Expert in collector's watches, Co-Founder and Partner with Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo / Switzerland
Consultant and trainer in watchmaking / Switzerland
Publisher and editor-in-chief of Tiempo de Relojes and director of the Salon Internacional Alta Relojeria / Mexico
Co-owner and CEO of Beyer Chronometrie AG and of the Watch and Clock Museum in Zurich / Switzerland
Founder of Watchina and director of Beijing Collectors' Association / China
Director and editor-in-chief of La Revue des Montres / France
Publisher and editor-in-chief of Chronos China / China
Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Quill & Pad, specialized watch journalist / Germany - USA
Independent watchmaker / Switzerland
Editor-in-chief of Hodinkee / USA
Historian, author, contributor to the Financial Times / United Kingdom
Editor-in-chief of L’Orologio / Italy
Watch and jewellery designer / Switzerland
Publisher, journalist and trainer / South Korea
Watchmaker of Musée international d’horlogerie (MIH) / Japan - Switzerland
Watch collector, vintage watch expert / USA - Taiwan
Independent journalist specializing in art, watches and the luxury industry; contributor to the International New York Times and Vanity Fair on Time / USA - Iran
Editor-in-chief of Europa Star and filmmaker / Switzerland
Collector, tennis player / France
Collector, managing director of TimeZone.com / USA
Vice-chairman of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons / Dubai
Collector, gemmologist, jeweller / Lebanon
Watchmaking expert and teacher, publisher, bookseller / Switzerland
Independent watchmaker / Isle of Man
Owner and personally liable partner of the Gerhard D. Wempe KG based in Hamburg / Germany
Editor-at-large of Revolution Asia / Singapore - Switzerland
Owner and managing Partner of Zegg & Cerlati / Monaco
President of Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud, brand laureate of the 2016 "Aiguille d'Or" Grand Prix, out of competition in 2017.
By way of reminder: the brand that wins the "Aiguille d'Or" Grand Prix is automatically ineligible for the competition the following year, and its founder or CEO is invited to sit on the jury for one year. If this person is directly related to one or more other brands, he or she will not take part in voting in the categories in which watches from this brand(s) participate.
Watch expert and former curator, MIH, Musée International d'Horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds
The jury commissioner ensures compliance with the rules and that competing watches meet admission criteria. He serves as consultative role with the jury. He has no voting rights.