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For all the vintage inspiration, the Biver Automatique feels like it's confidently running counter to the prevailing winds of independent watchmaking. While the hyper avant-garde of MB&F link and Greubel Forsey (all the way down to SpaceOne) and super traditional like Rexhep Rexhepi and Theo Auffret all have massive followings and link represent a comfort zone link for many collectors, this kind of 21st-century take on mid-20th-century Patek certainly fills a void in the market.

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