Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2019

The Foundation of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) has announced the watches that have been pre-selected for its 19th edition.

The independent and international jury of the GPHG, uniting the expertise of some 30 leading lights from various fields of competence, is partially renewed each year. Responsible for saluting – through two rounds of voting and 19 prizes – the excellence of contemporary watch creations presented in official competition as part of this 19th edition, the 2019 jury notably includes the following new members: Jasem Al Zeraei (influencer, collector/Kuwait), Aldis Hodge (actor, watch designer/USA), Pierre Salanitro (CEO of Salanitro/Switzerland), Jiaxian Xu (collector and founder of SJXwatches.com/Singapore), Jessica Yu (founder of Hantang Culture/China) and Pascal Raffy, owner of Bovet, winner of the 2018 “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix.

In addition, new prizes are joining to the 2019 prize list. The Iconic Watch Prize will be awarded this year 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. The Diver’s Watch Prize will honor a watch linked to this underwater world. The 2019 list is also once again welcoming the Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize, as well as the “Horological Revelation” Prize, which will enable the jury to honor the achievements of a young brand.

As GPHG Director Carine Maillard pointed out: “The mission of the GPHG is to acknowledge the vitality and creativity of the watchmaking art in all its diversity. We adapt the prize list each year based on trends especially observed at the main watch shows.”

The competition is open to all watch brands, Swiss and international. The prize-winners will be announced on Thursday, November 7 at the 19th GPHG Awards Ceremony, to be held at the Théâtre du Léman in Geneva.

2019 PRE-SELECTED WATCHES

Ladies’ Watches
•Bvlgari – Serpenti Seduttori
•Chanel – J12 Caliber 12.1
•Hermès – Galop d’Hermès
•Hublot – Classic Fusion Orlinski
•Moritz Grossmann – Tefnut Arabian Nights
•Van Cleef & Arpels – Perlée Watch

Ladies’ Complication
•Bvlgari – Divas’ Dream The Roman Night
•Chaumet – Soleil de Minuit Flying Tourbillon
•Jacob & Co. – Fleurs de Jardin
•Louis Vuitton – Tambor Spin Time
•MB&F – Legacy Machine FlyingT
•Van Cleef & Arpels – Lady Arpels Zodiac Lumineux Aries Watch

Men’s Watches
•Alchemists – Cu29
•De Bethune – DB28 Yellow Tones
•Grand Seiko – Spring Drive Manual-Winding Platinum
•Grönefeld – 1941 Principia Automatic
•Laurent Ferrier – Bridge One
•Voutilainen – 28ti

Men’s Complication
•Audemars Piguet – Code 11.59 Minute Repeater Supersonnerie
•Czapek Geneva – Place Vendome “Shadows”
•D.Candaux – DC6-Solstice
•Ulysse Nardin – Freak X
•Vacheron Constantin – Overseas Tourbillon
•Zenith – Defy El Primero Double Tourbillon

Iconic
•Audemars Piguet – Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra Thin
•Girard-Perregaux – Quasar
•Hamilton – Intra-Matic Automatic Chronograph
•IWC – IWC Tribute to Pallweber Edition “150 Years”
•Tag Heuer – Monaco Eighties
•Zenith – El Primero A384 Revival

Chronometry
•Antoine Preziuso Geneva – TTR3 Blue Equalizer Frequencies
•Armin Strom – Pure Resonance
•Ferdinand Berthoud – Chronomètre FB 1R.6-1
•IWC – Big Pilot’s Watch Constant-Force Tourbillon
•Tag Heuer – Autavia Isograph
•Zenith – Defy Inventor

Calendar and Astronomy
•Audemars Piguet – Code 11.59 Perpetual Calendar
•Ferdinand Berthoud – Chronomètre FB 1.L4
•Girard-Perregaux – Cosmos
•Hermès – Arceau l’Heure de la Lune
•Sarpaneva – Lunations
•Ulysse Nardin – Marine Mega Yacht

Mechanical Exception
•Audemars Piguet – Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin
•Bvlgari – Octo Roma Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar
•Genus – GNS1.2
•Ulysse Nardin – Freak NeXt
•Urwerk – AMC
•Vacheron Constantin – Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar

Chronograph
•Bvlgari – Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic
•Chopard – L.U.C Chrono One Flyback
•Hublot – Classic Fusion Ferrari GT 3D Carbon
•Louis Moinet – Chronosphère
•Tag Heuer – Carrera Tourbillon Nanograph
•Zenith – Defy El Primero 21 Carbon

Artistic Crafts
•Andersen Genève – Vita Vinum
•Bereve Timepieces – Numbers
•Chopard – L.U.C XP Spirit of Peony Fleurier
•Hermès – Arc Baobab Cat
•Jacob & Co. – Astronomia Dragon
•Voutilainen – Starry Night Vine

Diver’s
•De Bethune – DB28GS Grand Bleu
•Longines – HydroConquest
•Reservoir – Hydrosphere Blackfin
•Ressence – Type 5
•Seiko – Prospex LX Line Diver’s
•Ulysse Nardin – Diver Great White

Petite Aiguille
•David Rutten Meteorite Watches – Streamline
•IWC – Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Spitfire
•Kudoke – Kudoke 2
•Maurice Lacroix – Aikon Mercury
•Trilobe – Les Mantinaux Sunray Grey
•Zenith – Pilot Type 20 Silver