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{{File|Grand Prix d'Horlogerie|Logo|Registered trademark}}
{{File|Grand Prix d'Horlogerie|Logo|Registered trademark}}
The '''Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève''' (Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix) is the name of an annual watchmaking prize as well as the organization that awards it.
The '''Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève''' (Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix) is the name of an annual watchmaking prize as well as the organization that awards it.
==History==


Awarded in November of each year since [[2001]], the GPHG includes prizes in important categories, including men's/women's, sport watch, technical innovation, and [[complication]]. There is also a prize for the best watch maker and a special jury prize. Originally given by the [[Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry]] (FH), the GPHG became a registered public interest organization in [[2011]].
Awarded in November of each year since [[2001]], the GPHG includes prizes in important categories, including men's/women's, sport watch, technical innovation, and [[complication]]. There is also a prize for the best watch maker and a special jury prize. Originally given by the [[Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry]] (FH), the GPHG became a registered public interest organization in [[2011]].
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* The Edipresse group
* The Edipresse group


With the exception of a special audience prize, only a selected jury of watch professionals are allowed to vote, and price is one consideration. GPHG has become one of the most important prizes in the world of watches, awarded annually at a banquet in November. One can compare it with the Academy Awards ("Oscars") of the U.S. film industry. An Asian Edition is also held.
With the exception of a special audience prize, only a selected jury of watch professionals are allowed to vote, and price is one consideration. GPHG has become one of the most important prizes in the world of watches, awarded annually at a banquet in November. One can compare it with the Academy Awards ("Oscars") of the U.S. film industry. An Asian Edition was also held. The winner of the ''Aiguille d'Or'' (Golden Pointer) automatically gets a seat in the jury in the following year.


The way to the winner of the ''Aiguille d'Or'' (Golden Pointer) automatically gets a seat in the jury in the following year.
The number of prizes awarded has expanded dramatically since [[2013]]. The original ceremony, held in [[2001]], gave just 7 trophies. Until [[2012]], the number was roughly steady between 9 and 11 awards. In [[2013]] the prizes were expanded to 15, then 17, and 18. [[As of 2019]], 19 trophies were given.


== Frequent Winners ==
== Frequent Winners ==


As of [[2018]], the following companies have won five or more prizes.
As of [[2019]], the following companies have won five or more prizes.


{|
{|
!Rank!!Winner!!Wins
!Rank!!Winner!!Wins
|-
|-
|1||[[Audemars Piguet]]||11
|1||[[Audemars Piguet]]||14
|-
|-
|2||[[Piaget]]||9
|2||[[Vacheron Constantin]]||10
|-
|-
|2||[[TAG Heuer]]||9
|3||[[Piaget]]||9
|-
|-
|2||[[Vacheron Constantin]]||9
|3||[[TAG Heuer]]||9
|-
|-
|5||[[Chopard]]||7
|5||[[Chopard]]||7
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|-
|-
|5||[[Van Cleef & Arpels]]||7
|5||[[Van Cleef & Arpels]]||7
|-
|5||[[Voutilainen]]||7
|-
|-
|5||[[Zenith]]||7
|5||[[Zenith]]||7
|-
|-
|9||[[A. Lange & Söhne]]||6
|10||[[A. Lange & Söhne]]||6
|-
|-
|9||[[Breguet]]||6
|10||[[Breguet]]||6
|-
|-
|9||[[Greubel Forsey]]||6
|10||[[Chanel]]||6
|-
|-
|9||[[Patek Philippe]]||6
|10||[[Greubel Forsey]]||6
|-
|-
|13||[[Cartier]]||5
|10||[[Patek Philippe]]||6
|-
|-
|13||[[Chanel]]||5
|15||[[Bulgari]]||5
|-
|-
|13||[[Girard-Perregaux]]||5
|15||[[Cartier]]||5
|-
|-
|13||[[Hublot]]||5
|15||[[Girard-Perregaux]]||5
|-
|-
|13||[[Jaeger-LeCoultre]]||5
|15||[[Hublot]]||5
|-
|-
|13||[[Voutilainen]]||5
|15||[[Jaeger-LeCoultre]]||5
|-
|15||[[MB&F]]||5
|-
|15||[[Seiko]]||5
|-
|15||[[Tudor]]||5
|}
|}


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{{File|Patek Philippe|Sky Moon Ref. 5102}}
{{File|Patek Philippe|Sky Moon Ref. 5102}}


The grand prize from the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève for "the best overall watch among all categories"
The grand prize from the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève for "the best overall watch among all categories". The winner is included in the jury for the next year's voting.


