A. Composition of the 2015 official jury
For the 2015 edition of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, the jury is composed as follows:
President :
Aurel Bacs, expert in collector's watches, Co-Founder and Partner withPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo / Switzerland
Members :
Carlos Alonso, publisher and editor-in-chief of Tiempo de Relojes and director of the Salon Internacional Alta Relojeria / Mexico
René Beyer, co-owner and CEO of Beyer Chronometrie AG and of theWatch and Clock Museum in Zurich / Switzerland
Stephan Ciejka, director and editor-in-chief of La Revue des Montres / France
Benjamin Clymer, founder and editor-in-chief of Hodinkee / USA
Zhixiang Ding, publisher and editor-in-chief of Chronos China / China
Elizabeth Doerr, freelance specialised watch journalist / Germany
Philippe Dufour, watchmaker / Switzerland
Moritz Elsaesser, watchmaker CW 21, president and owner of Mainly Watches, collector / USA
Nick Foulkes, historian, author, contributor to the Financial Times / United Kingdom
John Goldberger, watch collector, author and publisher of books on vintage watches / Italy
James Gurney, director of SalonQP / United Kingdom
Sean Li, watch collector, editor in chief of Revolution Hong Kong and editorial director of watches of Tatler Asia / China
Pierre Maillard, editor in chief of Europa Star and filmmaker / Switzerland
Takeshi Matsuyama, author, history of watch, contributor to the Men's EX/Japan
Dieter Meier, producer / Switzerland, Argentina
Paola Pujia, editor-in-chief of Orologi-Le Misure del Tempo / Italy
Gianfranco Ritschel, Consultant and trainer in watchmaking / Switzerland
William Rohr, collector, managing director TimeZone.com, watch expert atBonhams Auctioneers / USA
David Sadigh, Founder and CEO of Digital Luxury Group / Switzerland
Abdul Hamied Seddiqi, vice-chairman of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons / Dubai
Claude Sfeir, collector, gemologist, jeweler / Lebanon
Antoine Simonin, watchmaker, teacher, former director of Wostep / Switzerland
Eric Singer, watch collector, musician / USA
Michael Tay, group managing director of The Hour Glass
Jean-Charles Zufferey, vice-president of Breguet, brand laureate of the 2014 "Aiguille d'Or" Grand Prix, out of competition in 2015. By way of a 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.
B. Jury Commissioner
For the 2015 edition of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, the commissioner of the jury is:
Ludwig Oeschlin, 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.