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\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index \" aria-live=\"polite\">6 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery-meta-container credit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"credit general-general\">Biver<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"carousel-cell landscape\" data-gallery-index=\"7\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"carousel-cell-inner-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"carousel-cell-image-wrapper annotation-container fixed-ratio-3-2\">\n                                                                                                        <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F10%2F16%2Fbiver-ab-watch-release-info-7.jpg?q=90&amp;w=1400&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"(min-width: 1260px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index \" aria-live=\"polite\">7 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery-meta-container credit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"credit \">Biver<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content\">\n<section class=\"post-summary\" aria-labelledby=\"post-summary-heading\">\n<header class=\"post-summary__header\">\n<h2 id=\"post-summary-heading\" class=\"post-summary__title\">Summary<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post-summary__body\">\n<p>Biver released its first steel manual-wind watch, the 38mm AB.<\/p>\n<p>The 38mm model pairs black DLC-treated 2N gold with onyx detailing.<\/p>\n<p>Its new JCB-004 calibre delivers approximately 120 hours of power reserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Biver is answering one of its collectors\u2019 most persistent requests with the new AB, the independent Maison\u2019s first-ever stainless-steel watch \u2014 and its first manually wound model. Rather than simply recasing the existing Automatique in steel, Pierre and Jean-Claude Biver approached the project as a clean-sheet exercise, developing a new case, dial construction and movement specifically for the watch.<\/p>\n<p>The result is also Biver\u2019s smallest model to date, measuring 38mm across and 9.8mm thick, with a steel bracelet and more restrained proportions intended to make the watch easier to wear every day. Despite the simpler hours-minutes-seconds format, the AB retains the brand\u2019s highly finished approach, creating a deliberate contrast between its hard-wearing steel exterior and the level of decorative work usually associated with more precious-metal pieces.<\/p>\n<p>The dial is where that contrast becomes most visible. A 2N yellow-gold dial is treated with black DLC and paired with an onyx outer ring, while the minute track itself is rendered in 18K 2N yellow gold using a metallisation technique that lays the track directly onto the stone. Matching yellow-gold hands are satin-finished and hand-bevelled, while a small-seconds display sits at 6 o\u2019clock with Biver\u2019s zero-reset mechanism, snapping the seconds hand back to zero when the crown is pulled for more precise setting.\n<\/p>\n<p>At 12 o\u2019clock, an arcing power-reserve display uses a small gold pin to indicate remaining energy. The watch is powered by the newly developed JCB-004 caliber, a twin-barrel, manually wound movement delivering approximately 120 hours of power reserve. Its PD210 white-gold mainplate and bridges \u2013 a palladium-rich alloy chosen for its resistance to tarnishing \u2013 are extensively hand-finished, including circular graining and newly introduced sandblasted bridge surfaces.\n<\/p>\n<p>Each AB is assembled from start to finish by a single watchmaker and is supplied on Biver\u2019s steel bracelet, with an additional Bahia calf-leather strap and steel buckle included. The case offers 80 meters of water resistance, while the JCB-004 runs at 3 Hz and uses 32 jewels. The timepiece will be available via Biver, retailing at 65,000 CHF approx. $78,700 USD).<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-article\">\n<p>                                                            Read Full Article<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"related-stories-main-wrapper\">\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<div class=\"stories-container\" data-layer-list-name=\"related_stories\" data-layer-list-offset=\"0\" data-layer-list-child-selector=\".story-item\">\n<div class=\"story-item\" data-layer-item-id=\"6802000\" data-layer-item-blog-id=\"1\" data-layer-item-type=\"post\"><span>&gt;<\/span>Vacheron Constantin\u2019s First Concours d\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9gance Spotlights 34 Historic Watches\n                                                                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-email-signup-wrapper impression-tracker\">\n<h3>We got you covered. 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\">Biver<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content\">\n<section class=\"post-summary\" aria-labelledby=\"post-summary-heading\">\n<header class=\"post-summary__header\">\n<h2 id=\"post-summary-heading\" class=\"post-summary__title\">Summary<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post-summary__body\">\n<p>Biver released its first steel manual-wind watch, the 38mm AB.