* [[2001]]: [[Vacheron Constantin]] [[Vacheron Constantin Lady Kalla|Lady Kalla]]
* [[2001]]: [[Vacheron Constantin]] [[Vacheron Constantin Lady Kalla|Lady Kalla]]
* [[2002]]: [[Patek Philippe]] [[Patek Philippe 5102 Ciel Lune|5102 Ciel Lune]]
* [[2002]]: [[Patek Philippe]] [[Patek Philippe 5102 Ciel Lune|5102 Ciel Lune]]
* [[2003]]: [[Patek Philippe]] [[Patek Philippe 10-Day Tourbillon 5101|5101 P "10 Jours Tourbillon"]]
* [[2003]]: [[Patek Philippe]] [[Patek Philippe 10-Day Tourbillon 5101|5101 P "10 Jours Tourbillon"]]
* [[2004]]: [[F.P. Journe]] [[F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain à seconde morte|Tourbillon Souverain à seconde morte]]
* [[2004]]: [[F.P. Journe]] [[F. P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain|Tourbillon Souverain à seconde morte]]
* [[2005]]: [[Vacheron Constantin]] [[Vacheron Constantin Tour de l’Île|Tour de l’Île]]
* [[2005]]: [[Vacheron Constantin]] [[Vacheron Constantin Tour de l’Île|Tour de l’Île]]
* [[2006]]: [[F.P. Journe]] [[F.P. Journe Sonnerie Souveraine|Sonnerie Souveraine]]
* [[2006]]: [[F.P. Journe]] [[F.P. Journe Sonnerie Souveraine|Sonnerie Souveraine]]
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* [[2017]]: [[Chopard]] [[Chopard L.U.C Full Strike|L.U.C Full Strike]]
* [[2017]]: [[Chopard]] [[Chopard L.U.C Full Strike|L.U.C Full Strike]]
* [[2018]]: [[Bovet 1822]] [[Bovet 1822 Récital 22 Grand Récital|Récital 22 Grand Récital]]
* [[2018]]: [[Bovet 1822]] [[Bovet 1822 Récital 22 Grand Récital|Récital 22 Grand Récital]]
* [[2019]]: [[Audemars Piguet]] [[Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin 26586|Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin, Ref. 26586]]


===Artistic Crafts Watch Prize===
===Artistic Crafts Watch Prize===
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* [[2017]]: [[Voutilainen]] [[Voutilainen Aki-No-Kure|Aki-No-Kure]]
* [[2017]]: [[Voutilainen]] [[Voutilainen Aki-No-Kure|Aki-No-Kure]]
* [[2018]]: [[Hermès]] [[Hermès Arceau Robe du soir|Arceau Robe du soir]]
* [[2018]]: [[Hermès]] [[Hermès Arceau Robe du soir|Arceau Robe du soir]]
* [[2019]]: [[Voutilainen]] [[Voutilainen Starry Night Vine|Starry Night Vine]]


===Audacity Prize===
===Audacity Prize===
The Audacity Prize rewards the best watch featuring a non-conformist, offbeat approach to watchmaking.
The Audacity Prize rewards the best watch featuring a non-conformist, offbeat approach to watchmaking. It is discretionary whether the jury selects a winner or not and was introduced in [[2018]].


* [[2018]]: [[Konstantin Chaykin]] [[Konstantin Chaykin Clown|Clown]]
* [[2018]]: [[Konstantin Chaykin]] [[Konstantin Chaykin Clown|Clown]]
 
* [[2019]]: [[Urwerk]] [[Urwerk AMC|AMC]]
===Best Watchmaker Prize===
{{File|Vianney Halter|Antiqua}}
 
* [[2008]]: [[Giulio Papi]]
* [[2009]]: [[Anthony Randall]]
* [[2010]]: [[Jean-François Mojon]]
* [[2011]]: [[Vianney Halter]]
* [[2012]]: [[Carole Forestier Casapi]]


===Complicated Watch Prize===
===Complicated Watch Prize===
{{File|Jaeger-LeCoultre|Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2 Rückseite}}
{{File|Jaeger-LeCoultre|Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2 Rückseite}}
{{File|Jaeger-LeCoultre|Gyrotourbillon 1}}
{{File|Jaeger-LeCoultre|Gyrotourbillon 1}}
Watches with at least one major [[complication]] ([[full calendar]], [[perpetual calendar]], striking mechanism, [[tourbillon]], [[split-seconds chronograph]]). This prize category was split into various specialties in 2013 and 2014.
Watches with at least one major [[complication]] ([[full calendar]], [[perpetual calendar]], striking mechanism, [[tourbillon]], [[split-seconds chronograph]]). This prize category was split into various specialties in [[2013]] and retired.


* [[2001]]: [[Audemars Piguet]] [[Audemars Piguet Répétition Minute par Carillon Edward Piguet|Répétition Minute par Carillon Edward Piguet]]
* [[2001]]: [[Audemars Piguet]] [[Audemars Piguet Répétition Minute par Carillon Edward Piguet|Répétition Minute par Carillon Edward Piguet]]
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* [[2012]]: [[Greubel Forsey]] [[Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 2|Invention Piece 2]]
* [[2012]]: [[Greubel Forsey]] [[Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 2|Invention Piece 2]]


====Calendar Watch Prize====
====Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize====
[[File:Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Equation of Time RGs.jpg|thumb|Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Equation of Time, Ref. 26003OR.OO.D002CR.01]]
[[File:Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Equation of Time RGs.jpg|thumb|Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Equation of Time, Ref. 26003OR.OO.D002CR.01]]
Originally '''Calendar Watch Prize''', this category was retired in [[2018]] but returned as '''Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize''' in [[2019]].


* [[2008]]: [[Audemars Piguet]] [[Audemars Piguet Equation du Temps Squelette Jules Audemars|Equation du Temps Squelette Jules Audemars]] (Full Calendar Watch Prize)
* [[2008]]: [[Audemars Piguet]] [[Audemars Piguet Equation du Temps Squelette Jules Audemars|Equation du Temps Squelette Jules Audemars]] (Full Calendar Watch Prize)
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* [[2016]]: [[MB&F]] [[MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual|Legacy Machine Perpetual]]
* [[2016]]: [[MB&F]] [[MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual|Legacy Machine Perpetual]]
* [[2017]]: [[Greubel Forsey]] [[Greubel Forsey QP à Équation|QP à Équation]]
* [[2017]]: [[Greubel Forsey]] [[Greubel Forsey QP à Équation|QP à Équation]]
* [[2019]]: [[Hermès]] [[Hermès Arceau L'heure de la lune|Arceau L'heure de la lune]]


====Chronograph Watch Prize====
====Chronograph Watch Prize====
Created in [[2014]], this prize is for watches with a [[chronograph]] function.


