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European Watch of the Year 2014: the winning watches!

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Stéphane Linder and Marc Deckenbrock
Wybe van der Gang (left) and 0024 Chairman Harry Wijnschenk
Christiaan van der Klaauw (left) and Daniël Reintjes (middle)
Rodolphe De Pierri
Peter Stas
Pascal Raffy
Mikael Sandström
The results of 0024 European Watch of the Year Awards 2014 have been announced! The panel of five judges, consisting of expert and passionate watch aficionados and professionals Sid Vasili, Charlotta Eriksson, Kirsten Kilby, Lex Stolk and Chairman Harry Wijnschenk has chosen the following watches:
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Napoleon’s DNA in DeWitt watches

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A historic sale of the private collection of HRH Prince Louis II of Monaco, the greatgrandfather of HRH Prince Albert of Monaco, was held in Fontainebleau on 16th November this year. Viviane de Witt, CEO of the DeWitt company, acquired two lots containing strands of the Emperor's hair, with the intention of enclosing them in DeWitt watches so that admirers of the Emperor can carry his DNA on their wrists.
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Citizen shoots an inspiring movie: ‘Better Starts Now’

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A great little watch movie with a message and looks awesome. The film ‘Better Starts Now’ was made by Dutch commercial maker Johan Kramer, production company 100% Halal and agency Wieden+Kennedy Tokio for Citizen and shows the philosophy of the Japanese brand that it’s always possible to improve. Now is the time to start improving according to Citizen and it tells that message in short movie that was shot at a watchmaker’s workbench and the black and white images were shot with original camera’s from the 30’s and 80’s.
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Farewell Mr. Weil

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Mr. Raymond Weil, founder and Honorary President of Raymond Weil Genève, passed away peacefully at age 87, on January 26, 2014. In 1976 Raymond Weil had the courage - in the middle of the most severe watch industry crisis - to found his own company and turned his idea of
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Gazing at the stars with Christiaan van der Klaauw

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The astronomical watches made by Christiaan van der Klaauw are nothing short of breathtaking. Wearing a mechanical universe on the wrist is really something special. Dutch jewellers Van Hell Juweliers brought watches and stars together at the Bussloo observatory. When people looked up, they saw the stars; when people looked down, they saw stars in watches.
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0024 European Watches of the Year 2013

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In June the 0024 European Watch of the Year jury gathered at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge. They were there to judge the finest watches of the previous year, which were brought before them one by one, in their six categories. It’s fair to say there were several
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