The much awaited 2021 prize list of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) was unveiled last evening at a evening poetically hosted by Edouard Baer. The ceremony honoured contemporary watchmaking excellence and creativity by handing out 19 prizes to winners announced by the 30-member jury headed by Nick Foulkes.
Jean-Christophe Babin (CEO of Bulgari) ; Hind Seddiqi (Director General of Dubai Watch Week) ; Lititia Zhang Berruex (Representative of CIGA design in Switzerland) ; Eric Pirson (Director of Tudor) ; Jean Arnault (Marketing and Product Development Director, Watches, Louis Vuitton) ; Frédéric Bondoux (President of Grand Seiko Europe) ; François-Henry Bennahmias (CEO of Audemars Piguet) ; Benjamin Comar (CEO of Piaget) ; Karl-Friedrich Scheufele (Co-president of Chopard) ; Eric de Rocquigny (International Operations & Métiers Director of Van Cleef & Arpels) ; Maximilian Büsser (Owner & Creative Director of MB&F) ; Julien Tornare (CEO of Zenith) ; Pierre Jacques (CEO of De Bethune) ; Daniël et Maria Reintjes (Owners and creativ directors of Christiaan Van Der Klaauw) ; Andrea Furlan et Hamad Al Marri (Co-founders of Furlan Marri) ; Benjamin Comar (CEO of Piaget) ; Bernhard Lederer (Watchmaker & CEO of Lederer Watches), Carine Maillard and Raymond Lorean (GPHG)
With so many deserving timepieces and talented master watchmakers under one roof, it surely was a tough one. However, the jury has spoken and we are relatively in accordance with most of the winners here, with some of our predictions being spot on. (our predictions)
The ultimate ‘best in show’ distinction, the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix, was awarded to Bulgari for the Octo Finissimo watch.
The Audemars Piguet, Bernhard Lederer, Chopard, Christiaan Van Der Klaauw, CIGA Design, De Bethune, Furlan Marri, Grand Seiko, Louis Vuitton, MB&F, Piaget, Tudor, Van Cleef & Arpels and Zenith brands were also saluted by the Jury and the GPHG Academy for the quality of their creations in various categories.
Ladies’ Watch Prize: Piaget, Limelight Gala Precious RainbowLadies’ Complication Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels, Lady Féerie WatchMen’s Watch Prize: Grand Seiko, Hi-Beat 36000 80 Hours Caliber 9SA5Men’s Complication Watch Prize: MB&F, LMX TitaniumIconic Watch Prize: Audemars Piguet, Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-ThinTourbillon Watch Prize: De Bethune, DB Kind of Two TourbillonCalendar and Astronomy Watch Prize: Christiaan Van Der Klaauw, CVDK Planetarium Eise EisingaMechanical Exception Watch Prize: Piaget, Altiplano Ultimate AutomaticChronograph Watch Prize: Zenith, Chronomaster SportDiver’s Watch Prize: Louis Vuitton, Tambour Street Diver Skyline BlueJewellery Watch Prize: Chopard, Flower PowerArtistic Crafts Watch Prize: MB&F, LM SE Eddy Jaquet ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’“Petite Aiguille” Prize: Tudor, Black Bay CeramicChallenge Watch Prize: CIGA Design, Blue PlanetHorological Revelation Prize: Furlan Marri, MR. Grey Ref. 1041-AAudacity Prize: Louis Vuitton, Tambour Carpe DiemInnovation Prize: Bernhard Lederer, Central Impulse Chronometer
The Special Jury Prize, which rewards a personality or an influential institution on the watchmaking scene, was won this year by the much-awaited Dubai Watch Week.
Hind Seddiqi, Director General of Dubai Watch Week, winner of the Special Jury Prize 2021
Here’s congratulating all the nominees and winners on the most honorable acknowledgement in the world of Haute Horlogerie – GPHG 2021.
Coming from a family of watch enthusiasts and pioneers, Kari, as fondly identified by the watch-community, has been a part of this mystical world of horology for almost two decades now. From watch magazines to books to Internationally acclaimed watch shows, Kari has founded, initiated and pioneered various such endeavours.
