICAsworld11 ай бұрын
I always love his interviews, getting this powerful positive energy from him is intoxicating. I have heard people calling him crazy, I think they have a shallow understanding of who he is and what the horology world means to him. Misunderstood. Of course if you are passionate, you can be a bit loud when you are happy about what you do.
@Mel-9511 ай бұрын
So many ideas you can apply to so many things other than watches. I have been taking notes. Thank you for this (well prepared) interview.
@MrRoyck1011 ай бұрын
Mr BIVER is horology genius with a great knowledge and experience, always a pleasure to listen to his insights.
@standardh_11 ай бұрын
Was literally talking about that scene in the Thomas Crown Affair the other day to someone who works in watches and hasn’t ever seen it! Too funny
@ventascleanman478511 ай бұрын
One of the most amazing videos!
@mohamedkaltoum364911 ай бұрын
I worked in watches in industry for 10 years. But watching biver video is more important than one year work. What a journey what inspiration. I'm ready to pay for such video ❤❤️ Very well done
@_adamlock11 ай бұрын
What a fascinatingly enthusiastic gentleman. Love this.
@notenoughtime727410 ай бұрын
Loved this. Great video, interview and passion
@powelw11 ай бұрын
Absolutely great interview. 😎👍
@HoroHigh36911 ай бұрын
Mr. Biver is pure passion!
@jonbravo626211 ай бұрын
❤️BIVER Alive in Eternity! Great interview, Hodinkee back in the race 🔥🙏🏼⚓️🦘
@Brandon-youtube4 ай бұрын
I hope that we can all find something to be as passionate about as JCB is about watches and the people he gets to interact with. He is rich well beyond a financial sense.
@JoaoGomes-ce4th11 ай бұрын
Royal oak evolution to nautilus 🤯 I could listen to JCB talk for hours
@DavidMerrick-h4d11 ай бұрын
Great show again keep it going
@jeremyestevinho942510 ай бұрын
Full of love and passion ❤️🔥 What a personality and what a interview Fantastic
@davide864111 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@mattmccaleb39110 ай бұрын
Amazing video & interview! Icon!
@philipmeiring358211 ай бұрын
This man is an absolute 💎. His passion is inspiring
@HeonApple11 ай бұрын
Hodinkee at its best!
@RJCichocki11 ай бұрын
Costume Designer Lindy Hemming choose the Omega not JCB. Linda said she had a meeting with Cubby Broccoli, Micheal Wilson and Martin Campbell about the watch and had to fight for it. Check the credits of Goldeneye, Omega was not furnished until Tomorrow Never Dies
@Gordon-n4c11 ай бұрын
I like how he gives credit where credit is due, and of course we dont expect him remembering every single name, but at least he does point out for example that the James Bond idea came from a student of his, and wasn't his own.
@Watchnerd-6811 ай бұрын
The BRAND of LOVE ❤❤❤
@TheMaozi11 ай бұрын
28:50 „it was HOV“ line is underappreciated 😂
@domokun93811 ай бұрын
I think the biggest disruption in watchmaking was the first Seiko quartz Astron to be honest.
@Mpayne147211 ай бұрын
JCB a giant of the industry
@tewaarathon21511 ай бұрын
Precision in a mechanical watch fires my emotions. From my background, if you wanted precision in your instruments, you had to pay a premium price. I can't imagine paying a premium price and not having premium precision.
@zetoch11 ай бұрын
Always fascinating to listen to JCB. A living legend.
@ermir444411 ай бұрын
So true about the Royal Oak. Best watch ever made.
@Dr_LK11 ай бұрын
Mr interviewer, get your facts right. There is no explicit mention of the sub, just a general Rolex mention. I have read all the books.
@mhjceulen765211 ай бұрын
Sean Connery wore a Submariner in the first bond movies. He makes a mistake but it’s quite understandable!
@HRM.H10 ай бұрын
Great video!
@realrockrolla5 ай бұрын
This man is bigger than life
@rajmehta621011 ай бұрын
JCB once said his favourite piece was his hublot 1 of 1. is that still the case?
@mehtabbhogal3978 ай бұрын
JCB has insane energy given his age and health issues as of late. A killer entrepreneur through and through
@stuken862611 ай бұрын
great 💥
@mondrayuk11 ай бұрын
@Hodinkee I am glad JCB is involved in the brand Norqain with bringing out The Wild One Independence model. I hope Norqain does not sell out like JCB did with Blancpain and Hublot etc.
@phototristan11 ай бұрын
He really knows what time it is although I could never get over that James Bond should really have ALWAYS worn a Rolex.
@juniorjohnson596111 ай бұрын
Totally Agree !
@JeffJacquesmd11 ай бұрын
Agree Tristan, my own watch journey came from my father’s 1950s OP and the 5513 with “red” indices when it’s electron magnet was active in You Only Live Twice. The Omega pieces for Brosnan and Craig are very nice, especially the Spectre and No Time To Die pieces, Rolex was Flemming’s choice
@SP-pn7xx11 ай бұрын
But this logic, Bond should have ALWAYS have driven an Aston Martin.
