The chairman and the members of the Jury of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève – 2009 edition

A multidisciplinary and international jury has been established, composed of:

President:
Cäsar Menz, honorary director of the City of Geneva Art and History Museums / Geneva, Switzerland

Commissaire:
Patrick Cremers, director of A l’Emeraude S.A. / Lausanne, Switzerland

Members:
Aurel Bacs, international director of Christie’s watch department / Geneva, Switzerland
Gisbert Brunner, writer and freelance journalist / Germany
Gillian de Bono, editor-in-chief of How To Spend It magazine, supplement of the Financial Times / London, United Kingdom
Dominique Fléchon, director of the Research and Survey Center, Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie / Geneva, Switzerland
Marcel Philippe, collector and Deputy Attorney of New York County District  / New York, USA
Jean-Claude Sabrier, expert and historian of watchmaking / France
Alexey Tarhanov, journalist for Kommersant magazine / Moscow, Russia
Sebastian Whitestone, historian of watchmaking and director of Bobinet / London, United Kingdom
Goro Yamadat, journalist and historian of watchmaking / Tokyo, Japan
Eugenio Zigliotto, journalist, editor-in-chief of the seven international editions of Orologi da Polso magazine / Italy

Out of competition and jury member:
François-Paul Journe, winner of the 2008 "Aiguille d’Or" Grand Prize.
The winner of the "Aiguille d’Or" Grand Prize is automatically out of competition and member of the jury the following year.