John Biggs

3 weeks ago | wristwatchreview.com | John Biggs

Bremont just decided to throw the kitchen sink at a field-ready aviator watch—and somehow made it look easy. The new Altitude Perpetual Calendar GMT Mono-Pusher, limited to just 50 pieces, is a full-on complication bomb wrapped in a titanium case, finished in RAF blue, and actually designed to be worn. Yes, worn. As in, not locked in a vault or babied like some crystal egg with a tourbillon inside. Start with a perpetual calendar. Add a GMT.

3 weeks ago | wristwatchreview.com | John Biggs

Let’s get the obvious out of the way: the Ulysse Nardin Diver AIR weighs 52 grams. That includes the strap. That’s less than your average egg. It also happens to be the most advanced dive watch Ulysse Nardin has ever made—possibly the most advanced dive watch anyone has ever made.

3 weeks ago | open.substack.com | John Biggs

When Jonathan Lowenhar says he enjoys his work, he means it. He’s the founder of Enjoy the Work, a firm that helps startup founders grow into actual CEOs. Not “founders who can speak on panels,” but operators—leaders who can run companies with hundreds of employees and real stakes. I had him on Keep Going to talk about what happens when the startup dream gets real—and why so many founders hit a wall once they find early success. Startups begin with an idea. A spark.

3 weeks ago | johnbiggs.substack.com | John Biggs

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3 weeks ago | open.substack.com | John Biggs

The Paris summit on Ukraine, French president Emmanuel Macron outlined a framework for a European-led security effort in Ukraine. The idea is built around a “coalition of the willing” — countries ready to send support, even without full EU or NATO consensus. Macron sketched out three parts. First, more direct military aid to Ukraine. Second, a reassurance force — not on the front lines but in strategic areas — meant to offer a layer of deterrence.