Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) 2018 – Prize Winners

The prize winners of the 18th edition of Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) were unveiled in Geneva on 09 November on the stage of the Théâtre du Léman. Excellence, creativity and horological expertise were saluted by an international jury which had designated the winners of 17 prizes and awarded the “Aiguil le d’Or” Grand Prix to Bovet 1822 for the Récital 22 Grand Récital watch.

Winners – Pascal Raffy (Owner of Bovet 1822) Jean-Claude Biver (President non-executive of the LVMH Group Watch division, Chairman of Hublot & Zenith) Uwe Ahrendt (CEO of Nomos Glashütte) Maria & Richard Habring (CEOs and owners of Habring2) Atsushi Kaneko (Director of Seiko Watch Corporation) Rexhep Rexhepi (Watchmaker and Founder of Akrivia) Nicolas Beau (Directeur International Horlogerie et Joaillerie of Chanel) Eric de Rocquigny (Directeur International Operations & Métiers of Van Cleef & Arpels) Laurent Dordet (La Montre Hermès CEO) Laurent Ferrier (Founder) Marco Borraccino (Co-founder and CEO of Singer Reimagined) Pierre Jacques (President and CEO of De Bethune) Stephen Forsey (Co-founder of Greubel Forsey) Konstantin Chaykin (Founder) Rémi Maillat (Founder of Krayon) Christian Selmoni (Style and Heritage Director at Vacheron Constantin )

PRIZE WINNERS

  • Aiguille d’Or “Grand Prix: Bovet 1822, Récital 22 Grand Récital

  • Revival Prize: Vacheron Constantin, Historiques Triple c alendrier 1942

  • Innovation Prize: Krayon, Everywhere Horizon

  • Ladies’ Watch Prize: Chanel, Boy-friend Skeleton

  • Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels, Lady Arpels Planétarium

  • Men’sWatch Prize: Akrivia, Chronomètre Contemporain

  • Men’s Complication Prize: Laurent Ferrier, Galet Annual Calendar School Piece

  • Chronograph Watch Prize: Singer Reimagined, Singer Track1 Hong Kong Edition

  • Chronometry Watch Prize: De Bethune, DB25 Starry Varius Chronomètre Tourbillon

  • Mechanical Exception Watch Prize: Greubel Forsey, Grande Sonnerie

  • Sports Watch Prize: Seiko, Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver’s Re- creation

  • Jewellery Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels, Secret de Coccinelle

  • Artistic Crafts Watch Prize: Hermès, Arceau Robe du soir

  • “Petite Aiguille” Prize: Habring2, Doppel-Felix

  • Challenge Watch Prize: Nomos Glashütte, Tangente neomatik 41 Update

  • Audacity Prize: Konstantin Chaykin, Clown

  • Special Jury Prize: Jean-Claude Biver, President Non-executive of the LVMH Group Watch division, Chairman of Hublot & Zenith

GPHG 2018 Edition – Pre-selected Watches

LADIES’

Bovet 1822 Amadéo Fleurier 39 Fan
Bvlgari Lvcea Tubogas Skeleton
Chanel Boy-friend Skeleton
Chaumet Laurier
Moritz Grossmann Tefnut Twist Classic
Piaget Possession Lapis Lazuli

LADIES’ COMPLICATION

Beauregard Dahlia C1
Bvlgari Diva Finissima Minute Repeater
Chaumet Les Espiègleries de Chaumet
Ludovic Ballouard Pink Hours
Parmigiani Fleurier Kalpa Tourbillon Galaxy
Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Planétarium

MEN’S

Akrivia Chronomètre Contemporain
De Bethune DB28 Steel Wheels
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Flying Hours
MB&F Legacy Machine Split Escapement
Vacheron Constantin Historiques Triple calendrier 1942
Voutilainen 217QRS

MEN’S COMPLICATION

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic
Girard-Perregaux Neo Tourbillon With Three Bridges Skeleton
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept Vantablack®
Krayon Everywhere Horizon
Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar School Piece
Vacheron Constantin Overseas ultra-thin perpetual calendar

CHRONOGRAPH

Czapek L’Heure Bleue
Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph
Montblanc 1858 Monopusher Chronograph Limited Edition 100
Singer Reimagined Singer Track1 Hong Kong Edition
TAG Heuer Monaco Bamford
Zenith Defy El Primero 21

CHRONOMETRY

D.Candaux Half Hunter
De Bethune DB25 Starry Varius Chronomètre Tourbillon
Montblanc Star Legacy Suspended Exo Tourbillon Limited Edition 58
TAG Heuer Carrera Tourbillon Chronograph Tête de Vipère Chronometer
Ulysse Nardin Executive Tourbillon Free Wheel
Zenith Defy Zero G

MECHANICAL EXCEPTION

Andersen Genève & Konstantin Chaykin Automaton Joker
Bovet 1822 Récital 22 Grand Récital
Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater Carbon
Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Tri-Axial Tourbillon
Greubel Forsey Grande Sonnerie
Ulysse Nardin Freak Vision