* [[2014]]: [[De Bethune]] [[De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon|DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon]]
* [[2014]]: [[De Bethune]] [[De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon|DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon]]
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* [[2017]]: [[Parmigiani Fleurier]] [[Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Chronor Anniversaire|Tonda Chronor Anniversaire]]
* [[2017]]: [[Parmigiani Fleurier]] [[Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Chronor Anniversaire|Tonda Chronor Anniversaire]]
* [[2018]]: [[Singer Reimagined]] [[Singer Reimagined Singer Track1 Hong Kong Edition|Singer Track1 Hong Kong Edition]]
* [[2018]]: [[Singer Reimagined]] [[Singer Reimagined Singer Track1 Hong Kong Edition|Singer Track1 Hong Kong Edition]]
* [[2019]]: [[Bulgari]] [[Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic|Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic]]


====Ladies' High-Mech Watch Prize====
====Chronometry Watch Prize====
Women's watches with "mechanical creativity and complexity", renamed '''Ladies Complication''' in 2018
Originally created in [[2014]] as the '''Tourbillon Watch Prize''' for watches featuring a [[tourbillon]], renamed '''Chronometry''' in [[2018]] to include other special timekeeping features
 
* [[2014]]: [[Grönefeld]] [[Grönefeld Parallax Tourbillon|Parallax Tourbillon]] (Tourbillon Watch Prize)
* [[2015]]: [[Ulysse Nardin]] [[Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Anchor Tourbillon|Ulysse Anchor Tourbillon]] (Tourbillon Watch Prize)
* [[2016]]: [[Girard-Perregaux]] [[Girard-Perregaux La Esmeralda Tourbillon|La Esmeralda Tourbillon]] (Tourbillon Watch Prize)
* [[2017]]: [[Bulgari]] [[Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton|Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton]] (Tourbillon and Escapement Watch Prize)
* [[2018]]: [[De Bethune]] [[De Bethune DB25 Starry Varius Chronomètre Tourbillon|DB25 Starry Varius Chronomètre Tourbillon]] (Chronometry Watch Prize)
* [[2019]]: [[Ferdinand Berthoud]] [[Ferdinand Berthoud Carburised steel regulator|Carburised steel regulator]]
 
====Ladies' Complication Watch Prize====
Women's watches with "mechanical creativity and complexity." Originally called '''Ladies' High-Mech Watch Prize''' but renamed '''Ladies Complication''' in [[2018]].


* [[2013]]: [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] [[Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Ballerine Enchantée|Lady Arpels Ballerine Enchantée]] (Ladies’ Complications Watch Prize)
* [[2013]]: [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] [[Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Ballerine Enchantée|Lady Arpels Ballerine Enchantée]] (Ladies’ Complications Watch Prize)
* [[2014]]: [[Christophe Claret]] [[Christophe Claret Margot|Margot]]
* [[2014]]: [[Christophe Claret]] [[Christophe Claret Margot|Margot]]
* [[2015]]: [[Fabergé]] [[Fabergé Lady Compliquée Peacock|Lady Compliquée Peacock]]
* [[2015]]: [[Fabergé]] [[Fabergé Lady Compliquée Peacock|Lady Compliquée Peacock]]
* [[2016]]: [[Girard-Perregaux]] [[Girard-Perregaux Cat's Eye Tourbillon with Gold Bridge|Cat's Eye Tourbillon with Gold Bridge]] (Ladies’ High-Mech Prize)
* [[2016]]: [[Girard-Perregaux]] [[Girard-Perregaux Cat's Eye Tourbillon with Gold Bridge|Cat's Eye Tourbillon with Gold Bridge]] (Ladies’ High-Mech)
* [[2017]]: [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] [[Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Papillon Automate|Lady Arpels Papillon Automate]]
* [[2017]]: [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] [[Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Papillon Automate|Lady Arpels Papillon Automate]] (Ladies' High-Mech)
* [[2018]]: [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] [[Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Planétarium|Lady Arpels Planétarium]]
* [[2018]]: [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] [[Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Planétarium|Lady Arpels Planétarium]] (Ladies' Complication)
* [[2019]]: [[MB&F]] [[MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT|Legacy Machine FlyingT]]


====Mechanical Exception Watch Prize====
====Mechanical Exception Watch Prize====
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* [[2017]]: [[Vacheron Constantin]] [[Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600|Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600]]
* [[2017]]: [[Vacheron Constantin]] [[Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600|Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600]]
* [[2018]]: [[Greubel Forsey]] [[Greubel Forsey Grande Sonnerie|Grande Sonnerie]]
* [[2018]]: [[Greubel Forsey]] [[Greubel Forsey Grande Sonnerie|Grande Sonnerie]]
* [[2019]]: [[Genus]] [[Genus GNS1.2|GNS1.2]]


====Men's Complication Watch Prize====
====Men's Complication Watch Prize====
This prize was given in 2013 and returned in 2018.
This prize was given in [[2013]] as '''Men's Complications''' and returned in [[2018]] along with the Ladies' Complication prize.


