Introducing Biver Showcases Craftsmanship in the Latest Automatique Collection

After fifty years spent at the highest echelons of the watchmaking industry, Jean-Claude Biver decided to embark on a new chapter alongside his son, Pierre Biver. In 2023, the two launched Biver, an independent brand focused on artisanal excellence, craftsmanship, and a forward-looking vision of what high-end Swiss watchmaking can be. Free from institutional constraints, they assembled a dream team of top experts, each a master in their field, to create uncompromising timepieces.

On the occasion of Dubai Watch Week 2025, Biver presented not just a single watch, but an entirely new expansion within the Automatique collection, unveiling nine new editions, each showcasing the expertise of Biver’s workshop through a variety of decorative techniques, some appearing for the first time in the brand’s collections.

“Dubai Watch Week is a unique opportunity to showcase to the global collector community our latest novelties in a rapidly growing, strategically important market for Biver,” says CEO James Marks. “This is also a special year for our partner Ahmed Seddiqi, as they celebrate their 75th anniversary, and it felt especially appropriate to come to Dubai with our newest collection in a spirit of friendship and celebration. This collection highlights the strength of the core design aesthetic of the Automatique, allowing the creative teams to explore a wide breadth of colours and stones for a diverse range of collectors.”

The new Automatique models retain the elegant, slim profile introduced in earlier releases, featuring a 39mm case and a thickness of just 10mm. They are available in platinum or 18k rose gold, with one special edition, the Oeil de Fer, crafted in yellow gold. Signature Biver design elements remain intact, such as the hand-soldered lugs. A polished, fluted bezel further emphasizes the watch’s slimness, drawing the eye toward the sapphire crystal and dial. Each model offers water resistance of up to 80 meters.

 The first three metal-dialed Automatique models paired cases and dials in coordinating colours, white (platinum and white gold), rose (rose gold), and yellow (yellow gold). These two new iterations explore contrast and surface in different ways. The first is a subtle two-tone model that features an 18k rose gold case and dial made from a special 18k white gold alloy called PD210, which has a higher palladium content and a lighter undertone. With the crown, bezel, and buckle all matching the mid-case, the two-tone effect is subtle and perfectly in line with the Automatique’s design ideals. The watch is available on either a Pomari calf leather strap or an 18k rose gold Biver bracelet.

The second watch begins with a familiar platinum case but features an entirely new dial, a deep blue with a combination of sunray finish and Clous de Paris guilloché. This is the first time guilloché is being used for the Automatique and the rings of Clous de Paris vary in size to create visual continuity with the sunray finish on the other parts of the dial. It’s a complex execution that makes a big impact with a small, tasteful nod to an important part of traditional watchmaking. 

Each dial requires countless hours of guilloché work, which is done by hand utilizing century-old machines. A blue applied chemin de fer and 18k white gold hands and hour markers complete the dial. The watch is available on a Rustico nubuck leather strap or a platinum Biver bracelet.

The Atelier Series get Seven new references join this special collection of timepieces, utilizing four different hard stones mahogany obsidian, Oeil de Fer, blue quartzite, and lavender jade, some with the addition of gemstone hour markers for the first time.

Bringing deep, warm tones to the collection are the 18k rose gold model housing the mahogany obsidian dial and the 18k yellow gold model housing the Oeil de Fer dial. The former shows a mix of deep black and swirling red and orange hues, with the smooth polish giving the surface an immense amount of visual depth. The latter has a more matte look, with veins of powdery black and brown interspersed with flashes of orange, red, and sunflower yellow. Each is available on either a complementary strap with an 18k gold pin buckle or on a corresponding gold Biver bracelet.

 The other two new stones are blue quartzite and lavender jade, both of which are paired with platinum cases to allow the bright colours and subtle textures to shine. Quartzite looks almost like the surface of a frozen lake after a light snowfall. Icy blue is flecked with slightly glossy fragments of white and darker blue veins add additional depth. Lavender jade is even more subtle, with a semi-matte finish in a delicate pink-and purple hue, with subtle dark spots showing the stone’s natural structure.

These watches are available in a few different configurations, the quartzite is available with 18k white gold markers, diamond baguette markers, or blue sapphire baguette markers, and the lavender jade is available with 18k white gold markers or diamond baguette markers. Setting gemstones into the delicate hard stone dials is an immense challenge, but the unique effect is profound. All versions are available with either a strap with a platinum pin buckle or an optional platinum Biver bracelet.