SPORTS

Fabergé Visionnaire Chronograph Dynamique
Montblanc 1858 Pocket Watch Limited Edition 100
Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver’s Re-creation
TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf
Ulysse Nardin Diver
Zenith Pilot Cronometro Tipo CP-2 Flyback

JEWELLERY

Antoine Preziuso Trillion Tourbillon of Tourbillons
Bvlgari Serpenti High Jewellery
Chanel Bouton de Camélia
de Grisogono Cascata
Piaget High Jewellery Cuff Watch Dentelle d’Or
Van Cleef & Arpels Secret de Coccinelle

ARTISTIC CRAFTS

Chaumet Ecritures de Chaumet – Limited edition inspired from Renoir’s work
Fabergé Clover
Hermès Arceau Robe du soir
Piaget Altiplano Tourbillon Malachite
Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Les Aérostiers – Bagnols 1785
Van’t hoff Ballet in Blue

“PETITE AIGUILLE”

Habring² Doppel-Felix
Konstantin Chaykin Clown
Longines Record
Ming 19.01
Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur
Vicenterra Tycho Brahe “série” T2 Anthra

CHALLENGE

Gorilla Watches Fastback Drift
Longines Conquest V.H.P. GMT flash setting
Nomos Glashütte Tangente neomatik 41 Update
Reservoir Longbridge British Racing
Seiko Presage Shippo Enamel
Tudor Black Bay GMT

GPHG 2018 Edition – Participant Watches

LADIES’

ArtyA Son of Sea Capri Set
Bijoumontre Iris
Bovet 1822 Amadéo Fleurier 39 Fan
Bvlgari Lvcea Tubogas Skeleton
Chanel Boy-friend Skeleton
Chaumet Laurier
De Grisogono Eccentrica
Grand Seiko for women, caliber 9S25
Hermès Klikti
Horage Omnium K1 32
Hublot Big Bang One Click Blue Sapphire
Koncise&tanzehua Pink Dolphin Bay
Le Rhöne Hedonia Grande Phase De Lune
Longines Record
Louis Moinet Sundance
Moritz Grossmann Tefnut Twist Classic
Muse Swiss art watches Stella 37 – PVD rose gold
Piaget Possession Lapis Lazuli

LADIES’ COMPLICATION

Beauregard Dahlia C1
Bvlgari Diva Finissima Minute Repeater
Chaumet Les Espiègleries de Chaumet
Giberg Olora
Girard-Perregaux Cat’s Eye Day & Night
Ludovic Ballouard Pink Hours
Parmigiani Fleurier Kalpa Tourbillon Galaxy
RJ Watches Arraw Chronograph 42mm Gold White Diamonds
Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Planétarium

MEN’S

Akrivia Chronomètre Contemporain
ArtyA Race 250 GTO
Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Sandblasted Steel
De Bethune DB28 Steel Wheels
de Grisogono New Retro Men
DeWitt Academia Endless Drive
Fiona Krüger Timepieces Mechanical Entropy
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Flying Hours
Hermès Carré H
Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity Blue
MB&F Legacy Machine Split Escapement
Mido Commander Icône
Moritz Grossmann Atum Date
Parmigiani Fleurier Kalpa Qualité Fleurier
Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Automatic
Schwarz Etienne Roswell 08
Speake-Marin One & Two Openworked
Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight
Vacheron Constantin Historiques Triple calendrier 1942
Voutilainen 217QRS
Zenith Defy Classic

MEN’S COMPLICATION

Arnold & Son Globetrotter
Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic
Girard-Perregaux Neo Tourbillon With Three Bridges Skeleton
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept Vantablack®
Hermès Slim d’Hermès GMT
Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon Sapphire
HYT H²0
Krayon Everywhere Horizon
Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar School Piece
Le Rhöne Hedonia JMT
Longines Master Collection Annual Calendar
Louis Moinet Tempograph Blue
Ludovic Ballouard Green Line
Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Limited Edition 1858
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Annual Calendar
Phenomen Axiom
Vacheron Constantin Overseas ultra-thin perpetual calendar

CHRONOGRAPH

Czapek L’Heure Bleue
Eberhard & Co. Nuvolari Legend
Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph
Greco Genève Racer Time
Gvchiani Masterblock
Hublot Big Bang Unico Red Magic
Louis Moinet Memoris Deep Blue
Montblanc 1858 Monopusher Chronograph Limited Edition 100
RJ Watches Arraw Chronograph 45mm Titanium Blue
Singer Reimagined Singer Track1 Hong Kong Edition
Speake-Marin London Chronograph
TAG Heuer Monaco Bamford
Zenith Defy El Primero 21

CHRONOMETRY

Carl F. Bucherer Manero Tourbillon Double Peripheral
D.Candaux Half Hunter
De Bethune DB25 Starry Varius Chronomètre Tourbillon
Hermès Arceau Lift Millefiori
Louis Moinet SpaceWalker
Meccaniche Veloci QuattroValvole Tourbillon
Montblanc Star Legacy Suspended Exo Tourbillon Limited Edition 58
Speake-Marin Vertical Double Tourbillon Openworked
TAG Heuer Carrera Tourbillon Chronograph Tête de Vipère Chronometer
Tanzehua Di-axial Escapement
Ulysse Nardin Executive Tourbillon Free Wheel
Zenith Defy Zero G