* [[2013]]: [[Romain Gauthier]] [[Romain Gauthier Logical One|Logical One]] (Men's Complications Watch Prize)
* [[2013]]: [[Romain Gauthier]] [[Romain Gauthier Logical One|Logical One]] (Men's Complications Watch Prize)
* [[2018]]: [[Laurent Ferrier]] [[Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar School Piece|Galet Annual Calendar School Piece]]
* [[2018]]: [[Laurent Ferrier]] [[Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar School Piece|Galet Annual Calendar School Piece]]
* [[2019]]: [[Audemars Piguet]] [[Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Minute Repeater Supersonnerie|Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Minute Repeater Supersonnerie]]


====Striking Watch Prize====
====Striking Watch Prize====
Watches with a [[striking]] indication ([[repeater]], [[striking]], [[musical]], etc)
Watches with a [[striking]] indication ([[repeater]], [[striking]], [[musical]], etc) were given in [[2014]] and [[2015]].


* [[2014]]: [[Hublot]] [[Hublot Classic Fusion Cathedral Tourbillon Minute Repeater|Classic Fusion Cathedral Tourbillon Minute Repeater]]
* [[2014]]: [[Hublot]] [[Hublot Classic Fusion Cathedral Tourbillon Minute Repeater|Classic Fusion Cathedral Tourbillon Minute Repeater]]
* [[2015]]: [[Girard-Perregaux]] [[Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Tourbillon with Gold Bridges|Minute Repeater Tourbillon with Gold Bridges]]
* [[2015]]: [[Girard-Perregaux]] [[Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Tourbillon with Gold Bridges|Minute Repeater Tourbillon with Gold Bridges]]
====Tourbillon Watch Prize====
Watches featuring a [[tourbillon]], renamed '''Chronometry''' in 2018 to include other special timekeeping features
* [[2014]]: [[Grönefeld]] [[Grönefeld Parallax Tourbillon|Parallax Tourbillon]]
* [[2015]]: [[Ulysse Nardin]] [[Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Anchor Tourbillon|Ulysse Anchor Tourbillon]]
* [[2016]]: [[Girard-Perregaux]] [[Girard-Perregaux La Esmeralda Tourbillon|La Esmeralda Tourbillon]]
* [[2017]]: [[Bulgari]] [[Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton|Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton]] (Tourbillon and Escapement Watch Prize)
* [[2018]]: [[De Bethune]] [[De Bethune DB25 Starry Varius Chronomètre Tourbillon|DB25 Starry Varius Chronomètre Tourbillon]] (Chronometry Watch Prize)


====Travel Time Watch Prize====
====Travel Time Watch Prize====
Watches displaying several time zones (world time, dual-time, etc)
Watches displaying several time zones (world time, dual-time, etc) were awarded in [[2016]] and [[2017]].


* [[2016]]: [[Fabergé]] [[Fabergé Fabergé Visionnaire DTZ|Fabergé Visionnaire DTZ]]
* [[2016]]: [[Fabergé]] [[Fabergé Fabergé Visionnaire DTZ|Fabergé Visionnaire DTZ]]
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===Design Watch Prize===
===Design Watch Prize===
The Design Watch Prize was awarded between [[2002]] and [[2011]].


* [[2002]] ''tie'': [[Piaget]] [[Piaget Piaget 1967|Piaget 1967]] and [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Micrograph Formula 1|Micrograph Formula 1]]
* [[2002]] ''tie'': [[Piaget]] [[Piaget Piaget 1967|Piaget 1967]] and [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Micrograph Formula 1|Micrograph Formula 1]]
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* [[2010]]: [[MB&F]] [[MB&F Horological Machine No. 4|Horological Machine No. 4 Thunderbolt]] (Design and Concept Watch Prize)
* [[2010]]: [[MB&F]] [[MB&F Horological Machine No. 4|Horological Machine No. 4 Thunderbolt]] (Design and Concept Watch Prize)
* [[2011]]: [[Urwerk]] [[Urwerk UR-110|UR-110]]
* [[2011]]: [[Urwerk]] [[Urwerk UR-110|UR-110]]
===Diver's Watch Prize===
{{File|Jaeger-LeCoultre|Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph}}
A new category was introduced in [[2019]] for [[dive watch]]es, replacing the previous '''Sports Watch Prize''', which had existed since [[2003]] for watches "designed for the measurement or practice of sport" including water and shock resistance.
* [[2003]]: [[Audemars Piguet]] [[Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Dual Time|Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Dual Time]]
* [[2004]]: [[Panerai]] [[Panerai Luminor Submersible 2500M|Luminor Submersible 2500M]]
* [[2005]]: [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph|Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph]]
* [[2006]]: [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 360|Carrera Calibre 360]]
* [[2007]]: [[Audemars Piguet]] [[Audemars Piguet Chronographe Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team|Chronographe Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team]]
* [[2008]]: [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Grande Carrera Calibre 36 RS2 Caliper Chronographe|Grande Carrera Calibre 36 RS2 Caliper Chronographe]]
* [[2009]]: [[Richard Mille]] [[Richard Mille RM 025 Montre de Plongée|RM 025 Montre de Plongée]]
* [[2010]]: [[Seiko]] [[Seiko Spacewalk|Spacewalk, Commemorative Edition]]
* [[2011]]: [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Chronographe|Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Chronographe]]
* [[2012]]: [[Habring2]] [[Habring2 Doppel 2.0|Doppel 2.0]]
* [[2013]]: [[Zenith]] [[Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th|El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th]]
* [[2014]]: [[Zenith]] [[Zenith El Primero Lightweight|El Primero Lightweight]]
* [[2015]]: [[Tudor]] [[Tudor Pelagos|Pelagos]]
* [[2016]]: [[Eberhard & Co]] [[Eberhard & Co Scafograf 300|Scafograf 300]]
* [[2017]]: [[Ulysse Nardin]] [[Ulysse Nardin Marine Regatta|Marine Regatta]]
* [[2018]]: [[Seiko]] [[Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver's Re-creation|Prospex 1968 Diver's Re-creation]]
* [[2019]]: [[Seiko]] [[Seiko Prospex LX|Prospex LX line diver's]]


