All the winners from the Eve's Watch Awards

Bulgari has definitely been a champion of women’s watches, but the judges felt that over the past year it has really taken things up a notch, making it a brand that stood out in terms of what it had produced as well as what is has contributed to the industry as a whole. The Serpenti Incantati collection, which launched at Baselworld this year, had such a simple premise at its core (uncoiling its iconic serpent) but it was done with such inimitable flair. The standout, and hopefully a sign of many more exciting things to come, was the Serpenti Incantati Tourbillon Lumière Skeleton. It is a showcase of Bulgari’s jewellery and horological prowess and an example of how to make a complicated woman’s watch. bulgari.com

Although Apple has been embraced by women who like a bit of tech on their wrist, the Samsung Gear S2 by de Grisogono is the only smart watch on the market that is really aimed at women. It has diamonds, for starters, and, although a 41mm case might be too large for some, it looks more like a piece of jewellery than smart wristwear. It has also managed to marry horological features with its technology cleverly, thanks to the way the bezel is used to access the apps and features. degrisogono.com

To innovate when it comes to women’s watches is a tricky thing. When designing a man’s watch, you can play with materials, complications, even tell the time using fluid technology if you want, but there are more constraints when it comes to timepieces for the fairer sex. Which is why Richard Mille is so constantly surprising. Its latest launch, the RM 07-02, had a case made entirely from sapphire glass, which required 40 days of manufacturing, while the year before its RM 19-02 had a tourbillon housed in a flower automaton. It has even created a movement featuring a skeletonised plate of micro-blasted gold set with diamonds. richardmille.com

Nomos as a brand is built on the principles of good design so it seems fitting that one of its watches takes home this particular trophy. This category was a tough one to judge because although everyone knows what bad design is, good design is subject to personal opinion as well as objective analysis. To the casual observer, this is a simple time-only watch with a seconds sub dial. There appears to be not much to say. Until you look closely and note the elegant tapering on the hour and minute hands, the subtle variations in colour and size of the inner circle of hour markers, the colour whispers (you couldn’t really call them “pops”) of the minute markers and seconds hand. nomos-store.com

Picking the classics of the future was what we charged our judges with when it came to this category. It was no easy task weighing up whether today’s desirability would translate to being tomorrow’s heirloom, but they all felt that was precisely what the Patek Philippe Calatrava 4897/300 did. It is this year’s subtle update on what is a classic for the brand. The indices were elongated for its 2016 revamp and, although, blue is a rather fashionable shade at the moment, it isn’t so out there as to immediately date the watch. patek.com

As incredible as it may seem, considering Piaget’s prowess in the realm of women’s watches, this is the first time the brand has ever done a complication just for women. And what an elegant one it is. For this category, the judges were looking for a watch that wasn’t just complicated but that had a synergy between the complication and the design and that was obviously created with women
in mind. piaget.com

This is definitely a watch to steal from your other half. Or just buy for yourself. The way you procure it doesn’t matter, you just need to have it on your wrist. With its slim case and 39.5mm dial, it’s a dress watch on a man but a more casual proposition on a woman. hermes.com

For a few years now, Swarovski has been launching interesting watches referencing both its fashion links and crystal heritage. This manages to do both of those as well as being the first ever woman’s watch released by the brand to have an automatic movement. The judges were looking for something that showed a knowledge of current trends and thought that this watch not only tapped into where fashion was at the moment, but also acknowledged the growing interest, among women, in automatic watches. swarovski.com

Each piece is 18 months in the making. Of the eight that have been made, every one is unique and the resulting dial is a breathtaking, three-dimensional riot of precious stones that no picture could possibly do justice to, so you’ll just have to take our judges’ words for why it is our jewellery watch of the year. One described it as breathtaking while another thought the work on the dial was simply extraordinary and a step up for Dior. dior.com

Buyers from Aurum, Amazon, DM London and Signet assessed brands based on design, desirability, marketing and how they respond to trends. The brand that excelled across all those areas was Olivia Burton. And it’s not surprising. With its vintage styling and whimiscal use of pattern, this brainchild of ex-fashion buyers Lesa Bennett and Jemma Fennings, who launched the label in 2012, has been a major driver in getting women wearing watches again. oliviaburton.com