Prix Gaïa
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The Prix Gaïa is a watch award, which is awarded each year by the Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds. This prize is meant especially for creative and courageous watchmakers and honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the watch industry. It is awarded annually at a banquet in September.
Award winners
Artisan-Creation
- 1993: Jean-Claude Nicolet
- 1994: François-Paul Journe
- 1995: Michel Parmigiani
- 1996: Vincent Calabrese
- 1997: Richard Daners
- 1998: Philippe Dufour
- 1999: Derek Pratt
- 2000: René Bannwart
- 2001: George Daniels
- 2003: Antony G. Randall
- 2006: Luigi Pippa
- 2007: Paul Gerber
- 2009: Beat Haldimann
- 2010: Jacques Mueller and Elmar Mock
- 2011: François Junod
- 2012: Eric Coudray
- 2013: Andreas Strehler
- 2014: Kari Voutilainen
- 2015: Anita Porchet
- 2016: Vianney Halter
- 2017: Jean-Marc Wiederrecht
- 2018: Paul Clementi
- 2019: Suzanne Rohr
- 2020: Antoine Preziuso
- 2021: Carole Kasapi
- 2022: Laurent Barotte
Business Spirit
- 1993: André Margot
- 1994: Anton Bally
- 1995: Antoine Simonin
- 1996: Günter Blümlein
- 1997: Jean-Pierre Musy
- 1998: Luigi Macaluso
- 1999: Gabriel Feuvrier
- 2000: Simone Bédat
- 2001: Rolf Schnyder
- 2004: André Beyner
- 2008: Nicolas G. Hayek
- 2009: Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey
- 2010: Jean-Claude Biver
- 2011: Philippe Stern
- 2012: Franco Cologni
- 2013: Ernst Thomke
- 2014: Henri Dubois
- 2015: Giulio Papi
- 2016: Giovanni Busca and Pascal Rochat
- 2017: Richard Mille
- 2018: Maximilian Büsser
- 2019: Karl-Friedrich Scheufele
- 2020: Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei
- 2021: Eric Klein
- 2022: Edouard Meylan
History-Research
- 1993: Henry Louis Belmont
- 1994: François Mercier
- 1995: Ludwig Oechslin
- 1996: Jean-Luc Mayaud
- 1997: Jean-Claude Sabrier
- 1998: Yves Droz and Joseph Flores
- 1999: Estelle Fallet
- 2000: Kathleen Pritschard
- 2001: Catherine Cardinal
- 2006: John H. Leopold
- 2011: Pierre-Yves Donzé
- 2012: Francesco Garufo
- 2013: Günther Oestmann
- 2014: Pierre Thomann
- 2015: Jonathan Betts
- 2016: Roger Smith
- 2017: Laurence Marti
- 2018: Reinhard Meis
- 2019: Laurent Tissot
- 2020: Denis Savoie
- 2021: Anthony Turner
- 2022: Nico de Rooij