Meet your 2026 Jury for the Timepiece World Awards

Kathleen McGivney
CEO, RedBar Group
Kathleen McGivney is the Chief Executive Officer of RedBar Group, the world's largest watch enthusiast community. She has been featured as a watch expert in articles in the New York Times, Marie Claire, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Robb Report, GQ, Watchonista, WatchPRO, and the New York Post. She has been a contributing writer for HODINKEE, Modern Luxury, Harrods Magazine, and is the editor of RedBar's Collectors' Perspective blog.

In addition to her role at RedBar Group, she also serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Bailey House, and as a member of the Boards of Directors of both Housing Works and Safecast.
Justin Mastine-Frost
Director of Digital Content, SHARP Magazine
Montreal to Vancouver, to New York, to Toronto, Justin Mastine-Frost’s career and personal interests have led to his spending quite a bit of time on the road. Starting his professional endeavours in the field of photography, then moving into construction, followed by becoming a certified BMW technician, this unique interplay between visual arts, creation, and problem solving provided a unique background for his entry into editorial. After covering the automotive industry for a number of years, a passion for collecting soon led him into the watch world. His editorial byline has appeared in Esquire, Bloomberg, High Snobiety, Road & Track, and Robb Report, and others. He has also contributed to several noteworthy books on watchmaking, including the Millenium Watch Book series, Sea Time, Bulova: A History of Firsts, and Bvlgari Beyond Time. After taking up residence in Toronto, he is now Director of Digital Content at SHARP Magazine.
Bradley Taylor
Watchmaker
Bradley Taylor is a watchmaker based in North Vancouver, quietly producing fewer than ten pieces a year. His journey began in Switzerland, where he trained in classical watchmaking before honing his skills with Patek Philippe and other storied manufacturers. In his own workshop, he manufactures and hand-finishes movement components himself, carrying out traditional techniques such as guilloché, anglage, even making his own numerals. His first hand experience in learning and practicing these crafts gives him a great foundation for evaluating anything under his loupe.
Alexandre Beauregard
Founder Beauregard Watches - Head Juror
Beauregard is a deeply independent Maison nestled in the heart of Geneva and born from the imagination of Montreal born Alexandre Beauregard. This passionate creative with a love for rare and precious stones have joined forces with the crème de la crème of Swiss craftsmanship to bring a series of horological wonders to life.. The Beauregard universe unfolds an aesthetic that elevates technical perfection to artistry. A mastery that is demonstrated rather than proclaimed, a celebration of color where the human hand emerges as the quintessential tool of creation. With his highly exclusive series, Beauregard invites watch and jewellery enthusiasts to discover a world where time is measured in precious stones and artisanship reigns supreme.
Elizabeth Doerr
Journalist
More than 30 years in watch publishing began for Elizabeth Doerr in 1991, a Germany-basedex-pat with an optimistic American attitude. For almost 35 years, she has been a sought-after contributor to a variety of magazines, websites and other publications, an oft-quoted specialist in newspapers such as the New York Times, and a frequent member of various watch industry juries and committees. Prominently, these include the prestigious Cultural Committee of the FHH (Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie), the Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives, and F.P. Journe’s Young Talent Competition. Elizabeth is also the author of 12 Faces of Time, an artistic look at independent watchmaking published by teNeues in February 2010, and Bridging Art and Mechanics: The Unabridged Story of the Corum Golden Bridge, published by Watchprint in 2015. She is a frequent contributor to TheWatches TV, the first video magazine in the watch world, and lends her talents to Horopedia, an associated non-profit whose goal is spreading and maintaining watch knowledge via a free online video encyclopedia on watchmaking.
Bart Grönefeld
Watchmaker and co-founder of Grönefeld
Bart Grönefeld is a Dutch independent watchmaker and co-founder of the brand Grönefeld, based in Oldenzaal, Netherlands. Bart received his formal watchmaking education at WOSTEP in Neuchâtel, Switzerland—one of the most prestigious training institutes in the field. There, he developed a strong technical foundation in precision watchmaking and complications.After completing his studies, he gained valuable professional experience working at Renaud et Papi (Now Audemars Piguet), a leading specialist in high-end mechanical movements and complications. This period was instrumental in shaping his expertise in complex watchmaking and fine finishing.In 2008, Bart co-founded Grönefeld together with his brother Tim. Their watches quickly achieved international acclaim for their craftsmanship, innovation, and meticulous hand-finishing. The brand has since earned multiple prestigious awards, including several recognitions at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.
Robert Jan Broer
Founder - Fratello Watches
Ever since he was a young child, Robert-Jan was drawn to watches, even though it were digital Casio and quartz Swatch models at the time. In the mid-1990s, his interest increased when he started to read about mechanical watches in magazines, books, and on the first internet platforms on watches. In 1999 he bought his first mechanical watch, a Speedmaster, which made him sell his car to be able to do so. A fast-forward to 2004 and Robert-Jan started to write about watches on this website to share his knowledge and getting in touch with like-minded people. In 2008 he made his first trip to Baselworld and from that moment on he was completely hooked to the watch industry. In 2012, he coined Speedy Tuesday as he had become a Speedmaster collector himself in the course of time. With a modest collection of watches from several brands, he still doesn’t call himself a collector. He only buys what he wears, although he’s known to be a hoarder of things. His aluminum Rimowa suitcase is his loyal companion when he visits watch manufacturers, events, auctions, and get-togethers with collectors. Robert-Jan is (guest)speaker on watch events and consulted a number of watch brands in the past but writing a good story on watches is his favorite activity.
Brent Robillard
Editor - The Calibrated Wrist
Brent Robillard is the founding editor and publisher of The Calibrated Wrist, Canada’s only print magazine dedicated to watches. He is also the creative force behind its numerous digital incarnations and cohost of the bi-weekly, long-form podcast, Time2Calibrate. An award-winning author and skilled photographer, he approaches horology through the lens of a lifelong educator—prioritizing context, culture, and narrative. Before entering watch media, Brent spent 27 years in education, earning the Premier’s Award for Teaching Excellence and the OTIP Teacher of the Year Award for the province of Ontario. He taught literature, history, languages, and international studies, and co-created a humanitarian program that led missions overseas for the better part of two decades—experiences that continue to inform his global, human-centered perspective on watch culture. A published novelist and widely anthologized writer, with credits and contributions in Fratello, Verge, The Watch Annual and ELLE Canada among others, Brent brings the energy of an enthusiast and his acumen as a storyteller to the world of watch journalism.
2026 Timepiece World Awards
The awards recognize timepiece design achievement in 11 different categories  including an additional people's choice category for the finalists of all the categories.
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