MECHANICAL EXCEPTION

Andersen Genève & Konstantin Chaykin Automaton Joker
Bovet 1822 Récital 22 Grand Récital
Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater Carbon
Christophe Claret Maestro Mamba
Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Tri-Axial Tourbillon
Greubel Forsey Grande Sonnerie
Hublot Big Bang MP-11 3D Carbon
HYT Skull Light
Louis Moinet Ultravox
Moonyang King Arthur
Parmigiani Fleurier Bugatti Type 390
Rlongtou Green Crystal
Speake-Marin Crazy Skulls Orchid
Ulysse Nardin Freak Vision

SPORTS

Delma Shell Star Black Tag
Fabergé Visionnaire Chronograph Dynamique
Hublot Big Bang Ferrari
Maurice Lacroix AIKON Automatic Chronograph Limited Edition
Montblanc 1858 Pocket Watch Limited Edition 100
Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver’s Re-creation
TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf
Ulysse Nardin Diver
Zenith Pilot Cronometro Tipo CP-2 Flyback

JEWELLERY

Antoine Preziuso Trillion Tourbillon of Tourbillons
Bvlgari Serpenti High Jewellery
Chanel Bouton de Camélia
Corum Golden Bridge round 39 mm diamonds
de Grisogono Cascata
Giberg Niura
Girard-Perregaux Cat’s Eye High Jewellery
Moritz Grossmann Tefnut 1001 Nights
Piaget High Jewellery Cuff Watch Dentelle d’Or
TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 Full Diamond
Van Cleef & Arpels Secret de Coccinelle

ARTISTIC CRAFTS

Antoine Preziuso Barocco
ArtyA Lion Minute Repeater Tourbillon
Ateliers deMonaco Jet d’eau de Genève
Carl Suchy & Söhne Waltz N°1 Skeleton
Chaumet Ecritures de Chaumet – Limited edition inspired from Renoir’s work
Christophe Claret Adagio
Corum Coin Hobo
Fabergé Clover
Fiona Krüger Timepieces Entropy I, Purple Pow
Fiyta-X Sogdian Whirling Dance
Hermès Arceau Robe du soir
Piaget Altiplano Tourbillon Malachite
Strom Agonium Collection “In Memoriam HR Giger”
Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Les Aérostiers – Bagnols 1785
Van’t hoff Ballet in Blue

“PETITE AIGUILLE”

ArtyA Russian Roulette Extreme
Blancarré Titanium
Chanel Code Coco Black
Charriol Marie-Olga
Christopher Ward C7 Apex Limited Edition
Claude Meylan Tortue Lady Sunrise
Habring² Doppel-Felix
Hermès Arceau Chrono Titane
Hublot Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup
Konstantin Chaykin Clown
Longines Record
Maurice Lacroix AIKON Automatic Skeleton
Memorigin Watch Company Limited The harmony of Dragon and Phoenix
Ming 19.01
Montblanc TimeWalker Manufacture Chronograph Limited Edition 1500
Olivier Orth Utopie
Reservoir GT Tour Carbon
Trilobe Les Matinaux – Inaugural Series
Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur
Valpin LR03
Vicenterra Tycho Brahe “série” T2 Anthra

CHALLENGE

Alpina AlpinerX
ArtyA Son of Alps Megève Edition
Christopher Ward C8 Power Reserve Chronometer (Steel)
Ciga Transparent Oriental Jade
Claude Meylan Tortue de Joux
Code41 Anomaly-01
DWISS RC1-SW
Frédérique Constant Hybrid Manufacture
Gorilla Watches Fastback Drift
Gucci New Automatic Watch
Hamilton Intra-Matic
Horage Multiply K1 41
Ikepod Duopod Dots
L&JR Step One Chrono
Laventure Sous-Marine
Longines Conquest V.H.P. GMT flash setting
Longio X_Racer
Louis Vuitton Tambour Horizon Black
Lundis Bleus Ref.1110-MA “Royal Blue – Black”
Mathey-Tissot 1886
Maurice Lacroix AIKON Automatic
Mido Commander Big Date
Montblanc 1858 Automatic
Nomos Glashütte Tangente neomatik 41 Update
Olivier Jonquet Black Capitaine Marine
Rado Hyperchrome Ultra Light
Reservoir Longbridge British Racing
Seiko Presage Shippo Enamel
TAG Heuer Connected Modular 41 Full Ceramic
Tavannes Watch Co. Submarine Commander Black Edition
Tockr C47 C
Tudor Black Bay GMT
Valpin LR05
WATCHe
X-One Mechanical Smartwatch

SOURCE: FONDATION DU GRAND PRIX D’HORLOGERIE DE GENÈVE