===Electronic Watch Prize===
===Electronic Watch Prize===
This category existed only for one year, [[2006]]. Today, [[smartwatch]]es are eligible only under the Challenge Watch Prize.


* [[2006]]: [[Seiko]] [[Seiko The ‘Electronic Ink’ Watch|The ‘Electronic Ink’ Watch]]
* [[2006]]: [[Seiko]] [[Seiko The ‘Electronic Ink’ Watch|The ‘Electronic Ink’ Watch]]


==="Extra-Plate" Watch Prize===
==="Extra-Plate" Watch Prize===
 
"Extra-plate" is French for "ultra-thin", and this award existed from [[2002]] through [[2006]].
"Extra-plate" is French for "ultra-thin"


* [[2002]]: [[Vacheron Constantin]] [[Vacheron Constantin Patrimony|Patrimony]]
* [[2002]]: [[Vacheron Constantin]] [[Vacheron Constantin Patrimony|Patrimony]]
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===Horological Revelation Prize===
===Horological Revelation Prize===
This prize rewards a watch created by a young brand or talent and was optionally awarded between 2013 and 2015.
This prize rewards a watch created by a young brand or talent less than 10 years from first introducing a watch. It is discretionary and was awarded in [[2013]], [[2015]], and [[2019]].


* [[2013]]: [[Ressence]] [[Ressence Type 3|Type 3]]
* [[2013]]: [[Ressence]] [[Ressence Type 3|Type 3]]
* [[2015]]: [[Laurent Ferrier]] [[Laurent Ferrier Galet Square|Galet Square]]
* [[2015]]: [[Laurent Ferrier]] [[Laurent Ferrier Galet Square|Galet Square]]
* [[2019]]: [[Ming]] [[Ming 17.06 Copper|17.06 Copper]]
===Iconic Watch Prize===
This new category was created for [[2019]] and goes “to the best watch from an emblematic collection that has been exercising a lasting influence on watchmaking history and the watch market for more than 25 years.” This replaced the '''Revival Watch Prize''' which existed since [[2013]] for watches that are "a contemporary reinterpretation or reissue of an iconic old model."
* [[2013]]: [[Tudor]] [[Tudor Heritage Black Bay|Heritage Black Bay]] (Revival Watch Prize)
* [[2014]]: [[Omega]] [[Omega Speedmaster "Dark Side Of The Moon"|Speedmaster "Dark Side Of The Moon"]] (Revival Watch Prize)
* [[2015]]: [[Piaget]] [[Piaget Extremely Piaget Double Sided Cuff Watch|Extremely Piaget Double Sided Cuff Watch]] (Revival Watch Prize)
* [[2016]]: [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Monza Chronographe|Heuer Monza Chronographe]] (Revival Watch Prize)
* [[2017]]: [[Longines]] [[Longines Avigation BigEye|Avigation BigEye]] (Revival Watch Prize)
* [[2018]]: [[Vacheron Constantin]] [[Vacheron Constantin Historiques Triple calendrier 1942|Historiques Triple calendrier 1942]] (Revival Watch Prize)
* [[2019]]: [[Audemars Piguet]] [[Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15202|Royal Oak "Jumbo" Extra-Thin, Ref. 15202]]


===Innovation Watch Prize===
===Innovation Watch Prize===
This prize rewards the watch featuring "the most innovative research on a conceptual level".
This discretionary prize is only awarded if the jury feels a watch reflects "the most innovative research on a conceptual level" (originally) or "innovative vision of time measurement (in terms of technique, design, materials, etc.) and opens up new development pathways for the watchmaking art."


* [[2012]]: [[HYT]] [[HYT H1 Titane DLC|H1 Titane DLC]]
* [[2012]]: [[HYT]] [[HYT H1 Titane DLC|H1 Titane DLC]]
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* [[2017]]: [[Zenith]] [[Zenith Defy Lab|Defy Lab]] (Innovation Prize)
* [[2017]]: [[Zenith]] [[Zenith Defy Lab|Defy Lab]] (Innovation Prize)
* [[2018]]: [[Krayon]] [[Krayon Everywhere Horizon|Everywhere Horizon]]
* [[2018]]: [[Krayon]] [[Krayon Everywhere Horizon|Everywhere Horizon]]
* [[2019]]: [[Vacheron Constantin]] [[Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat perpetual calendar|Traditionnelle Twin Beat perpetual calendar]]


