Jean-Claude Biver - Hublot Trailblazer & CEO: The Wizard Of Swiss Watchmaking

00:00 | Trailer.
02:40 | Brian’s thoughts on the episode.
03:43 | Brian’s introduction.
04:20 | Jean-Claude’s enthusiasm for the art of watchmaking.
13:32 | The watch is not just a piece of machinery, nor a piece of art, but a connection to eternity.
16:30 | Why Big Bang was the name chosen for the evolutionary watch that changed the fortunes of Hublot.
26:27 | Why Jean-Claude says the 21st Century will not start until 2030 onwards.
30:38 | Be first, be different and be unique.
33:53 | Generational perception of what makes a luxury product.
38:24 | The marketing lessons Jean-Claude learnt from a new marketing idea.
46:46 | The company culture required to encourage innovation.
49:35 | You make your own luck.
51:17 | Don’t let ambition make you impatient and why he makes and gives presents of his own cheese.
56:36 | How Jean-Claude did not see the development of the quartz watch as a threat to watchmaking.
1:04:43 | Why Jean-Claude speaks to the dead and the mountains.
1:14:06 | Jean-Claude’s work ethic.
1:22:22 | How to find your passion.
1:26:17 | Why he is giving back so much now.
1:29:33 | The future of the watchmaking industry.
1:31:08 | Why he collects Patek Phillipe watches.
1:33:44 | His project, hope, plan, vision and doubt for the future.
1:36:01 | The watch he is wearing.
1:39:27 | Jean-Claude’s superpower.
1:40:38 | The best and worst days of his life.
1:43:37 | What scares him.
1:44:09 | What keeps him awake at night.
1:44:50 | What he thinks of the world today.
1:46:13 | Success secrets.
1:49:31 | The best advice he has ever received.
1:50:35 | Advice to the young person listening who will be the future.
1:53:09 | Brian’s summing up.