Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève Announces 2020 Nominees
The Foundation of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) has announced its list of 84 watches nominated by its Academy.
Created at the beginning of 2020, the GPHG Academy – encompassing more than 350 key players from the main sectors of the international watch industry – has recently conducted its first round of voting via a dedicated digital platform specially designed to preserve the anonymity of information and the confidentiality of the results.
The 84 nominated timepieces, divided into 14 categories, will continue the competition to win one of the 18 prizes intended to salute the year’s finest watchmaking creations, including the prestigious “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix.
A jury of 30 members drawn from the Academy, will soon be constituted and meet behind closed doors in Geneva. During this notary-supervised encounter, they will physically evaluate each of the nominated watches and cast a final vote by secret ballot. All Academy members will also take part in the final vote via the dedicated digital platform.
The names of the winners will be announced on Thursday, November 12 at the 20th GPHG awards ceremony, a unifying event that plays a strategic role in promoting the new models released by the sector. An update will be provided in October regarding detailed arrangements for the awards ceremony, in accordance with the prevailing public health measures.
With the creation of its new Academy, fostering widespread involvement of worldwide industry stakeholders in the selection process, the GPHG is globally developing its mission to highlight horological excellence and creativity.
Here is the full list of nominated watches.
Ladies
• Beauregard | Lili
• Bovet 1822 | Miss Audrey
• Chanel | Mademoiselle Privé Bouton Perle
• Dior | Grand Bal Ruban
• Hermès | Arceau Petite Lune Jeté de Diamonds and Sapphires
• Piaget | Limelight Gala Precious Sapphire Gradient
Ladies’ Complications
• Bvlgari | Serpenti Seduttori Tourbillon White Gold Full Diamonds
• Charles Girardier | Tourbillon Signature Mystérieuse Fleur de Sel
• Jacob & Co. | Astronomia Fleurs de Jardin Rainbow
• Maurice Lacroix | Masterpiece Embrace
• Piaget | Altiplano Tourbillon Limited Edition
• Van Cleef & Arpels | Lady Arpels Ballerine Musicale Diamant
Men’s
• Bvlgari | Octo Finissimo Automatic Satin Polished Steel
• De Bethune | DB28XP “Starry Sky”
• Laurent Ferrier | Classic Origin Green
• Petermann Bédat | Dead Beat Second
• Romain Gauthier | Insight Micro-Rotor Squelette Manufacture-Only Carbonium Edition
• Voutilainen | 28SC
Men’s Complications
• Bovet | Récital 27
• De Bethune | DB28XP Tourbillon
• Girard-Perregaux | Quasar Light
• Greubel Forsey | Hand Made 1
• Hermès | Slim d’Hermès GMT
• MB&F | HM10 Bulldog Titanium
Iconic
• Breitling | Chronomat B01 42
• Bvlgari | Bvlgari Aluminium Chronograph
• Girard-Perregaux | Laureato Infinity Edition (42mm)
• IWC Schaffhausen | Portugieser Chronograph
• Piaget | Altiplano Origin Automatic
• Seiko | Prospex Professional Diver’s 1000M
Chronometry
• Armin Strom | Gravity Equal Force
• Bernhard Lederer | Central Impulse Chronometer
• Brivet-Naudot | Eccentricity
• Ferdinand Berthoud | Chronomètre FB 2RE.2
• H. Moser & Cie. | Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon H. Moser × MB&F
• Theo Auffret | Tourbillon in Paris
Calendar and Astronomy
• Behrens | Apolar
• Chopard | L.U.C Perpetual Twin
• IWC Schaffhausen | Portugieser Yacht Club Moon & Tide
• Parmigiani Fleurier | Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar
• Sarpaneva | Lunations Harvest Moon
• Vacheron Constantin | Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton
Mechanical Exception
• Armin Strom | Minute Repeater Resonance
• Bovet | Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter Two
• Jacob & Co. | Bugatti Chiron
• MB&F | Legacy Machine Thunderdome Platinum
• Piaget | Altiplano Ultimate Concept
• Ressence | Type 2A
Chronographs
• Ateliers de Chronnométrie | Chronographe à rattrapante
• Breitling | Top Time Limited Edition
• H. Moser & Cie | Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic
• Kurono Tokyo by Hajime | Asaoka Chronograph 1
• Louis Moinet | Memoris Superlight
• Parmigiani Fleurier | Tonda Tondagraph GT
Divers
• Breitling | Superocean Automatic 48 Boutique Edition
• DOXA | SUB 300 Carbon Aqua Lung US Divers
• Grand Seiko | Professional Diver’s 600M ’60th Anniversary’ Limited Edition
• Ming | 18.01 H41
• Reservoir | Hydrosphere Bronze x Revolution “The Maldives Edition”
• Ulysse Nardin | Diver X Cape Horn
Jewelry
• Bvlgari | Serpenti Misteriosi Intrecciativ
• Chopard | Magari
• Dior | Grand Soir Reine des Abeilles
• Jacob & Co. | The Mystery Tourbillon Full Ruby
• Piaget | Limelight Gala High Jewelry Black Opal
• Van Cleef & Arpels | Frivole Secrète Watch
Artistic Crafts
• Andersen Genève | Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary
• Bovet | Amadéo Tourbillon Squelette 7 Jours
• Dior | Grand Bal Plume
• Hermès | Arceau Into The Canadian Wild
• Jacob & Co. | Astronomia Sky Phoenix
• Van Cleef & Arpels | Lady Arpels Soleil Féerique
“Petite Aiguille”
• Bell & Ross | BR 05 Skeleton
• Breitling | Superocean Heritage ’57 Limited Edition II
• Habring2 | Chrono Felix Panda
• IWC Schaffhausen | Portugieser Automatic 40
• Sarpaneva | Sarpaneva x Moomin
• Trilobe | Secret
Challenge
• Behrens | Rotary
• Breitling | Endurance Pro
• Kurono Tokyo by Hajime | Asaoka Anniversary Green ‘Mori’
• Louis Erard | Excellence Regulator Alain Silberstein Limited Edition
• Ming | 27.01 Ultra Thin
• Tudor | Black Bay Fifty-Eight “Navy Blue”