
Jury
President & Vice-president

Aurel Bacs / President
Expert in collector's watches, co-founder and partner with Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo / Switzerland

Gianfranco Ritschel / Vice-president
Consultant and trainer in watchmaking / Switzerland
Members

Carlos Alonso
Publisher and editor-in-chief of Tiempo de Relojes and director of the Salon Internacional Alta Relojeria / Mexico

Carson Chan
Collector, trainer, head of mission of FHH in Asia / China

Carla Chalouhi
President of Arije International / France

David Chang
Founder of Watchina and director of Beijing Collectors' Association / China

Sébastien Chaulmontet
Collector, watch creator, historian / Switzerland

Elizabeth Doerr
Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Quill & Pad, specialized watch journalist / Germany - USA

Philippe Dufour
Independent watchmaker / Switzerland

Jack Forster
Editor-in-chief of Hodinkee / USA

Nick Foulkes
Historian, author, contributor to the Financial Times / United Kingdom

Gary Getz
Watch collector, photographer and writer / USA

Dody Giussani
Editor-in-chief of L’Orologio / Italy

Heekyung Jung
Publisher, journalist and trainer / South Korea

Masaki Kanazawa
Watchmaker of Musée international d’horlogerie (MIH) / Japan - Switzerland

Eric Ku
Watch collector, vintage watch expert / USA - Taiwan

Marine Lemonnier
Watchmaking communication expert / Switzerland

Pierre Maillard
Editor-in-chief of Europa Star and filmmaker / Switzerland

Gaël Monfils
Collector, tennis player / France

Vincent Perez
Actor, film director / Switzerland

William Rohr
Collector, managing director of TimeZone.com / USA

Abdul Hamied Seddiqi
Vice-chairman of Seddiqi Holding / Dubai

Claude Sfeir
Collector, gemmologist, jeweller / Lebanon

Antoine Simonin
Watchmaking expert and teacher, publisher, bookseller / Switzerland

Rebecca Struthers
Watchmaker, co-founding director of Struthers Watchmakers / United Kingdom

Michael Tay
Co-group managing director of The Hour Glass / Singapore

Kim-Eva Wempe
Owner and personally liable partner of the Gerhard D. Wempe KG based in Hamburg / Germany

Suzanne Wong
Editor-at-large of Revolution Asia / Singapore - Switzerland

Karl-Friedrich Scheufele
Co-president of Chopard, the brand that won the 2017 "Aiguille d'Or" Grand Prix, out of competition in 2018.
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.
Jury Commissioner

Régis Huguenin-Dumittan
Holder of a doctorate in history, curator-director of the 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.