Biver also gives a grand feu enamel dial in its unique way, The two resulting Automatique references both start with an 18k yellow gold case, paired with either a dark grey or bordeaux coloured enamel dial. Both dials have matte finishes and rich colour. The warm grey plays beautifully off the yellow gold case, while the bordeaux brings a powerful richness to the watch’s otherwise pared-down aesthetic. These grey and bordeaux dials are produced in the heart of Geneva’s old town at Les Emailleurs de la Cité, where each is crafted by hand.

Both dials feature yellow gold hands and applied hour markers to match the case, with white luminous material on the hands and at each hour marker, too. Together, these give the dial a bit of extra dimension and a clean punch of functionality and sportiness. Likewise, they’re both available on complementary nubuck leather straps with 18k gold pin buckles or on a yellow gold Biver bracelet.

As with all Automatique models, these new editions house the JCB-003 caliber, an automatic movement developed with Dubois-Dépraz. It’s equipped with a  micro-rotor, making it ideal for cases under 40mm in diameter. Operating at a frequency of 25,200 vibrations per hour (3.5 Hz), it offers a power reserve of 65 hours.

It was conceived from the ground up to be a foundation not just for this watch, but for future watches as well. This meant they created the most technically sound movement possible, with all the necessary architecture to make it adaptable as Biver continues to grow and evolve. This movement seamlessly blends technical precision with the artistic finishing characteristic of Biver’s style. It includes both a hacking seconds mechanism and zero-reset functionality, allowing for ultra-precise time setting. 

The Calibre JCB-003 was designed to look as good as it performs, so there is plenty of space to show off the guilloché, black polish, and anglage throughout. The colour of the micro-rotor and wheels even varies to coordinate with each watch’s case, with yellow gold watches having yellow rouage and rose gold and platinum watches showing pink gold rouage. No surface is left untouched and the calibre quite literally radiates light, representing the care paid to each element.

• Biver Automatique Clous de Paris comes on a Rustico nubuck calf leather strap with a platinum pin buckle. A platinum deployant buckle and platinum bracelet are available on request.
  Price: 85,000 CHF, which is approximately equivalent to AED 348,500.

• Biver Automatique Two-Tone is fitted with a taupe Pomari calf leather strap and an 18k rose gold pin buckle. An 18k rose gold deployant buckle and bracelet are available on request.
  Price: 80,000 CHF, which is approximately equivalent to AED 328,000.

• Biver Automatique Quartzite comes on a marine Fuwari calf leather strap with a platinum pin buckle. A platinum deployant buckle and bracelet are available on request.
  Price: 95,000 CHF, which is approximately equivalent to AED 389,500.
• Biver Automatique Quartzite with Diamonds is paired with a grey nubuck alligator leather strap and a platinum pin buckle. A platinum deployant buckle and bracelet are available on request.
  Price: 110,000 CHF, which is approximately equivalent to AED 451,000.
• Biver Automatique Quartzite with Sapphires comes with a marine nubuck alligator leather strap and a platinum pin buckle. A platinum deployant buckle and bracelet are available on request.
  Price: 125,000 CHF, which is approximately equivalent to AED 512,500.

• Biver Automatique Lavender Jade is delivered on a Rustico nubuck calf leather strap with a platinum pin buckle. A platinum deployant buckle and bracelet are available on request.
  Price: 95,000 CHF, which is approximately equivalent to AED 389,500.
• Biver Automatique Lavender Jade with Diamonds features a grey nubuck alligator leather strap and a platinum pin buckle. A platinum deployant buckle and bracelet are available on request.
  Price: 105,000 CHF, which is approximately equivalent to AED 430,500.

• Biver Automatique Mahogany Obsidian is offered with a brown Alcantara strap and an 18k rose gold pin buckle. An 18k rose gold deployant buckle and bracelet are available on request.
  Price: 89,000 CHF, which is approximately equivalent to AED 364,900.

• Biver Automatique Oeil de Fer comes with a Bordeaux Fuwari calf leather strap and an 18k yellow gold pin buckle. An 18k yellow gold deployant buckle and bracelet are available on request.
  Price: 89,000 CHF, which is approximately equivalent to AED 364,900.

For more information, visit Biver official website.