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Starhill Gallery - Watch Awards 2007

Starhill Gallery Award Judges (red font) and Guests

Clockwise from 11 o'clock:

Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Francis Yeoh, CBE – CEO of YTL Corporation, Chief Judge.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Victor Wee, Secretary General of Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia.

Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay.

Dato’ Mokzhani Tun Dr Mahathir, entrepreneur, connoisseur and son of Malaysian ex-Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir.

Dr. Bernard Cheong, renowned speaker, writer, connoisseur and collector of fine watches.

His Excellency Dr Urs Stemmler, Ambassador of Switzerland to Malaysia.

Datin Azrene Abdullah, entrepreneur, connoisseur of fine jewelry and daughter-in-law of Malaysian Prime Minister, Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi. (not pictured)

Mr Jean-François Meyer, Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry.

Eli Manasseh (Nash) Benjamin, Group CEO of F.J. Benjamin - luxury goods distributors (including Girard-Perregaux, Jean Richard and Bell & Ross) .

Datuk Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian pop icon and multi-award winning songstress.

The Starhill Gallery Watch Awards trophy was created by famous Malaysian artist, Abdul Muthalib Musa, in honour of the craftsmanship of the reverend global watchmakers.

Starhill Gallery Active Lifestyle Watch Award 2007, was presented by Dr. Bernard Cheong. Internationally recognized by Tatler, Harper’s Bazaar, Chronos Japan, The International Herald Tribune and WatchTime USA, as among the most influential collectors in the world. Dr Cheong, has widely been acknowledged as instrumental in defining the new era of watchmakers as artists versus artisans through his championing of the independent watchmakers.

The award went to Villemont for their Arctic Explorer Limited Edition Lewis Pugh timepiece. The watch was named after Lewis Pugh, the man who swam in the Arctic to demonstrate the effects of Global Warming. Pugh wore this limited edition timepiece during his swim and it withstood rough and extreme conditions.

Genii Koh accepts award for Jaquet Droz

Starhill Gallery Favourite Ladies' Watch Award 2007 went to Jaquet Droz Tiger Eye Petite Heure Minute, a beautiful mechanical timepiece with double barrel 22-carat gold oscillating Weight and an 18-Carat white gold dial with silvered sub-dial.

Dato’ Mokzhani Tun Dr Mahathir (right) presented the Favourite Man's Watch Award.

Starhill Gallery Favourite Men’s Watch Award 2007 went to Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore “Jalan Bukit Bintang” Chronograph. This piece was especially dedicated to the “Jalan Bukit Bintang” AP Boutique and was made in a Limited Edition of 100 Pieces  -  all are sold out!  [MTF note:  I know...as I missed out on the last piece by sheer vacillation for 30 minutes  -  "He who is hesistant......."]

Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Francis Yeoh, CBE presented the Innovative Design Watch Award to Richard Mille representative

Starhill Gallery Innovative Design Watch Award 2007 went to Richard Mille for his RM012 Tourbillon. This Hand-wound tourbillon is an architectural marvel and has tubular construction base plates and bridge construction.

Starhill Gallery also presented a unique award called the YTL Spirit of Classical Art Award 2007 to honour the art of timepieces. This award went to Van Cleef & Arpels for their Lady Arpels Centenary (below). 

Award was presented by Tan Sri (Dr.) Francis Yeoh, to Guillaume Willk-Fabia, General Manager of Van Clef & Arpels -  a beautiful, artistically handcrafted Daum vase.

Starhill Gallery Watch with Complications in Movement Award 2007 went to a timepiece which has won many awards. The Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Grande Complications á Triptyque is a creative and extremely unique piece with aesthetic and technical appeal. This timepiece surpassed expectations as it displays three time dimensions - civil, sidereal and perpetual - on three faces. The legendary reversible case houses a manually wound mechanical movement offering remarkable horological complications.

The final award of the night was the Tourism Malaysia Most Revered Watch Award 2007. This award presented by Yang Berhormat Datuk Victor Wee, Secretary General of Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia - acknowledge the brand which had unveiled something unique that the world has not seen and which made a statement in its design and movement.

The award went to Mr. Bernhard Lederer for his Blu Majesty T3 , a beautifully constructed timepiece, which awed everyone who laid eyes on it. It was a befitting award for the tall but extremely humble man who attributes his success to his beautiful wife, Ewa Lederer.

Famous songstress, Ning Baizura, leads the celebrations

The six winning representatives led by Bernhard Lederer of BLU, who had to kneel to get in-frame

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS FROM PURISTS EVERYWHERE!

BLU Majesty Tourbillon 

Blue minutes hand is NOT the finished component as there was insufficient time to attach the real hand for the exhibition

Close up of movement 

Open, airy case allows viewing of the flying tourbillon. As the tourbillon platform is smaller than the balance wheel, the "cage" is minimised.

Caseback

Bernhard and Ewa Lederer

Text copyright Starhill Gallery, 2007.

Photos copyright Dr Melvyn Teillol-Foo, 2007.

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