The TEMPORIS International Awards 2025: A Bold Leap Forward for Watchmaking

The TEMPORIS International Awards 2025: A Bold Leap Forward for Watchmaking

 

The TEMPORIS International Awards, founded in 2011 by Dan Vardie, have risen to become among the most prestigious accolades in the watch industry. It is a rarity for an industry award to combine not only true prestige but also a long-term vision and a boundary-pushing approach to surrealism—the very heart of watchmaking's excellence and surprise. The TEMPORIS Awards embrace all of that, celebrating the unfathomable depth of horological craftsmanship and recognizing all the truly incredible achievements in the industry. Horology: the art and science of designing and making time-keeping instruments. Watchmaking: the art and science of designing and making, certainly, timepieces, but also the art of shaping and directing the world in which those timepieces live.

The TEMPORIS International Awards will occur this year in Zurich, Switzerland, on October 2nd, signifying the 12th time around for this event. In 2025, they award not just the achievements of the past year but also act as a roadmap for future endeavors in horology. With not only new categories but also a much larger global footprint, this year’s edition (if we can even call it that) reflects a sustainability emphasis that is greatly welcomed and actually quite necessary at this point. Read more about this year’s event.

Breaking New Ground in 2025: What’s Different This Year?

 

In 2025, the TEMPORIS International Awards will broaden their reach with several thrilling changes, welcoming the chance for both industry insiders and global fans of temporality to participate. Here’s what makes this year’s installment so distinctive:

1. Expanded Categories: Reflecting the Industry’s Transformation

A key transformation in 2025 is the broadening of award categories. 14 separate categories will be introduced, which is a big change from the previous practice of bestowing just a few different major awards. These new categories should do a better job of reflecting the many kinds of watches that are being made these days, as well as the kinds of quality and originality that are often seen in them. Here are some of the most interesting new categories:

• Best Sustainable Watch: Placing sustainability at the very heart of luxury goods, this new category is an essential recognition for those watch brands taking real, commendable steps toward eco-consciousness. Timepieces crafted from recycled materials, those that do a better-than-average job at reducing the carbon footprint of its production, and brands that promote energy-efficient production methods (while still making fabulous, wonderful watches that one might actually want to wear) will be honored. Heaven knows this industry needs to take such a path.
• Best Independent Watch Brand: One of the most exciting developments in recent years has been the rise of independent brands. These new standards of watchmaking are challenging the old ways with innovative design, and unique mechanical movements. The new Best Independent Watch Brand category now gives these creative newcomers recognition they deserve and allows them to showcase their vision to a global audience.
• Watchmaking Innovation Award: As the sector keeps accepting new technologies, this category will spotlight the brands pushing watchmaking's boundaries. Whether via designs breaking mechanical molds, materials cutting-edge, or technological advancements horologists can only dream about, the brands winning the Watchmaking Innovation Award will be those making watches with the most mold-breaking mechanical, technological, and materials advances.

2. Increased Global Participation and Public Voting

One of the most thrilling enhancements for 2025 is the public voting system. This update is intended to make the awards more inclusive, allowing watch aficionados everywhere to have a say—more of a say, really—in who wins. Previous editions have had public voting, but this year that system has been broadened and made more engaging for the global community.

• Voting made accessible: We reconstructed the selection platform to be even more accessible to our diverse fanbase, many of whom live in places far from our headquarters. We ensured that fans from all backgrounds can easily and securely cast their votes, making this year’s selection process even more transparent and democratic.
• Real-Time Voting: Another thrilling aspect of the awards ceremony is the ability for viewers to vote in real time for the categories of their choice. For the first time, fans will have the opportunity to influence live results during the event, which will make for a much more dynamic and engaging experience for everyone in attendance and watching at home.
• A watchmaking community of worldwide constituents inspires the 2025 TEMPORIS Awards. These expanded awards strive for international integrity. The public now has unprecedented power to sway the outcomes of 2025's watch awards. Can a totally inclusive set of watchmaking awards really attain the diversity it claims to represent?

3. Interactive Experiences for a Digital Age

2025 TEMPORIS International Awards will present a totally immersive experience that takes full advantage of virtual events, live streaming, and interactive content to engage both in-person and online audiences. As the digital era changes how we interact with events, the TEMPORIS Awards are going with those changes to remain relevant and accessible to a global audience.

• Online and in-Person Ceremonies: The 2025 ceremony will take place in Zurich and simultaneously be streamed live for the whole world to see. Fans of the awards will be able to enjoy not just the accessible behind-the-scenes content but also to interact with the event and its hosts. That last part guarantees an exciting night for everyone in real time. This event promises to be far more global in reach than events staged in Zurich that had to be confined to whatever part of the world could get into Zurich.
• Virtual Watch Exhibitions: One of the most thrilling new features for 2025 is the unveiling of virtual watch exhibitions. Enthusiasts will be able to look at high-quality images and interactive setups of the nominated pieces, allowing them to see for themselves the exquisite craft and unique innovations that distinguish each watch.
• Viewers can partake in real-time Q&A sessions with the designers and watchmakers. They are encouraged to ask questions, engage in discussions, and vote for their favorite nominees—this is the whole notion behind the word "interactive" in Interactive Q&A and Voting.

