The 2018 edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve has officially wrapped up
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On Friday, November 9, 2018 the red-carpet gala evening for the presentation of prizes in the 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève took place in Geneva’s Théâtre du Léman at the Grand Hotel Kempinski.
The biggest prize of all in 2018, the Aiguille d’Or, went to the Bovet Récital 22 Grand Récital.
The jury selected the Nomos Glashütte Tangente 41 Update, with its innovative date mechanism, as the inaugural winner in the “Challenge” category, which includes new models priced under 4,000 CHF.
Going into ceremony, the Akrivia Chronométre Contemporain might just have been the hottest watch on the planet. The brainchild of 31-year old watchmaker Rexhep Rexhepi and his small Geneva-based team, the Chronométre Contemporain delighted enthusiasts and collectors with its blend of asymmetrical and symmetrical elements and stop-second/zero-reset mechanism.
Seiko made a statement with Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver’s Re-creation of Japan’s first hi-beat diver from 1968. Dive watch enthusiasts had been craving a re-edition of this historic model for decades and Seiko didn’t disappoint when this limited edition model was released at Baselworld
The Jewellery category is notoriously tough to predict and the GPHG jury preferred the elegance of the Van Cleef & Arpels Secret de Coccinelle.
The skeletonized Chanel Boy-friend ended up taking home the prize in the ladies’ category.
The GPHG jury went with the very equestrian (and on-brand) Hermès Arceau Robe du Soir for the winner of the Artistic Crafts category.
The Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Planétarium seemed to be an easy choice for the GPHG jury in Ladies’ Complication.
The Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar School Piece, inspired by the septuagenarian watchmaker’s years as a student, is the GPHG Winner in Men’s Complication.
The innovative model Singer Reimagined Singer Track1 Hong Kong Edition is the victor in the Chronograph category.
De Bethune solidified its outstanding year – its first under new ownership – with a victory in the Chronometry category for the DB25 Starry Varius Chronomètre Tourbillon.
The final category was Mechanical Exception where the Greubel Forsey Grande Sonnerie selected as the actual winner.
Other prizes awarded include the Audacity Prize for Konstantin Chaykin (nominated in the Mechanical Exception and Petite Aiguille categories), the Innovation Prize for the Krayon Everywhere Horizon (nominated in the Men’s Complication category), the Revival Prize for the Vacheron Constantin Historiques Triple Calendrier 1942 (nominated in the Men’s category), and the Special Jury prize, which went to Jean-Claude Biver for his contributions to watchmaking over the past three decades.