===Jewellery Watch Prize===
===Jewellery Watch Prize===
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* [[2017]]: [[Chopard]] [[Chopard Lotus Blanc Watch|Lotus Blanc Watch]]
* [[2017]]: [[Chopard]] [[Chopard Lotus Blanc Watch|Lotus Blanc Watch]]
* [[2018]]: [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] [[Van Cleef & Arpels Secret de Coccinelle|Secret de Coccinelle]]
* [[2018]]: [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] [[Van Cleef & Arpels Secret de Coccinelle|Secret de Coccinelle]]
* [[2019]]: [[Bulgari]] [[Bulgari Serpenti Misteriosi Romani|Serpenti Misteriosi Romani]]


===Ladies' Watch Prize===
===Ladies' Watch Prize===
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* [[2017]]: [[Chanel]] [[Chanel Première Camélia Skeleton|Première Camélia Skeleton]]
* [[2017]]: [[Chanel]] [[Chanel Première Camélia Skeleton|Première Camélia Skeleton]]
* [[2018]]: [[Chanel]] [[Chanel Boy-friend Skeleton|Boy-friend Skeleton]]
* [[2018]]: [[Chanel]] [[Chanel Boy-friend Skeleton|Boy-friend Skeleton]]
* [[2019]]: [[Chanel]] [[Chanel J12 Calibre 12.1|J12 Calibre 12.1]]


===Men's Watch Prize===
===Men's Watch Prize===
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* [[2017]]: [[Bulgari]] [[Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic|Octo Finissimo Automatic]]
* [[2017]]: [[Bulgari]] [[Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic|Octo Finissimo Automatic]]
* [[2018]]: [[Akrivia]] [[Akrivia Chronomètre Contemporain|Chronomètre Contemporain]]
* [[2018]]: [[Akrivia]] [[Akrivia Chronomètre Contemporain|Chronomètre Contemporain]]
* [[2019]]: [[Voutilainen]] [[Voutilainen 28ti|28ti]]


===Middle East Public Prize===
===Middle East Public Prize===
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==="Pendulette" Prize===
==="Pendulette" Prize===
"Pendulette" is French for "pendulum"
"Pendulette" is French for "pendulum"


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==="Petite Aiguille" Prize===
==="Petite Aiguille" Prize===
 
"Petite aiguille" is French for "small (hour) hand", and this award is for watches with a retail price under CHF 7,500 (2012-2013) or 8,000 (2014-2017). For [[2018]] and [[2019]], this prize is for a watch priced between CHF 4,000 and 10,000, with watches priced under this in the new Challenge category.
"Petite aiguille" is French for "small (hour) hand", and this award is for watches with a retail price under CHF 7,500 (2012-2013) or 8,000 (2014-2017). For 2018, this prize is for a watch priced between CHF 4,000 and 10,000, with watches priced under this in the new Challenge category.


* [[2010]]: [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Carrera 1887 Chronograph|Carrera 1887 Chronograph]]
* [[2010]]: [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Carrera 1887 Chronograph|Carrera 1887 Chronograph]]
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* [[2017]]: [[Tudor]] [[Tudor Black Bay Chrono|Black Bay Chrono]]
* [[2017]]: [[Tudor]] [[Tudor Black Bay Chrono|Black Bay Chrono]]
* [[2018]]: [[Habring2]] [[Habring2 Doppel-Felix|Doppel-Felix]]
* [[2018]]: [[Habring2]] [[Habring2 Doppel-Felix|Doppel-Felix]]
 
* [[2019]]: [[Kudoke]] [[Kudoke Kudoke 2|Kudoke 2]]


====Challenge Watch Prize====
====Challenge Watch Prize====
 
For [[2018]] and [[2019]], a new lower-priced category was introduced below the "Petite Aiguille", with a maximum price of CHF 4,000. [[Smartwatch]]es are also eligible here.
For 2018, a new lower-priced category was introduced below the "Petite Aiguille", with a maximum price of CHF 4,000.


* [[2018]]: [[Nomos Glashütte]] [[Nomos Glashütte Tangente neomatik 41 Update|Tangente neomatik 41 Update]]
* [[2018]]: [[Nomos Glashütte]] [[Nomos Glashütte Tangente neomatik 41 Update|Tangente neomatik 41 Update]]
* [[2019]]: [[Tudor]] [[Tudor Black Bay P01|Black Bay P01]]


===Public Prize===
===Public Prize===
The Public Prize was retired in [[2016]].


* [[2002]]: [[Longines]] [[Longines Grande Classique|Grande Classique]]
* [[2002]]: [[Longines]] [[Longines Grande Classique|Grande Classique]]
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* [[2015]]: [[Antoine Preziuso]] [[Antoine Preziuso Tourbillon of Tourbillons|Tourbillon of Tourbillons]]
* [[2015]]: [[Antoine Preziuso]] [[Antoine Preziuso Tourbillon of Tourbillons|Tourbillon of Tourbillons]]
* [[2016]]: [[Czapek Genève]] [[Czapek Quai des Bergues No.33bis|Quai des Bergues No. 33bis ]]
* [[2016]]: [[Czapek Genève]] [[Czapek Quai des Bergues No.33bis|Quai des Bergues No. 33bis ]]
===Revival Watch Prize===
Watches that are "a contemporary reinterpretation or reissue of an iconic old model"
* [[2013]]: [[Tudor]] [[Tudor Heritage Black Bay|Heritage Black Bay]]
* [[2014]]: [[Omega]] [[Omega Speedmaster "Dark Side Of The Moon"|Speedmaster "Dark Side Of The Moon"]]
* [[2015]]: [[Piaget]] [[Piaget Extremely Piaget Double Sided Cuff Watch|Extremely Piaget Double Sided Cuff Watch]]
* [[2016]]: [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Monza Chronographe|Heuer Monza Chronographe]]
* [[2017]]: [[Longines]] [[Longines Avigation BigEye|Avigation BigEye]]
* [[2018]]: [[Vacheron Constantin]] [[Vacheron Constantin Historiques Triple calendrier 1942|Historiques Triple calendrier 1942]]


