The Oscars of watchmaking saluted the excellence of global horological creations at the award ceremony in Geneva
Hailed as one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in watchmaking today, the Grand Prix d’horlogerie de Genève celebrated watchmaking excellence and creativity at the prize-giving ceremony in Geneva on October 29.
Joined by 1,500 audiences composed of influential stakeholders of the watch industry, as well as leading figures from political and economic circles, the award pays tribute to horological excellence worldwide.
17 prizes were chosen by the prestigious international jury team, which is comprised by various specialists in the watch industry ranged from watchmakers to art critics.
Among the other winners, Greubel Forsey’s “Tourbillion 24 Secondes Vision” was crowned the supreme distinction “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix, honouring the world-class.
Watch aficionados can appreciate the aesthetics and exquisite craftsmanship of these prize-winning timepieces at the SalonQP in London from November 12 to 14.
2015 PRIZE LIST:
“Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix: Greubel Forsey, Tourbillon 24 Secondes Vision
Ladies’ Watch Prize: Hublot, Big Band Broderie
Ladies’ High-Mech Watch Prize: Fabergé, Lady Compliquée Peacock
Men’s Watch Prize: Voutilainen, Voutilainen GMR
Chronograph Watch Prize: Piaget, Altiplano Chrono
Tourbillon Watch Prize: Ulysse Nardin, Ulysse Anchor Tourbillon
Calendar Watch Prize: Hermès, Slim d'Hermès QP
Striking Watch Prize: Girard-Perregaux, Minute Repeater Tourbillon with Gold Bridges
Mechanical Exception Watch Prize: Jaquet Droz, The Charming Bird
“Petite Aiguille” Prize: Habring2 , Felix
Sports Watch Prize: Tudor, Pelagos
Jewellery Watch Prize: Audemars Piguet, Diamond Punk
Artistic Crafts Watch Prize: Blancpain, Villeret, cadran Shakudō
Revival Watch Prize: Piaget, Extremely Piaget Double Sided Cuff Watch
Innovation Watch Prize: Antoine Preziuso, Tourbillon of Tourbillons
“Horological Revlation” Prize: Laurent Ferrier, Galet Square
Special Jury Prize: Micke Pintus, Yannick Pintus, Jean-Luc Perrin, the three Vacheron Constantin watchmakers who developed the Reference 57260 watch.
In addition, voting via the Internet and at the exhibitions resulted in the awarding of the Public Prize: Antoine Preziuso, Tourbillon of Tourbillons