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Jury
President & Vice-president
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Aurel Bacs
Expert in collector's watches, Co-Founder and Partner with Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo / Switzerland
Members
![Carlos Alonso Carlos Alonso](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/carlos-alonso.jpg?itok=sUST6Sbv)
Carlos Alonso
Publisher and editor-in-chief of Tiempo de Relojes and director of the Salon Internacional Alta Relojeria / Mexico
![René Beyer René Beyer](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/rene_beyer.jpg?itok=dOmnetw6)
René Beyer
Co-owner and CEO of Beyer Chronometrie AG and of the Watch and Clock Museum in Zurich / Switzerland
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David Chang
Founder of Watchina and director of Beijing Collectors' Association / China
![Stephan Ciejka Stephan Ciejka](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/stephan-ciejka.jpg?itok=ssGk9HpN)
Stephan Ciejka
Director and editor-in-chief of La Revue des Montres / France
![Benjamin Clymer Benjamin Clymer](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/benjamin-clymer.jpg?itok=ePm9_y9K)
Benjamin Clymer
Founder and editor-in-chief of Hodinkee / USA
![Zhixiang Ding Zhixiang Ding](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/ding.jpg?itok=G48u9Bcu)
Zhixiang Ding
Publisher and editor-in-chief of Chronos China / China
![Elizabeth Doerr Elizabeth Doerr](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/elisabeth_doerr.jpg?itok=swz28xBq)
Elizabeth Doerr
Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Quill & Pad, specialized watch journalist / Germany - USA
![Philippe Dufour Philippe Dufour](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/philippe-dufour.jpg?itok=zNPPMhtY)
Philippe Dufour
Independent watchmaker / Switzerland
![Moritz Elsaesser Moritz Elsaesser](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/moritz-elsaesser.jpg?itok=34qYybxq)
Moritz Elsaesser
Watchmaker CW 21, president and owner of Mainly Watches, collector / USA
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Nick Foulkes
Historian, author, contributor to the Financial Times / United Kingdom
![John Goldberger John Goldberger](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/john-goldberger.jpg?itok=gtGNJnZi)
John Goldberger
Watch collector, author and publisher of books on vintage watches / Italy
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Heekyung Jung
Publisher, journalist and trainer / South Korea
![Sean Li Sean Li](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/sean-li.jpg?itok=2tBWjyo5)
Sean Li
Watch collector, editor in chief of Revolution Hong Kong and editorial director of watches of Tatler Asia / China
![Pierre Maillard Pierre Maillard](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/pierre-maillard.jpg?itok=tE_FRvYw)
Pierre Maillard
Editor-in-chief of Europa Star and filmmaker / Switzerland
![Takeshi Matsuyama Takeshi Matsuyama](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/takeshi-matsuyama.jpg?itok=GQlQzvAL)
Takeshi Matsuyama
Author, historian of watchmaking, contributor to the Men's EX / Japan
![Paola Pujia Paola Pujia](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/paola-pujia.jpg?itok=rMFtbYKt)
Paola Pujia
Editor-in-chief of Orologi-Le Misure del Tempo / Italy
![Gianfranco Ritschel Gianfranco Ritschel](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/gianfranco-ritschel.jpg?itok=FSnC2E2f)
Gianfranco Ritschel / Vice-president
Consultant and trainer in watchmaking / Switzerland
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William Rohr
Collector, managing director of TimeZone.com / USA
![David Sadigh David Sadigh](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/david_sadigh_2015.jpg?itok=gry_CJ3J)
David Sadigh
Founder and CEO of Digital Luxury Group / Switzerland
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Abdul Hamied Seddiqi
Vice-chairman of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons / Dubai
![Claude Sfeir Claude Sfeir](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/claude-sfeir.jpg?itok=j-gzrhe3)
Claude Sfeir
Collector, gemmologist, jeweller / Lebanon
![Antoine Simonin Antoine Simonin](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/antoine-simonin_0.jpg?itok=ghNHNWq4)
Antoine Simonin
Watchmaking expert and teacher, publisher, bookseller / Switzerland
![Chantal Thomass Chantal Thomass](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/chantal-thomass.jpg?itok=Cgmnx_P6)
Chantal Thomass
Fashion designer / France
![Kim-Eva Wempe Kim-Eva Wempe](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/wempe_kim-eva-2017.jpg?itok=0cixV7hs)
Kim-Eva Wempe
Owner and personally liable partner of the Gerhard D. Wempe KG based in Hamburg / Germany
![Tina Zegg Tina Zegg](/sites/default/files/styles/home-retina__1024x1024_/public/jury2016/tina-zegg.jpg?itok=ZFg1b9dP)
Tina Zegg
Owner and managing Partner of Zegg & Cerlati / Monaco
![Robert Greubel & Stephen Forsey Robert Greubel & Stephen Forsey](/sites/default/files/jury2016/rgreubel_sforsey.jpg)
Robert Greubel & Stephen Forsey
Co-founders of Greubel Forsey, brand laureate of the 2015 "Aiguille d'Or" Grand Prix, out of competition in 2016 (a single vote).
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.
Jury Commissioner
![Ludwig Oechslin Ludwig Oechslin](/sites/default/files/jury2016/ludwig-oechslin.jpg)
Ludwig Oechslin
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.