<\/p>\n<p>The 38mm model pairs black DLC-treated 2N gold with onyx detailing.<\/p>\n<p>Its new JCB-004 calibre delivers approximately 120 hours of power reserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Biver is answering one of its collectors\u2019 most persistent requests with the new AB, the independent Maison\u2019s first-ever stainless-steel watch \u2014 and its first manually wound model. Rather than simply recasing the existing Automatique in steel, Pierre and Jean-Claude Biver approached the project as a clean-sheet exercise, developing a new case, dial construction and movement specifically for the watch.<\/p>\n<p>The result is also Biver\u2019s smallest model to date, measuring 38mm across and 9.8mm thick, with a steel bracelet and more restrained proportions intended to make the watch easier to wear every day. Despite the simpler hours-minutes-seconds format, the AB retains the brand\u2019s highly finished approach, creating a deliberate contrast between its hard-wearing steel exterior and the level of decorative work usually associated with more precious-metal pieces.<\/p>\n<p>The dial is where that contrast becomes most visible. A 2N yellow-gold dial is treated with black DLC and paired with an onyx outer ring, while the minute track itself is rendered in 18K 2N yellow gold using a metallisation technique that lays the track directly onto the stone. Matching yellow-gold hands are satin-finished and hand-bevelled, while a small-seconds display sits at 6 o\u2019clock with Biver\u2019s zero-reset mechanism, snapping the seconds hand back to zero when the crown is pulled for more precise setting.\n<\/p>\n<p>At 12 o\u2019clock, an arcing power-reserve display uses a small gold pin to indicate remaining energy. The watch is powered by the newly developed JCB-004 caliber, a twin-barrel, manually wound movement delivering approximately 120 hours of power reserve. Its PD210 white-gold mainplate and bridges \u2013 a palladium-rich alloy chosen for its resistance to tarnishing \u2013 are extensively hand-finished, including circular graining and newly introduced sandblasted bridge surfaces.\n<\/p>\n<p>Each AB is assembled from start to finish by a single watchmaker and is supplied on Biver\u2019s steel bracelet, with an additional Bahia calf-leather strap and steel buckle included. The case offers 80 meters of water resistance, while the JCB-004 runs at 3 Hz and uses 32 jewels. The timepiece will be available via Biver, retailing at 65,000 CHF approx. $78,700 USD).<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-article\">\n<p>                                                            Read Full Article<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"related-stories-main-wrapper\">\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<div class=\"stories-container\" data-layer-list-name=\"related_stories\" data-layer-list-offset=\"0\" data-layer-list-child-selector=\".story-item\">\n<div class=\"story-item\" data-layer-item-id=\"6802000\" data-layer-item-blog-id=\"1\" data-layer-item-type=\"post\"><span>&gt;<\/span>Vacheron Constantin\u2019s First Concours d\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9gance Spotlights 34 Historic Watches\n                                                                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-email-signup-wrapper impression-tracker\">\n<h3>We got you covered. 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\">Biver<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content\">\n<section class=\"post-summary\" aria-labelledby=\"post-summary-heading\">\n<header class=\"post-summary__header\">\n<h2 id=\"post-summary-heading\" class=\"post-summary__title\">Summary<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post-summary__body\">\n<p>Biver released its first steel manual-wind watch, the 38mm AB.<\/p>\n<p>The 38mm model pairs black DLC-treated 2N gold with onyx detailing.<\/p>\n<p>Its new JCB-004 calibre delivers approximately 120 hours of power reserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Biver is answering one of its collectors\u2019 most persistent requests with the new AB, the independent Maison\u2019s first-ever stainless-steel watch \u2014 and its first manually wound model. Rather than simply recasing the existing Automatique in steel, Pierre and Jean-Claude Biver approached the project as a clean-sheet exercise, developing a new case, dial construction and movement specifically for the watch.<\/p>\n<p>The result is also Biver\u2019s smallest model to date, measuring 38mm across and 9.8mm thick, with a steel bracelet and more restrained proportions intended to make the watch easier to wear every day. Despite the simpler hours-minutes-seconds format, the AB retains the brand\u2019s highly finished approach, creating a deliberate contrast between its hard-wearing steel exterior and the level of decorative work usually associated with more precious-metal pieces.<\/p>\n<p>The dial is where that contrast becomes most visible. A 2N yellow-gold dial is treated with black DLC and paired with an onyx outer ring, while the minute track itself is rendered in 18K 2N yellow gold using a metallisation technique that lays the track directly onto the stone. Matching yellow-gold hands are satin-finished and hand-bevelled, while a small-seconds display sits at 6 o\u2019clock with Biver\u2019s zero-reset mechanism, snapping the seconds hand back to zero when the crown is pulled for more precise setting.