News The 2nd Import Watch of the Year 2015―16
JWIA (Japan Watch Importers’ Association) has been organizing “Import Watch of The Year (IWY)” every other year since 2013. The aim of “IWY” is to promote consumers’ awareness on the charm of watches through the process of selection, and it is the second event this year.
To participate in the event, you can vote your favorite watch from entries of imported brands on the following website: http://iwy.watch/users/watch_list/. Anyone can vote by registering log-in information. The Seven categories of Awards, including “Ladies’”, “Basic”, “Upper Basic”, “Middle”, “High”, “Premium” and “Prestige” will be selected by the consumers’ vote. Then, judging committee with specialist judges will select the Jury’s Special Award and the comprehensive Grand Prix through selection by consumers' vote.
| The 2nd Import Watch of the Year 2015―6 | |
| Voting periods: | August 25th – December 3rd, 2015 (until 12 pm on December 3rd) |
| Voting method: |
Everyone can vote from the following website: http://iwy.watch/ |
| IWY awards for 2015 Announcment: | Will be published on IWY website on December 10th, 2015 |
| Awards and selecting method: |
Seven Categories of Awards・・・・・・・ selected by consumer’s vote Jury's Special Award ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ selected by judging committee and special judges Grad-prix・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・selected by judging committee and specialist judges from each category award winners |
| Judging committee: |
World Wrist Watch：Ms. Kayama, chief editor/Watch File：Mr. Yamada, chief editor/ Chronos：Mr. Furukawa, chief editor/Men’s Club：Mr. Toga, chief editor/ Tokei Begin：Mr. Nakazato, chief editor/Watch Navi：Mr. Afuku, chief editor/ Udedokeiou：Mr. Maeda, chief editor/Engine：Mr. Murakami, chief editor (random order) |
| Special judges: |
Mr. Osamu Shigematsu, honorary chairman of United Arrows Ltd./ Mr. Chris Pepler, Radio and TV personality |
Contacts: Japan Watch Importers' Association Import Watch of the Year Executive Committee
TEL:03-3270-5901 http://www.tokei.or.jp/
November 27, 2015