Excellence, innovation and watchmaking expertise were duly rewarded on this Friday October 31st in the Grand Théâtre de Genève, on the occasion of the 14th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) prize-giving ceremony. The international jury of this edition 2014 of the GPHG handed out 16 prizes, including the supreme “Aiguille d’Or”, distinction, awarded to Breguet for the Classic Chronométrie model. This prize was officially presented on-stage by the Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann, who praised the vitality of the Swiss watch industry.
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List of winners
Aiguille d’Or: Breguet Classique Chronométrie
Ladies’ Watch Prize: Blancpain Women Off-centred Hour
Ladies High-Mech Watch Prize: Christophe Claret Margot
Men’s Watch Prize: Urban Jürgensen & Sonner Central Second
Chronograph Watch Prize: De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon
Tourbillon Watch Prize: Grönefeld Parallax Tourbillon
Calendar Watch Prize: A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar “Terraluna”
Striking Watch Prize: Hublot Classic Fusion Cathedral Tourbillon Minute Repeater
Mechanical Exception Watch Prize: Urwerk EMC
“Petite Aiguille” Prize: Seiko Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 GMT
Sports Watch Prize: Zenith El Primero Lightweight
Jewellery Watch Prize: Bulgari Diva High Jewellery Emeralds
Artistic Crafts Watch Prize: Voutilainen Hisui
Innovation Watch Prize: Urwerk EMC
“Revival” Prize: Omega Speedmaster “Dark Side of the Moon”
Special Jury Prize: Walter Lange
Public Prize: Breguet Classique Dame
Jointly hosted by Melanie Winiger and Frédéric Beigbeder, the ceremony was attended by around 1,500 guests including influential figures from the world of watchmaking, finance and politics.
Simultaneously translated into English for fans worldwide, the ceremony was broadcast live on Euronews.com, Worldtempus.com, Hodinkee.com, on the official GPHG website and on local TV channel Leman bleu.
After New Delhi, Beijing and Geneva, the exhibition of the watches pre-selected by the jury will be on show in London at the SalonQP from November 6th to 8th.