Watch World announces winners of its European Watches of the Year 2012
http://www.retail-jeweller.com/news/00/24-...&contentID=3379MeisterSinger’s Perigraph Anthracite took the “up to £2,500” award, beating Bremont’s Solo, Christopher Ward’s C9 Jumping Hour and Edox’s ERC X-Treme Pilot III Limited Edition.
In the “£2,000–£8,000” category, Christiaan van der Klaauw’s CVDK Orion, Jaeger LeCoultre’s Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph, Officine Panerai’s Luminor Submersible 1950 3 days Automatic Bronzo were all beaten by
Grand Seiko’s Hi-Beat.
It was
F.P Journe’s Chronometre Souverain that took home the title of the best watch in the “£8,500–£21,00” category, impressing the judges over Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Offshore Diver and Hermes’s Arceau Le Temps Suspendu.
It was
A.Lange & Sohne Richard Lange Tourbillon “Pour Le Merite” that triumphed over Audemars Piguet’s Openworked Extra-Thin Royal Oak Limited Edition 40th anniversary, Chopard’s L.U.C Triple Certification Tourbillon, Richard Mille’s RM 038 Tourbillon Bubba Watson and Tag Heuer’s V4.
The Women’s Watch accolade was taken home by
Zenith’s El Primero 36,00, which fought off stiff competition from Bovet’s Amadeo Fleurier 39 Joaillerie “Rose” and Dior’s Grand Bal Piece Unique Model Number 2.