Excitement is building ahead of the 2017 WatchPro Awards, which take place tonight.
Over 200 executives from the country’s leading watch brands and retailers are gathering to hear who has won awards in 15 categories.
“Tonight is going to be great fun as well as an opportunity for the industry to get together to celebrate their achievements and chat over how to keep the current momentum of the British watch market going into 2018,” says Daniel Malins, publisher of WatchPro. “We can even catch the start of The Ashes in the bar afterwards!” he adds.
The finalists for the 15 awards are:
Multiple Fashion and Lifestyle Watch Retailer of the Year.
We define Fashion and Lifestyle watches as those that typically sell for under £1000. Multiples must have more than five physical stores.
FINALISTS
- Beaverbrooks
- Fraser Hart
- Goldsmiths
- H.Samuel
- T.H. Baker
Independent Fashion and Lifestyle Watch Retailer of the Year.
We define Fashion and Lifestyle watches as those that typically sell for under £1000. Independents must have five or fewer physical stores.
FINALISTS
- Allum & Sidaway
- Bonds the Jewellers
- Drakes
- Swag
- LUXE by Hugh Rice
Independent Luxury Watch Retailer of the Year
We define luxury watches as those that typically sell for more than £1000. Independents must have five or fewer physical stores.
FINALISTS
- Banks Lyon
- Berry’s
- Hamilton & Inches
- Laings of Glasgow
- Mallory
Multiple Luxury Watch Retailer of the Year
We define luxury watches as those that typically sell for more than £1000. Multiples must have more than five physical stores.
FINALISTS
- Beaverbrooks
- Chisholm Hunter
- Ernest Jones
- Goldsmiths
- Watches of Switzerland
Online-Only Watch Retailer of the Year
Online-online watch are specialists in watches and have no physical stores.
FINALISTS
- First Class Watches
- The Watch Hut
- Watch Shop
- Watches2U
- Watcho
Branded Watch Boutique of the Year
Branded watch boutiques can be owned and operated by the watch brand, its parent company or a third party.
FINALISTS
- Breguet on London’s Bond Street
- Breitling in Manchester’s Trafford Centre (Aurum Holdings)
- Bremont in London’s Mayfair
- Casio G-Shock on London’s Carnaby Street
- Jaeger-LeCoultre on London’s Bond Street
- Rolex in London’s Knightsbridge (The Watch Gallery / Bucherer)
Omnichannel Watch Retailer of the Year
Omnichannel retailers operate across physical and online stores.
FINALISTS
- Beaverbrooks
- Ernest Jones
- Goldsmiths
- The Watch Gallery / Bucherer
- Watches of Switzerland
- Watchfinder
Department Store Watch Retailer of the Year
FINALISTS
- Selfridges (The Watch Gallery / Bucherer)
- Harrods
- William & Son
- John Lewis
- House of Fraser
- Mr Porter
Best New Store or Refurbishment
The finalists in this category have opened new stores or re-opened refurbished stores in the past 12 months
- Casio in London’s Carnaby Street
- Chisholm Hunter in Edinburgh
- Mappin & Webb in Glasgow
- Montblanc on London’s Bond Street
- Seiko in London’s Knightsbridge
 Marketing & Merchandising Team of the Year
The following marketing and merchandising teams have demonstrated outstanding service to their retail partners in the past year.
FINALISTS
- Breitling
- Casio
- Citizen
- Michael Kors
- Seiko
- TAG Heuer
- Tudor
Sales Team of the Year
The following sales teams have demonstrated outstanding service to their retail partners in the past year.
FINALISTS
- Breitling
- Casio
- Citizen
- Inter City Group
- Zeon
- Omega
Executive Leadership Team of the Year
The following executive leadership teams have demonstrated outstanding service to their retail partners in the past year.
FINALISTS
- Breitling
- Citizen
- Movado Group
- Olivia Burton
- Peers Hardy
- TAG Heuer
- Zeon
Fashion/Lifestyle Watch Brand of the Year
The finalists in the fashion/lifestyle watch brand of the year category are judged on the best products, sales, support, service, and marketing this year.
FINALISTS
- Casio
- Citizen
- Cluse
- Daniel Wellington
- Gucci
- GUESS
- Hugo Boss
- Olivia Burton
- Vivienne Westwood
Luxury Watch Brand of the Year
The finalists in the luxury watch brand of the year category are judged on the best products, sales, support, service, and marketing this year.
FINALISTS
- Audemars Piguet
- Breitling
- Cartier
- Omega
- Patek Philippe
- Rolex
- TAG Heuer
Connected or Smartwatch Brand of the Year
 The finalists in the luxury watch brand of the year category are judged on the best products, sales, support, service, and marketing this year.
- Frederique Constant
- Kronaby
- Michael Kors
- Mondaine
- TAG Heuer