1. Organiser
1.1. The “My Dial” contest (the “Contest”) is run by Ukrainian Military Watch, sole proprietor Sofiia Chokan, EDRPOU 3570111669, 22 Khreshchatyk St., PO Box 442, Kyiv 01001, Ukraine (the “Organiser”).
1.2. The Contest takes place at https://ukrainianmilitary.com/ (the “Site”). The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram, Facebook or Meta Platforms, Inc.
1.3. Entry is free. No purchase is necessary, and a purchase does not improve the chances of winning.
2. Dates (Kyiv time)
2.1. Entries: from 20 November 2026 until 20 December 2026, 23:59.
2.2. Voting: from the publication of an entry until 27 December 2026, 23:59.
2.3. Jury decision: by 10 January 2027. Winners announced on the Site and on Instagram @ua_m_watch: 12 January 2027.
2.4. The Organiser may extend these dates by announcing it on the Site.
3. Who can enter
3.1. Individuals aged 18 or over from any country, except where participation is prohibited by law, and except citizens and residents of the aggressor state and the states supporting it.
3.2. Employees of the Organiser, jury members and their close relatives may not enter.
4. How to enter
4.1. Create a dial in the 3D configurator on the Site (upload your own dial artwork).
4.2. Tap “Enter the contest”, fill in the form and accept these rules.
4.3. Each person may submit up to three entries. Entries with identical or nearly identical artwork count as one entry.
4.4. Technical requirements: a square PNG or JPG of at least 2000×2000 pixels with a round dial. The outer edge (about 11 % of the diameter) is covered by the marker ring, the centre has a hole for the hands, and the date window sits at 3 o’clock. Finalists may be asked for a vector file.
5. Moderation and prohibited content
5.1. Every entry is reviewed before publication (usually within 48 hours). The Organiser may reject or withdraw an entry; the author is told why by e-mail.
5.2. Entries must not contain:
- profanity, insults, obscene, sexual or pornographic images;
- hate speech or discrimination of any kind;
- symbols or propaganda of the aggressor state, Nazi, terrorist or other extremist symbols;
- violence, cruelty or disrespect for the fallen;
- political campaigning or advertising for third parties;
- third-party trademarks, logos, characters or other protected works without the right holder’s permission;
- images of real people without their consent;
- military unit emblems without the right to use them;
- AI-generated works that copy a recognisable existing work or the style of a specific living artist;
- someone else’s work or a work already entered by another participant.
5.3. Repeated violations may lead to disqualification of the participant and all of their entries.
6. Voting
6.1. Anyone may vote by confirming the vote through the link sent to their e-mail address.
6.2. Each e-mail address gives up to three votes for the whole Contest and no more than one vote per entry.
6.3. Manipulating votes is prohibited: bots, disposable mailboxes, bought votes, mass-created addresses and the like. The Organiser may cancel such votes and, in systematic cases, disqualify the entry.
6.4. Vote counts are frozen when the voting stage ends.
7. Choosing the winners
7.1. The ten entries with the most confirmed votes become finalists. The jury may add up to two more entries to the final at its discretion.
7.2. From the finalists the jury chooses the Grand Prix, second and third places on originality, aesthetics and legibility, fit with the brand’s character, and technical suitability for production.
7.3. The Audience Award goes to the entry with the most confirmed votes.
7.4. The jury’s decision is final.
8. Prizes
8.1. Grand Prix: a Ukrainian Military Watch with a dial of the winner’s design and a caseback engraving, shipped at the Organiser’s expense. The design may be released as a limited edition credited to its author.
8.2. Audience Award: 50 % off a watch with your own dial design.
8.3. Second and third place: 30 % and 20 % off a watch with your own dial design.
8.4. Finalists: a 15 % discount code for pre-ordering a watch with your own design, and a feature on the Organiser’s Instagram.
8.5. Every participant with a published entry: a 10 % discount code for pre-ordering a watch with your own design, valid for 30 days after the Contest ends.
8.6. Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash. Discounts cannot be combined with other offers unless stated otherwise.
8.7. Winners must reply to the Organiser’s e-mail within 14 days; otherwise the prize may pass to the next participant.
8.8. The final dial artwork for production is agreed with the winner. The Organiser may adapt colours and fine details to the printing process.
8.9. Any taxes on prizes are the winner’s responsibility under the laws of their country.
9. Rights to the entries
9.1. The participant confirms that they are the author of the entry, hold all rights to it, and that it does not infringe the rights of third parties.
9.2. By entering, the participant grants the Organiser a free, non-exclusive licence to reproduce and publish the entry on the Site, on social media and in Contest advertising, crediting the author, for the duration of the Contest and two years after it.
9.3. The Grand Prix winner grants the Organiser an exclusive licence to use the design on watch dials for three years. The terms of a limited edition are agreed in a separate contract.
9.4. All other rights remain with the author. The Organiser will not make watches with a participant’s design for sale to others without their consent.
10. Personal data
10.1. The Organiser processes participants’ name or nickname (shown in the gallery), e-mail, country and Instagram handle (optional), and voters’ e-mail addresses, solely to run the Contest, contact the winners and issue discount codes.
10.2. News is sent only with separate consent.
10.3. Data is kept until the Contest ends and for six months after, then deleted. See the Privacy Policy.
11. Other
11.1. The Organiser may amend these rules by announcing the change on the Site. Changes will not worsen the terms for entries already submitted.
11.2. The Organiser may suspend or cancel the Contest for reasons beyond its control by announcing it on the Site.
11.3. Questions about the Contest: office@ukrainianmilitary.com.