There's no reason why a woman shouldn't wear a "man's watch." Small, bejewelled women's watches are nice, but I think men's watches look just as good on a woman's wrist. There are many brands that sell smaller-sized men's timepieces.

By the same token, I don't think there's anything wrong with a man wearing a "woman's watch." Plenty of celebrities wear iced-out watches; the diamonds = female ornamentation thing has long passed. We truly live in a time when anything is possible.

There are also accomplished women who work for coveted brands. Carole Forestier-Kasapi, for example, has been Director of Movement Creation at Cartier since 2005. She has launched over thirty movements for the House of Cartier, supervising the design, testing, and production of temporal engines.

There are other remarkable women working in the watch industry, including those in design, construction, marketing, distribution, and sales. On this and other occasions, we honour them for their contributions to the horological community. Their commitment and determination inspires us all.

We also live in an era when the Apple Watch outsells the entire Swiss watch industry. An Apple Watch simply cannot be more unisex. Anyway, enough with the watches. What about making watches?

As one might expect, the watch industry is overwhelmingly male-dominated. While there are many female watch designers - SWATCH frequently draws inspiration from female artists - there are very few women-owned or controlled brands. They are, however, present.