\n<\/p>\n<p>At 12 o\u2019clock, an arcing power-reserve display uses a small gold pin to indicate remaining energy. The watch is powered by the newly developed JCB-004 caliber, a twin-barrel, manually wound movement delivering approximately 120 hours of power reserve. Its PD210 white-gold mainplate and bridges \u2013 a palladium-rich alloy chosen for its resistance to tarnishing \u2013 are extensively hand-finished, including circular graining and newly introduced sandblasted bridge surfaces.\n<\/p>\n<p>Each AB is assembled from start to finish by a single watchmaker and is supplied on Biver\u2019s steel bracelet, with an additional Bahia calf-leather strap and steel buckle included. The case offers 80 meters of water resistance, while the JCB-004 runs at 3 Hz and uses 32 jewels. The timepiece will be available via Biver, retailing at 65,000 CHF approx. $78,700 USD).<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-article\">\n<p>                                                            Read Full Article<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"related-stories-main-wrapper\">\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<div class=\"stories-container\" data-layer-list-name=\"related_stories\" data-layer-list-offset=\"0\" data-layer-list-child-selector=\".story-item\">\n<div class=\"story-item\" data-layer-item-id=\"6802000\" data-layer-item-blog-id=\"1\" data-layer-item-type=\"post\"><span>&gt;<\/span>Vacheron Constantin\u2019s First Concours d\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9gance Spotlights 34 Historic Watches\n                                                                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-email-signup-wrapper impression-tracker\">\n<h3>We got you covered. Don\u2019t miss out on the latest news by signing up for our newsletters.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"terms\">By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-author d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Zoe Leung<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-credentials d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<div class=\"credential\">\n<h6>Editor Assistant<\/h6>\n<p><span>Mai Vo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-share d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content-tags\">\n<div class=\"body collapsed\">\n<p>                                    Jean-Claude Biver<br \/>\n                                                Biver<br \/>\n                                                Biver AB<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"post__body__author_info footer-block\">\n<div class=\"post__body__author_info__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F06%2F05%2Fzoe-300.jpg?w=100&amp;cbr=1&amp;q=90&amp;fit=max\" alt=\"Zoe Leung\" class=\"post__body__author_info__avatar\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post__body__author_info__body\">\n<p>                    Zoe Leung<\/p>\n<p>                                    <span class=\"post__body__author_info__title\">Senior Editor<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post__body__author_info__bio_wrapper\">\n<p class=\"post__body__author_info__bio\">Zoe Leung is a Senior Editor at Hypebeast, where she has been shaping the publication\u2019s coverage of horology, art, design, and culture since 2023. Her extensive watch reporting spans exclusive manufacture visits with Maisons like Zenith, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and Grand Seiko, as well as insightful conversations with industry leaders and artisans. Beyond watches, she regularly spotlights international creatives and cultural phenomena, utilizing her knowledge of global music and entertainment subcultures to deliver narratives that explore the worldwide influence of contemporary visual storytelling and cross-cultural artistry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<div id=\"post-body-top-bar\" class=\"post-body-top-bar d-block d-lg-none\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-share-meta-container\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><br \/>\n                                                        Watches<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time>Oct 16, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-hype-comments-container \"><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             519<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Hypes<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\" data-post-id=\"6801417\"><span class=\"comment-count-value\">0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-none text\">Comments<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-google-preferred\"><span class=\"text\">Prefer Hypebeast on Google<\/span><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-share-meta-container\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><br \/>\n                                                        Watches<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time>Oct 16, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><br \/>\n                                                        