WatchStars 2017/18: Here Are This Year’s Five Award-Winning Watches
The five winning watches in the five categories of the annual WatchStars awards have been announced. The winners were chosen by an independent panel of international experts, this year numbering more than 80, including myself and Roger Ruegger of WatchTime USA, Neha Bajpal of WatchTime India, Nitin Nair of WatchTime Middle East, and Alejandro Estrada of WatchTime Mexico.
Watchstars was created by Ebner Publishing Group, parent company of WatchTime and its German sister publications, Chronos and Uhren Magazin ? which are also well-represented on the jury, along with numerous independent watch journalists. Significantly, watch manufacturers are not permitted to submit watches to the competition: only members of the judging panel, which consists of no less than 70 members, can nominate and vote on the watches. All watches are eligible, regardless of the brand, its size, and its country of origin. The five categories for the Watchstars awards are Classic Stars (honoring mechanical three-handed watches with no functions beyond a date and/or power-reserve indicator), Technical Stars (for mechanical watches with functions beyond those eligible for the Classic category, including complications such as chronographs and calendars); Design Stars (recognizing watches with unusual designs and/or innovative materials in the case and visible components; nominees can be mechanical or quartz); Stars for a Lifetime (watches regarded as ?timeless classics,? quartz or mechanical); and New Star...
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