@phototristan11 ай бұрын
@@SP-pn7xx He did. He kept it even in the latest movie.
@bigbossomega755911 ай бұрын
James Bond is a commander of the Royal Navy. Omega is a historic supplier of the brittish army, especially the Navy. Wearing an Omega makes perfect sense for commander Bond. This partnership is 100% logical and adapted.
@jblackjack11 ай бұрын
If I could ask Mr Biver this ; since Omega owned the rights to Blancpain which was acquired from Rayville which also had Moeris watches . Does he know about the first licensed James Bond watch produced in 1965 by Moeris James Bond 007 with an engraving on the case back of Sean Connery and was this the inspiration for Omega to produce a James Bond watch.
@Obitdf11 ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@coronetmag11 ай бұрын
When there’s nothing left except a name and you buy the rights to that name for CHF 21K, can you say still that the company has been in business since 1735? [8:16]
@Heart.Maldives11 ай бұрын
Written & Edited by Tim Write?
@archerius211 ай бұрын
How much are the watches?
@heinerjurgens536211 ай бұрын
50€
@BudFox5755 ай бұрын
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@ryanfritz890311 ай бұрын
*Fires Half of Hodinkee and has to do PR control* BRING OUT THE BIVER
@TheRacerRich9 ай бұрын
LOL we attempted insurance fraud LOL hilarious.
@tastas855411 ай бұрын
Sounds like hodinkee is going bust, maybe that's why ye turned the comments off on yer new video 😂
@Dr_LK11 ай бұрын
Is it old age or he was always so crazy...?
@katzengedichte10 ай бұрын
I didn't count how many times they said "disrupt", but it is a word far too often used and definitely in the wrong sense.
@frogsplorer10 ай бұрын
Yes. I think it implies a significant technological shift. So quartz was disruptive. Maybe smart watches too
@SP-pn7xx11 ай бұрын
Omega was always a better fit for Bond.
@johnnymano755511 ай бұрын
You are not like Picasso or Mozart.....you just addicted to the taste of power.
@realchuckp11 ай бұрын
seems material good are jewelry people also running the ap boutique in aspen and this yoni guy is the ap / biver key account manager or sth. basically a commercial- with biver doing exactly the same rants everyone has already heard a million times over.
@jerdonsbabbler351511 ай бұрын
Ouch.
@fredperry52310 ай бұрын
Hublot is a big blot on the landscape !
@Sinnegeiets11 ай бұрын
Quaaaaaartz
@AldoFelt11 ай бұрын
Times change.
@elfo179911 ай бұрын
Blank pain 😂
@m.e.p.r11 ай бұрын
He's just flat out irritating 😅
@user-wi9nn6dz8w2 ай бұрын
11:40 Vortäuschung einer Straftat
@extrememike11 ай бұрын
Honestly Hublots just look like overpriced G-Shocks with a round case. Maybe is the disassociation with Orolegie that kills them…
@masanobuyamamoto63955 ай бұрын
I am surprised that he called quartz “revolution” instead of “crisis”, say so much about him as a respectable figure in the Swiss watch industry cause he doesn’t talk down quartz. Except Casio watches I don’t like those soulless quartz watches at all, one of the mistakes that Japanese ever made.
@pigmentretors11 ай бұрын
I don't find if this guy is talented or megalomaniac.
@Kxji11 ай бұрын
*SINCE 1735, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A QUARTZ WATCH.* *AND THERE NEVER WILL BE.*
@pigmentretors11 ай бұрын
Then came out blancswatch.
@BenTramer11 ай бұрын
@@pigmentretors has an automatic in it ...still sucks though
@legitimoscopieparlesroisso195011 ай бұрын
@@BenTramer Yes, you're right, an automatic that can't be repaired and that lasts less than a quartz.
@pigmentretors11 ай бұрын
That Bond train scene deserves Rolex, not Omega.
@Dipeness11 ай бұрын
lol so you just gonna copy Van Neistat with the intro
@jasonwan1638 ай бұрын
I stopped watching hodinkee for a while now because it got boring. I thought ah a jcb interview gotta see this. Turns out that they could've just taken snippets from his old interviews and end up with 40 minutes of what we have here. This has really confirmed my suspicion that this channel is now dead
@mr.personal-ity11 ай бұрын
Jodi keep just fired all of their watchmakers! Boycott Hodinkee!
@johnnymano755511 ай бұрын
And this is why they need new people to run those companies. Dinosaurs are extinct.
@jerdonsbabbler351511 ай бұрын
Sounds good. So, what would you do?
@johnnymano755511 ай бұрын
@@jerdonsbabbler3515 in 2 lines?
@jerdonsbabbler351511 ай бұрын
@@johnnymano7555 Take as long as you like.
@johnnymano755511 ай бұрын
@@jerdonsbabbler3515 is implied in the first 2 lines