The jury of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève announced the list of 70 watches that continue the competition for one of 16 prestigious prizes which every year highlight the best annual horological creations, as well as the most notable names in the watchmaking industry. The 13th GPHG Awards Ceremony will take place on November 15, 2013, at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. The complete list of 70 pre-selected timepieces is available on the Grand Prix’s official website www.gphg.org.
The Foundation of the Watchmaking Grand Prix will award watches selected in the following categories: Grande Complication, Ladies Watch, Ladies Complications Watch, Men’s Watch, Men’s Complication Watch, Innovation Watch, Jewellery Watch, Artistic Crafts Watch, Sports Watch and “La Petite Aiquille”. One of 70 masterpieces will be prized with “Aiguille d’or” which is a supreme award for the best annual creation.
Besides, all watch fans can vote for their favorite timepieces on the official Internet page or on the GPHG mobile app, thus becoming a part of the very special jury which decides about the Prix du Public winner. By participating in this voting, you will get a chance to be selected as a watch winner.
Before the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève Award Ceremony, pre-selected watches will be a part of a traveling exhibition that will be held in Beijing from October 11 to 13. Seventy timepieces will also be exhibited in Macao, from October 15 to 18 and then in Dubai, from October 22 to 24. The watches will return to Asia after the award ceremony, to be presented in
Singapore, from November 21 to 28, in the L’Atelier by The Hour Glass boutique. In the meanwhile, they will be on display in the Genevian Cité du Temps, from November 1 to 10.
Top End of the Haute Horology
Among masterpieces which are pre-selected for the Best Grande Complication Watch title, there are A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar watch, Bulgari’s Comedia Dell Arte and Audemars Piguet Tradition Minute Repeater Tourbillon Chronograph. The brand that we used to see in this category is Greubel Forsey which, this time, is competing with its highly complicated GMT model. One of my favorites is Hublot MP-05 LaFerrari.
Some of distinctive timepieces which are in the competition for the best men’s model are Maurice Lacroix SA Masterpiece Seconde Mysterieuse, MB&F Horological Machine No.5 ‘On the Road Again’, as well as Urban Jürgensen & Sonner Montre Observatoire Enamel watch. The highlights in the Men’s Complications Watch Category are Hublot Antikythera SunMoon, Romain Gauthier Logical One watch, De Bethune DB28 Skybridge and Greubel Forsey Double Balanicer 35°.
Some of the most appealing ladies’ models are Louis Moinet’s Stardance, Hermès Pendentif Boule, as well as Chaumet Liens De Chaumet Watch. In the Ladies’ Complications Watch Category, there are several truly spectacular pieces. I want to mark Van Cleef & Arpel Lady Arpels Ballerine Enchantée, BOVET 1822 Recital 9 Tourbillon Miss Alexandra watch and Chaumet Attrape-moi… si tu m’aimes creative complication watch.
Vianney Halter DEEP SPACE TOURBILLON, Roger Dubuis Excalibur Quatuor and HYT SA H2 watch are some of models which are competing for the Innovation Watch Prize. Among Jewellery Watches, there are Boucheron Ajourée Héra, Chanel Camélia Brodé Dual Time Watch, Louis Vuitton Les Ardentes Secret watch and several other breathtaking pieces. Distinctive by a special touch of artistry, BOVET 1822 Amadeo® Fleurier Tourbillon Amadéo, De Bethune DB25 Imperial Fountain, Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Papillon Extraordinaire are in the competition for the Artistic Crafts Watch of the year.
Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th Chronograph is my favorite for the Best Sport Watch in 2013. It will run for the title together with Chopard Superfast Power Control, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver and several other models. Finally, in “La Petite Aiquille” category, I especially like Habring2 Jumping Second Pilot, as well as Zenith’s Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 GMT watch.