===Special Jury Prize===
===Special Jury Prize===
[[File:A Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Pour le Merite.jpg|thumb|A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph "Pour le Mérite"]]
[[File:A Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Pour le Merite.jpg|thumb|A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph "Pour le Mérite"]]
Since 2008, this prize is for "a personality, institution or initiative that has played a fundamental role in promoting high-quality watchmaking" rather than a watch or brand.
Since [[2008]], this prize is for "a personality, institution or initiative that has played a fundamental role in promoting high-quality watchmaking" rather than a watch or brand.


* [[2002]]: [[F.P. Journe]] [[F.P. Journe Octa Calendrier|Octa Calendrier]]
* [[2002]]: [[F.P. Journe]] [[F.P. Journe Octa Calendrier|Octa Calendrier]]
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* [[2017]]: [[Suzanne Rohr]] and [[Anita Porchet]]
* [[2017]]: [[Suzanne Rohr]] and [[Anita Porchet]]
* [[2018]]: [[Jean-Claude Biver]]
* [[2018]]: [[Jean-Claude Biver]]
* [[2019]]: [[Luc Pettavino]], Founder and Organiser of [[Only Watch]]


===Sports Watch Prize===
====Best Watchmaker Prize====
{{File|Jaeger-LeCoultre|Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph}}
{{File|Vianney Halter|Antiqua}}
Watches "designed for the measurement or practice of sport" including water and shock resistance
Another category, just for watchmakers, existed between [[2008]] and [[2012]].


* [[2003]]: [[Audemars Piguet]] [[Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Dual Time|Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Dual Time]]
* [[2008]]: [[Giulio Papi]]
* [[2004]]: [[Panerai]] [[Panerai Luminor Submersible 2500M|Luminor Submersible 2500M]]
* [[2009]]: [[Anthony Randall]]
* [[2005]]: [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph|Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph]]
* [[2010]]: [[Jean-François Mojon]]
* [[2006]]: [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 360|Carrera Calibre 360]]
* [[2011]]: [[Vianney Halter]]
* [[2007]]: [[Audemars Piguet]] [[Audemars Piguet Chronographe Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team|Chronographe Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team]]
* [[2012]]: [[Carole Forestier Casapi]]
* [[2008]]: [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Grande Carrera Calibre 36 RS2 Caliper Chronographe|Grande Carrera Calibre 36 RS2 Caliper Chronographe]]
* [[2009]]: [[Richard Mille]] [[Richard Mille RM 025 Montre de Plongée|RM 025 Montre de Plongée]]
* [[2010]]: [[Seiko]] [[Seiko Spacewalk|Spacewalk, Commemorative Edition]]
* [[2011]]: [[TAG Heuer]] [[TAG Heuer Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Chronographe|Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Chronographe]]
* [[2012]]: [[Habring2]] [[Habring2 Doppel 2.0|Doppel 2.0]]
* [[2013]]: [[Zenith]] [[Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th|El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th]]
* [[2014]]: [[Zenith]] [[Zenith El Primero Lightweight|El Primero Lightweight]]
* [[2015]]: [[Tudor]] [[Tudor Pelagos|Pelagos]]
* [[2016]]: [[Eberhard & Co]] [[Eberhard & Co Scafograf 300|Scafograf 300]]
* [[2017]]: [[Ulysse Nardin]] [[Ulysse Nardin Marine Regatta|Marine Regatta]]
* [[2018]]: [[Seiko]] [[Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver's Re-creation|Prospex 1968 Diver's Re-creation]]


[[Category:Awards]]
[[Category:Awards]]

Revision as of 22:27, 30 December 2019

Template:File The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix) is the name of an annual watchmaking prize as well as the organization that awards it.

History

Awarded in November of each year since 2001, the GPHG includes prizes in important categories, including men's/women's, sport watch, technical innovation, and complication. There is also a prize for the best watch maker and a special jury prize. Originally given by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH), the GPHG became a registered public interest organization in 2011.

The organization consists of:

  • The Republic and Canton of Geneva
  • The City of Geneva
  • The Musée International de l’Horlogerie/International Museum of Horology (MIH) in La Chaux-de-Fonds
  • The Geneva Laboratory of Horology and Microengineering (Timelab)
  • The Edipresse group

With the exception of a special audience prize, only a selected jury of watch professionals are allowed to vote, and price is one consideration. GPHG has become one of the most important prizes in the world of watches, awarded annually at a banquet in November. One can compare it with the Academy Awards ("Oscars") of the U.S. film industry. An Asian Edition was also held. The winner of the Aiguille d'Or (Golden Pointer) automatically gets a seat in the jury in the following year.

The number of prizes awarded has expanded dramatically since 2013. The original ceremony, held in 2001, gave just 7 trophies. Until 2012, the number was roughly steady between 9 and 11 awards. In 2013 the prizes were expanded to 15, then 17, and 18. As of 2019, 19 trophies were given.