4. A Stronger Emphasis on Sustainability and Social Responsibility

The TEMPORIS Awards are taking a stronger stance on sustainability and social responsibility. In 2025, we will honor not only the best of the best in the watch industry, but also those brands that have the courage to do the right thing when it comes to responsible business practices. Any brand vying for a TEMPORIS might want to ponder these words.

• Sustainability is Sustainable Watch's top priority. It rewards brands that make eco-conscious devices for telling the time. Promoting these sustainable practices encourages watch manufacturers—most of whom don't have the same level of brand accountability as, say, Tesla or Patagonia—to track their environmental impacts and reduce them.
• Promoting Social Responsibility: TEMPORIS 2025 will commend companies that steer clear of unethical business practices, regardless of what countries they're set up in. If a company engages in any of the following practices, it's grounds for us not to do business with them:
  • • Failing to provide competent, responsible legal representation in judicial proceedings.
  • • Failing to deal with relevant judicial authorities when they're in the wrong.
  • • Failing to respect fair labor standards.

5. Diversity and Inclusivity: A More Representative Award

 

The TEMPORIS Awards will continue to change and grow. In the year 2025, they will place even more emphasis on recognition of diversity and inclusivity across the industry. This is part of a slow but steady evolution in award shows where the growing importance of different perspectives—especially those from underrepresented regions and demographics—has been recognized.

• Showcasing New Markets: By 2025, the watch industry will be more concentrated in regions like Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. These areas have seen big growth in not only independent brands but also in new design talent, and the TEMPORIS Awards are set to honor this talent and these brands.
• Advocating for Women in Watchmaking: Inclusivity of all genders will be a central focus, with the celebration of even more female creators and builders in the watch space. Since the watch industry (like so many others) is primarily led by men, TEMPORIS 2025 seeks to level the playing field and call attention to the women who are totally part of the watch conversation and to those leading the charge in the future of watchmaking.

Key Nominees and Highlights for 2025

The TEMPORIS International Awards 2025 will showcase an exhilarating blend of both iconic Swiss luxury brands and bold, independent newcomers. Some of the main nominees you’ll want to keep an eye on include:

• ID Genève – “Elements-Fire” Collection: This collection is celebrated for pushing the limits of materials science. It centers around fireproof titanium alloys and high-tech ceramics, making it one of the most durable and noticeably stunning collections in the industry.
• Pragma - "P1 Perseverance" Series: This series melds time-honored Swiss watchmaking with contemporary innovation. The open-worked movement gives the wearer an opportunity to appreciate the mechanical mastery of the chronograph while also providing superb performance.
• U16 Series (Submarine Steel) – Sinn: Sinn's U16 series, made from submarine steel, offers unmatched durability and resistance to extreme conditions. A true pioneer in rock-steady precision, this series is designed for divers and adventurers.
• TAG Heuer – "Formula 1 Solargraph": A solar-powered addition to the iconic Formula 1 collection that melds high-performance mechanics with innovative, eco-friendly technology.
• Tissot – Heritage Collection: Tissot's Heritage Collection combines modern mechanical innovations with classic designs, rendering it a versatile and timeless choice for collectors.

The 2025 Vision: What’s Next for the TEMPORIS Awards?

 

The 2025 TEMPORIS International Awards will not only recognize the progress of watchmaking over the past year but also lay the groundwork for the future of the craft. This year's ceremony is guided by a vision that drives toward several key goals:

• Supporters of Sustainability: With the growing need to be environmentally and socially responsible, TEMPORIS 2025 will focus on the brands that are leading the movement in sustainable practices. Much like the 2023 event, the upcoming TEMPORIS will emphasize eco-conscious innovations and practices.
• Strengthening the Position of Independent Brands: The watch world is no longer ruled only by well-known, established names. 2025 will further honor the independent creators who push the design and technology of watches into new and exciting territories and will give those independent watchmakers the recognition and market visibility they deserve.
• In the global, watchmaking, community, the 2025 awards will be more inclusive and participative than ever—a platform for the world's horology enthusiasts to converge. The event's global voting base has multiplied, with a promise that in the not-too-distant future it will significantly up the ante in community-driven inclusivity and in the overall experience of watchmaking.

How to Participate and Get Involved

The 2025 TEMPORIS International Awards are now available for public voting. Individuals from all over the globe can participate in the voting process. This is an open invitation to those who love much of what the timepiece world has to offer: from innovative watchmaking to sustainable design, from attention to independent brands, to supporting household names; you literally in this way help make some decisions in who will take home the top honors in this year's awards.

To find out more about the nominees and to take part in the voting process, go to the official TEMPORIS website.

Conclusion: A New Era for Watchmaking

The 2025 TEMPORIS International Awards celebrate craftsmanship and our industry’s future. They embrace new categories, for expanded global participation, and a brave new direction. This year, we focus on sustainability and innovation—with no compromising of our craftsmanship. Tempus Magazine thinks you should experience all this and the best of watchmaking. Whether you’re a collector or a newcomer to horology, our panel sees the Annual Awards and all that they encompass as an unmissable opportunity.