Watches<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time>Oct 16, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-hype-comments-container \"><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             519<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Hypes<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\" data-post-id=\"6801417\"><span class=\"comment-count-value\">0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-none text\">Comments<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-google-preferred\"><span class=\"text\">Prefer Hypebeast on Google<\/span><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content\">\n<section class=\"post-summary\" aria-labelledby=\"post-summary-heading\">\n<header class=\"post-summary__header\">\n<h2 id=\"post-summary-heading\" class=\"post-summary__title\">Summary<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post-summary__body\">\n<p>Biver released its first steel manual-wind watch, the 38mm AB.<\/p>\n<p>The 38mm model pairs black DLC-treated 2N gold with onyx detailing.<\/p>\n<p>Its new JCB-004 calibre delivers approximately 120 hours of power reserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Biver is answering one of its collectors\u2019 most persistent requests with the new AB, the independent Maison\u2019s first-ever stainless-steel watch \u2014 and its first manually wound model. Rather than simply recasing the existing Automatique in steel, Pierre and Jean-Claude Biver approached the project as a clean-sheet exercise, developing a new case, dial construction and movement specifically for the watch.<\/p>\n<p>The result is also Biver\u2019s smallest model to date, measuring 38mm across and 9.8mm thick, with a steel bracelet and more restrained proportions intended to make the watch easier to wear every day. Despite the simpler hours-minutes-seconds format, the AB retains the brand\u2019s highly finished approach, creating a deliberate contrast between its hard-wearing steel exterior and the level of decorative work usually associated with more precious-metal pieces.<\/p>\n<p>The dial is where that contrast becomes most visible. A 2N yellow-gold dial is treated with black DLC and paired with an onyx outer ring, while the minute track itself is rendered in 18K 2N yellow gold using a metallisation technique that lays the track directly onto the stone. Matching yellow-gold hands are satin-finished and hand-bevelled, while a small-seconds display sits at 6 o\u2019clock with Biver\u2019s zero-reset mechanism, snapping the seconds hand back to zero when the crown is pulled for more precise setting.\n<\/p>\n<p>At 12 o\u2019clock, an arcing power-reserve display uses a small gold pin to indicate remaining energy. The watch is powered by the newly developed JCB-004 caliber, a twin-barrel, manually wound movement delivering approximately 120 hours of power reserve. Its PD210 white-gold mainplate and bridges \u2013 a palladium-rich alloy chosen for its resistance to tarnishing \u2013 are extensively hand-finished, including circular graining and newly introduced sandblasted bridge surfaces.\n<\/p>\n<p>Each AB is assembled from start to finish by a single watchmaker and is supplied on Biver\u2019s steel bracelet, with an additional Bahia calf-leather strap and steel buckle included. The case offers 80 meters of water resistance, while the JCB-004 runs at 3 Hz and uses 32 jewels. The timepiece will be available via Biver, retailing at 65,000 CHF approx. $78,700 USD).<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-article\">\n<p>                                                            Read Full Article<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-author d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Zoe Leung<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-credentials d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<div class=\"credential\">\n<h6>Editor Assistant<\/h6>\n<p><span>Mai Vo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-share d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content-tags\">\n<div class=\"body collapsed\">\n<p>                                    Jean-Claude Biver<br \/>\n                                                Biver<br \/>\n                                                Biver AB<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/2026\/10\/biver-ab-watch-release-info&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F10%2F16%2Fbiver-ab-watch-release-info-tw.jpg?w=1080&amp;cbr=1&amp;q=90&amp;fit=max&#8221;] Prefer Hypebeast on Google Watches Oct 16, 2026 519 Hypes 0\u00a0Comments Comments Save Text By Zoe Leung Editor Assistant Mai Vo Share this article Watches Oct 16, 2026 519 Hypes 0\u00a0Comments Comments Prefer Hypebeast on GoogleSave 1 of 7 Biver 2 of 7 Biver 3 of 7 Biver 4 of 7 Biver [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,39],"class_list":["post-2206642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-hypebeast-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2206642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206642\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2206642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2206642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2206642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}