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Watch of the Year jury

Saturday, 12 June 2010 01:00 Annet Hoveling
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juryWe are proud to organize this annual election in which a jury of watch experts and jewelers decides on the best watch in 8 different categories.

 

These are the categories in the annual Watch of the Year election.

[1] watches up to €3,000
[2] watches €3,000 to €10,000
[3] watches €10,000 to €25,000
[4] watches €25,000+
[5] ladies watches
[6] reader's award
[7] innovation award
[8] special jury award

 

 

 

 

 

">Sid Vasili Sid Vasili 
Sid Vasili is a business leader, entrepreneur, investor and passionate watch collector. Sid is the CEO of Invapay, a Cloud-based portal which helps organizations keep track of their spend, and has been one of the foremost innovators in the global BPO industry for over three decades. Having had an interest in watches since his school days – his first “proper” watch was a Roamer Mustang Indianapolis that his wife gave him for his 21st birthday – Sid has built a formidable collection of Grande Complication pieces, including a number of Patek Philippe masterpieces and Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Gyrotourbillon 1.
">Olof Larsson Olof Larsson
Olof Larsson (42) is the scion of a family of Swedish jewelers. He is owner/manager of four watch shops in Sweden, including world famous Nymans Ur in Stockholm. Before joining the family firm, Olof worked in over 30 different watch and jewellery shops from Australia to Switzerland and all over Sweden.
David Coleridge

David Coleridge
David Coleridge is Chairman of DM London, Britain’s leading independent retailer of luxury watches. DM London’s businesses include managing the Wonder Room, the luxury watch concession at Selfridges department store on Oxford Street, and the watch concessions at other Selfridges and John Lewis stores. Last year DM London opened the largest Rolex boutique in Europe in London’s most prestigious new residential development, One Hyde Park, and the company also operates stand-alone watch boutiques in Westfield, Covent Garde and Fulham. David has spent almost 30 years as an executive at the top of the luxury industry and the watch industry, including 20 years working for Richemont Group. A collector of watches in his own right, he is also Executive Director of the famous Savile Row tailors Huntsman.

 
">Karel Hubert Karel Hubert [">video]
Karel Hubert (1949) is the founding editor of 00/24 Horloges and 00/24 WatchWorld. He is not only acting as the international editor-in-chief of all watch media produced at MotoMax Media, but is also highly appreciated as an expert on the history of time keeping and the influences of time on human life. Approximately twenty times a year he is invited to lecture on these themes. These lectures offer a unique blend of information and amusement, mixing facts with philosophical views.
">Dr Andrew Hildreth Dr Andrew Hildreth
Dr Andrew Hildreth is respected throughout the watch industry as a leading authority on high-end timepieces. Andrew is a senior member and moderator on PuristSPro.com, the website and forum used by dedicated watch collectors and connoisseurs, and has written widely (both on PuristsPro and other publications) on leading brands such as Richard Mille, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and Greubel Forsey, among others. A former professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, he now lives and works in London as a director at consultancy AlixPartners LLP.
Gerry McGovern
Gerry McGovern is Design Director for Land Rover and Range Rover, and one of the world’s most respected automotive designers. In charge of the company’s Design Studio at Gaydon in Warwickshire, McGovern has been responsible for the Evoque, Range Rover’s highly acclaimed luxury crossover SUV, among many other projects. Having trained at the Royal College of Art in London, McGovern worked for Chrysler, Land Rover (designing the Land Rover Reelander and the current Range Rover), Lincoln-Mercury and as Design Director for Aston Martin before rejoining Land Roverin 2004. An authority on contemporary architecture and furniture, a collector of art and with a keen interest in men’s style, McGovern is also passionate about watches, and brings to the judging panel the eye for detail and functionality of a master designer. His most treasured watch is his 1995 Rolex Submariner.
">Andrea van Steijn Andrea van Steijn [">video]
Since 2001 Andrea van Steijn (34) has been working as a watch maker at Steltman Watches in The Hague. At Steltman she is also responsible for public relations and watch related events. Before she joined Steltman she worked at Schaap en Citroen for two years.  She has learned her skills at the “Vakschool Edelsmeden en Uurtechniek” and followed courses at Rolex, Breguet and Blancpain. Besides watches of these brands she is also certified for repairing Chopard, Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Baume & Mercier watches. Her favorite watch brand is A. Lange & Söhne.

 
">Harry Wijnschenk Harry Wijnschenk [">video]
Harry Wijnschenk is the founding father of MotoMax Media and publisher of the magazine 00/24 Horloges, 00/24 WatchWorld UK and 00/24 WatchWorld Scandinavia.