# Nine new watches of 2019 earn the “Precious Watch Award 2019”

The “Precious Watch Award 2019” ceremony was held on 2019 December 5th (Thursday) and Anne, an actress, was chosen to be the “Woman of the Year” by the readers of the luxury magazine “Precious”.

## Actress, Anne was chosen to be the “Woman of the Year” at the “Precious Watch Award 2019” award ceremony!

Anne, Precious’s cover model and an actress

The “Precious Watch Award 2019” ceremony was held on 2019 December 5th (Thursday) at a luxury hotel in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Anne, Precious’s cover model and an actress, was chosen to be the “Woman of the Year” by the readers of the luxury magazine “Precious”.

### What is the “Precious Watch Award”?

The “Precious Watch Award”, is given by “Precious and MEN’s Precious”, which is a collaboration of “Precious” – a magazine which makes women even more beautiful and happy – and “MEN’s Precious” – which is a magazine for men who pursue authentic luxury and know what they want – selects the most supreme watch for women and the most supreme watch for men out of all of the new lines of watches designed in 2019 and celebrates them.

The first “Precious Watch Award” debuted in “Precious” and “MEN’s Precious” in 2018 and it was well received.

2019 was the 15th anniversary of the magazine “Precious” and the award was given at an award ceremony and a party. Many invited guests attended the glamorous event including Rugby Japan representative Pieter "Lappies" Labuschagne, actress Anne, people involved in watch brands inside and outside of Japan, and readers of “Precious” and “MEN’s Precious”.

### “A watch for working women is something that expresses our identity”

Anne commented at the award stage when she received the memorial trophy from Yuko Takahashi, an editor of “Precious”, “Thank you for such a wonderful award. I was so pleasantly surprised to be selected by the readers to receive this award. At first, I was planning to participate only as a presenter so I had never imagined that I would receive this award. However I feel honored that the readers of “Precious” chose me.”

To the question “You have earned overwhelming support from the readers. What does a watch mean to a working woman?” Anne replied, “a watch for working women is something that expresses our identity. Also even outside of fashion, I think it is extremely important to keep track of time.”

Anne’s most cherished time of day is “I have always cherished the time to cook meals even when I am extremely busy with filming shows. I think about what to cook for my family during break time and while moving from one place to another. I also try to eat warm food as much as possible.”

## The Judges of the Precious WATCH AWARD 2019

**Kayoko Asai**  
Photographer  
Kayoko has created many impressive photos and has photographed numerous masterpieces since the first issue of “Precious”. She also photographs watches and jewelry.

**Toko Amemiya**  
Freelance broadcaster and an essayist  
After working as an announcer for TBS, she retired in 1999 and moved to France. She studied French and history of Western art. She moved to France again after working as a broadcaster at “News23”(TBS) from 2016 to 2019. She broadcasted a watch fair in Geneva and has a deep understanding of watches.

**Hisano Inubashiri**  
Stylist  
She has styled actresses, announcers, and fashion magazines including “Precious”. She has an excellent aesthetic and a career of over 30 years.

**Yu Sekiguchi**  
Editor-in-chief of 『HODINKEE Japan』  
Yu Worked as an editor-in-chief of a watch magazine for 4 years and achieved number 1 sales of that magazine. In September 2019, Yu became the editor in chief of the online version of 『HODINKEE Japan』 the leading watch media in the world. It was launched in November and has received praise.

**Koichi Namiki**  
Professor at Toin University of Yokohama and a watch journalist  
He is a pioneer of watch journalism in Japan who continues to cover and research the “S.I.H.H.”(Salon international de la haute horlogerie) watch fair in Switzerland, Baselworld, etc. since the 1990s. He also has written many books.

**Keiko Homma**  
Watch and Jewelry journalist  
She was a jewelry designer before becoming a Jewelry magazine editor. Since then, she has become a freelance editor and has written many feature articles mainly in Women’s magazines and newspapers. She presents at various universities and talk show events.

**Kayo Okamura**  
Watch & Jewelry journalist  
She boasts the longest career as a journalist covering Switzerland’s watch fairs. She is known for introducing and spreading the beauty of mechanical watches to women in Japan.

**Eriko Nakamura**  
“Precious” Fashion Director  
She is in charge of the Watch & Jewelry and the fashion pages of “Precious”. She was privileged with many opportunities to encounter valuable watches such as high jewelry watches and watches of luxury brand archives. She has interviewed many watch craftsmen in their workshops.