Frequent Winners

As of 2019, the following companies have won five or more prizes.

Rank Winner Wins
1 Audemars Piguet 14
2 Vacheron Constantin 10
3 Piaget 9
3 TAG Heuer 9
5 Chopard 7
5 F.P. Journe 7
5 Van Cleef & Arpels 7
5 Voutilainen 7
5 Zenith 7
10 A. Lange & Söhne 6
10 Breguet 6
10 Chanel 6
10 Greubel Forsey 6
10 Patek Philippe 6
15 Bulgari 5
15 Cartier 5
15 Girard-Perregaux 5
15 Hublot 5
15 Jaeger-LeCoultre 5
15 MB&F 5
15 Seiko 5
15 Tudor 5

Selection of Winners

Aiguille d'Or Grand Prix

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The grand prize from the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève for "the best overall watch among all categories". The winner is included in the jury for the next year's voting.

Artistic Crafts Watch Prize

"Watches demonstrating exceptional mastery of one or several artistic techniques, such as: enamelling, lacquering, engraving, guilloché (engine-turning), openworking (skeleton-working), etc."

Audacity Prize

The Audacity Prize rewards the best watch featuring a non-conformist, offbeat approach to watchmaking. It is discretionary whether the jury selects a winner or not and was introduced in 2018.

Complicated Watch Prize

Template:File Template:File Watches with at least one major complication (full calendar, perpetual calendar, striking mechanism, tourbillon, split-seconds chronograph). This prize category was split into various specialties in 2013 and retired.

Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize

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Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Equation of Time, Ref. 26003OR.OO.D002CR.01

Originally Calendar Watch Prize, this category was retired in 2018 but returned as Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize in 2019.

Chronograph Watch Prize

Created in 2014, this prize is for watches with a chronograph function.

Chronometry Watch Prize

Originally created in 2014 as the Tourbillon Watch Prize for watches featuring a tourbillon, renamed Chronometry in 2018 to include other special timekeeping features

Ladies' Complication Watch Prize

Women's watches with "mechanical creativity and complexity." Originally called Ladies' High-Mech Watch Prize but renamed Ladies Complication in 2018.

Mechanical Exception Watch Prize

Watches with "a special mechanism, such as an innovative or sophisticated display, an automaton, a striking or any other acoustic function, a belt-driven movement or any other original and/or exceptional horological concept".

Men's Complication Watch Prize

This prize was given in 2013 as Men's Complications and returned in 2018 along with the Ladies' Complication prize.

Striking Watch Prize

Watches with a striking indication (repeater, striking, musical, etc) were given in 2014 and 2015.

Travel Time Watch Prize

Watches displaying several time zones (world time, dual-time, etc) were awarded in 2016 and 2017.

Design Watch Prize

The Design Watch Prize was awarded between 2002 and 2011.

Diver's Watch Prize

Template:File A new category was introduced in 2019 for dive watches, replacing the previous Sports Watch Prize, which had existed since 2003 for watches "designed for the measurement or practice of sport" including water and shock resistance.

Electronic Watch Prize

This category existed only for one year, 2006. Today, smartwatches are eligible only under the Challenge Watch Prize.

"Extra-Plate" Watch Prize

"Extra-plate" is French for "ultra-thin", and this award existed from 2002 through 2006.

Geneva Hallmark

Horological Revelation Prize

This prize rewards a watch created by a young brand or talent less than 10 years from first introducing a watch. It is discretionary and was awarded in 2013, 2015, and 2019.

Iconic Watch Prize

This new category was created for 2019 and goes “to the best watch from an emblematic collection that has been exercising a lasting influence on watchmaking history and the watch market for more than 25 years.” This replaced the Revival Watch Prize which existed since 2013 for watches that are "a contemporary reinterpretation or reissue of an iconic old model."

Innovation Watch Prize

This discretionary prize is only awarded if the jury feels a watch reflects "the most innovative research on a conceptual level" (originally) or "innovative vision of time measurement (in terms of technique, design, materials, etc.) and opens up new development pathways for the watchmaking art."

Jewellery Watch Prize

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Audemars Piguet Millenary "Pianoforte", Ref. 15325BC.OO.D102CR.01

"Watches demonstrating exceptional mastery of the art of jewellery making and gemsetting"

Ladies' Watch Prize

Women’s watches with no or basic complications and simple gemsetting

Men's Watch Prize

Men's watches with basic complications and simple gemsetting. Complicated watches were split out in 2013 and 2014.

Middle East Public Prize

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"Pendulette" Prize

"Pendulette" is French for "pendulum"

"Petite Aiguille" Prize

"Petite aiguille" is French for "small (hour) hand", and this award is for watches with a retail price under CHF 7,500 (2012-2013) or 8,000 (2014-2017). For 2018 and 2019, this prize is for a watch priced between CHF 4,000 and 10,000, with watches priced under this in the new Challenge category.

Challenge Watch Prize

For 2018 and 2019, a new lower-priced category was introduced below the "Petite Aiguille", with a maximum price of CHF 4,000. Smartwatches are also eligible here.

Public Prize

The Public Prize was retired in 2016.

Special Jury Prize

File:A Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Pour le Merite.jpg
A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph "Pour le Mérite"

Since 2008, this prize is for "a personality, institution or initiative that has played a fundamental role in promoting high-quality watchmaking" rather than a watch or brand.

Best Watchmaker Prize

Template:File Another category, just for watchmakers, existed between 2008 and 2012.