First prize in the “Grande Complication” category for the RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite” model, presented at both the MunichTime and ViennaTime fairs. In the “Classic Elegance” category, the SAXONIA THIN won first prize at MunichTime and second prize at ViennaTime.

The timepieces were voted by readers of the Austrian daily newspaper “Die Presse”, the supplement “Watchtime” of the German newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the watch magazine Chronos Germany and visitors to the exhibitions “MunichTime” and “ViennaTime”, both held in November 2011. Altogether, 36 400 watch enthusiasts took part in the election.

Walter Lange and A. Lange & Söhne were awarded the “Caesar Best Honoris” Award, the leading distinction for luxury brands in Romania.

Walter Lange was recognised for his impressive achievements in the international watch industry and his contribution to the A. Lange & Söhne brand.

The new Baume & Mercier advertising campaign won the public’s heart as the Watch Campaign of the Year, organised by Montres Passion magazine.

This campaign’s lifestyle vision is expressed in the “casual chic” world of family and friends who, together, form the close clan of loved ones, the first and most important circle that gives every shared moment its true meaning.

Second prize in the “Sporty Dynamics” category for the Capeland Flyback Chronograph presented at the ViennaTime fair; Fourth prize for the same watch at the MunichTime fair.

IWC Schaffhausen received Hong Kong’s Ming Pao Weekly magazine’s Elite Award 2011 in the category “International Event”. The winning international event was the Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia launch presentation, held in August 2011 at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. During the event, media professionals lived as astronomers, experiencing the daily life of a scientific researcher.

Quintessentially Hong Kong celebrated those brands which have gone the extra mile to make an impression in the Asia Pacific region. Winners in each category reflected the pinnacles of luxury lifestyle, exclusivity and elegance. Voting was restricted to Quintessentially Members, who selected their favorites from a group of luxury brands across 22 categories.

The Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire was awarded Watch of the Year in the category “€ 10 000 to € 25 000” by the Dutch magazine 00/24 Horloges. The jury comprised 10 recognised watchmakers, watch experts and enthusiasts.

Montblanc received with the “Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève” for the Montblanc Star World-Time GMT Automatic in the category “Petite Aiguille”.

Since 2001, the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix rewards the finest creations and the most important figures in the watchmaking world, chosen by a jury of notable watchmaking professionals.

Awarded by the Swiss magazine “Montres Passion”, Roger Dubuis’ EXALIBUR LADY watch won first place in the Lady Watch category. Praised for its elegance, the quality and craftsmanship of its automatic movement and stone setting, the watch stood out for its harmonious curves, its accentuated dial and a movement bearing the Hallmark of Geneva.

Since 1994, Montres Passion magazine has distinguished the year’s best watches, judging both on technical and aesthetic criteria. The independent jury comprises watchmaking professionals.

MR PORTER was winner of the Luxury Brand Online Award at the Walpole Awards for Excellence (November 2011) and winner of the Type Design Prize at Tokyo Type Director’s Club Awards for MR PORTER’s unique handwriting font (December 2011).

The Maison’s Patrimony Traditionnelle Heures du Monde received the second prize awarded by the Swiss magazine “Montres Passion”. The watch was praised for the originality of its complications as well as the elegance for the wearer and finesse of the dial.

Awarded by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Geneva (`CCIG´), the Maison was recognised for its promotion of the city’s wider reputation and its economic growth. The Maison was particularly noted as being "emblematic of the excellence and know-how " associated with the city.

The Maison was awarded accolades at the Grand Prix du Public 2011 and Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2011.

The Maison’s Butterfly Symphony watch, from its Poetic Complications collection, was awarded the Ladies watch prize at Grand Prix du Public, the only watch prize judged by the public.

The Lady Arpels Polar Landscape seal decor was given the jewellery and artistic crafts watch prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, which was set up to encourage creativity and introduce new watchmaking talent.

Van Cleef & Arpels and its agency, BETC Luxe, were awarded the Grand Prix Stratégies-Amaury Médias du luxe for the international print campaign “La nature s'y tromperait” or “Nature be deceived”.

In the watches categories: Best Multi-Time Zone Watch: Vacheron Constantin; Best Classical Watch: Piaget; Best High-End Jewelled Watch: Van Cleef & Arpels; Best Ladies Watch: Cartier; Best Chronograph Watch: Jaeger-LeCoultre.

In the jewellery categories: Best Diamond-Studded Necklace: Cartier; Most Colourful Jewellery Set: Van Cleef & Arpels.

In the pens categories: Best Arts & Craftsmanship and Best Diamond Pen Collection: Montblanc.

Hosted by MPP ME, publishers of the industry magazine Arabian Watches and Jewellery (`AWJ´), the awards were decided through online public voting and the analysis of an elite committee comprising watch, jewellery and pen experts. A total of 483 entries from around the world were received.

For the fourth year running, The Net-a-Porter Group (formerly Net-a-Porter) was awarded a place in the ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ by the UK’s Sunday Times. The 2012 employee-nominated competition considered leadership, wellbeing and personal growth amongst the eight criteria used to evaluate their employer. The Net-A-Porter Group employs more than 1 000 people in the UK.