Jury - CH24 Watch of the Year

The jurors for the current edition of the competition are industry journalists who have been covering watches for years. More than half of the jury members come from outside Poland and represent the most important print and digital media devoted to watches in their respective countries.

ŁukaszDoskocz

editor-in-chief CH24.PL

Łukasz Doskocz is editor-in-chief at CH24.PL and a watch journalist by passion. Contributor to various online and print publications, a GPHG Academy Member, hobbyist photograph with a kin eye for street-photography and a chairman of the CH24 Watch of The Year jury.

TomaszKiełtyka

founder of the CH24.PL, managing editor of Vogue Watches

Founder of the CH24, vice-chairman of the jury of the “CH24 Watch of the Year” competition, member of the Academy of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève and managing editor of Vogue Watches magazine. He loves the novelties, interesting technical solutions and meetings with people who create timepieces. A fan of good design.

ElizabethDoerr

co-founder and journalist – Quill&Pad

Elizabeth Doerr has dedicated most of her waking hours to mechanical watches since 1991. She is co-founder and editor-in-chief of online magazine QuillAndPad.com, was an eight-time Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève jury member. Aside from regularly contributing to numerous high-quality publications all over the world, Elizabeth is also the author of two books.

FrankGeelen

owner, editor-in-chief Monochrome-Watches

Frank is based in the Netherlands where he got infected by the ‘watch bug’, some 20 years ago. During his career as IT manager, he spent every day and all the holidays, learning about mechanical watches and subsequently he started writing about the watches that intrigued him most. In 2013 he was able to quit his job and focus full-time on MONOCHROME.

KristianHaagen

dziennikarz, redaktor 8past10

Kristian Haagen is a seasoned watch collector and industry veteran. He is a writer of books, rider of motorcycles and old Land Rovers His love for Barbour jackets can appear overwhelming. But at least it is genuine.

TomaszJakubas

redaktor portalu CH24.PL

He calls himself “A lover of a good chronometer” in memory of the famous Warsaw watchmaker, Franciszek Czapek. He considers the relationship between the inaccuracy of watch indications and their construction, principle of operation and components used to be crucial. He also follows such criteria when choosing a watch for himself.

JanLidmaňský

watch journalist

Involved in watch industry for 18 years. Jan is writing about watches for various magazines. He loves complications, fine spirits, metal music and at the same time is passionate cyclist.

MagdalenaPiekarska

editor of CH24.PL, editor-in-chief of Chronos magazine

She has been into watches for as long as she can remember. She is the editor-in-chief of the Polish edition of “Chronos”, she also writes articles about watches for other magazines (including Forbes, Men’s Health) and CH24.PL.

Johann Philip Rathgen

journalist, CEO Classic Driver

Philip is a renowned and well-connected collector car and watch expert, talk show host and judge at world-class concours events like the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and the Gold Coast Motor Festival in Hong Kong.

MiguelSeabra

journalist, editor of Espiral do Tempo

Miguel Seabra, from Portugal, has been travelling the world covering tennis for 31 years and watches for 27. He feels privileged to have both his passions for professions, even though sometimes it is hard to change the chip! He is editor of Espiral do Tempo magazine and a member of the Academy of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.

Jakub FilipSzymaniak

watch enthusiast, strapmaker

He became an aficionado in 2002, when he bought his first Swiss timepiece. Watches are his whole life – from collecting unconventional, mostly rectangular models, to working as an artisan, where he combines his long-standing passion for beautiful leather to create unique watch straps in his workshop.

Łukasz Doskocz

editor-in-chief CH24.PL

Tomasz Kiełtyka

founder of the CH24.PL, managing editor of Vogue Watches

Elizabeth Doerr

co-founder and journalist – Quill&Pad

Frank Geelen

owner, editor-in-chief Monochrome-Watches

Kristian Haagen

dziennikarz, redaktor 8past10

Tomasz Jakubas

redaktor portalu CH24.PL

Jan Lidmaňský

watch journalist

Magdalena Piekarska

editor of CH24.PL, editor-in-chief of Chronos magazine

Johann Philip Rathgen

journalist, CEO Classic Driver

Miguel Seabra

journalist, editor of Espiral do Tempo

Jakub Filip Szymaniak

watch enthusiast, strapmaker