Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix to Bulgari, the Octo Finissimo. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
And the Winners Are
Geneva, Switzerland — The much awaited 2021 awards from the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (the GPHG) were held last November 4th in a festive ceremony. Often referred to as the Oscars of the watch industry, the awards award annually the most remarkable contemporary creations and subsequently promote the art of watchmaking around the world. Some 19 prizes are awarded by the GPHG which is a foundation, including the Aiguille d’Or (the Golden Hand), the ultimate Best in Show award which this year went to the house of Bulgari for its remarkable Ocoto Finissimo watch, pictured above.
Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize to Van Cleef & Arpels, Lady Féerie Watch. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
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. The Special Jury Prize, which rewards a personality or an influential institution on the watchmaking scene, was won this year by the Dubai Watch Week. The 2021 award-winning watches will subsequently be presented during Dubai Watch Week, from November 24 to 28, and then in Paris from December 2 to 5. The Gourmet Gazette invites you to get lost in the wonderful world of time through a spectacular Slide Show. ©Trish Valicenti forThe Gourmet Gazettehttps://www.gphg.org/horlogerie/en
A Gourmet Gazette Slide Show
Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize to Christiaan Van Der Klaauw, CVDK Planetarium Eise Eisinga. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
ewellery Watch Prize to Chopard, Flower Power. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Innovation Prize to Bernhard Lederer, Central Impulse Chronometer. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Audacity Prize to Louis Vuitton, Tambour Carpe Diem. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Horological Revelation Prize to Furlan Marri, MR. Grey Ref. 1041-A. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Challenge Watch Prize to CIGA Design, Blue Planet. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Tourbillon Watch Prize to De Bethune, DB Kind of Two Tourbillon. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Mechanical Exception Watch Prize to Piaget, Altiplano Ultimate Automatic. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Chronograph Watch Prize to Zenith, Chronomaster Sport. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Jewellery Watch Prize to Chopard, Flower Power. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Artistic Crafts Watch Prize to MB&F, LM SE Eddy Jaquet ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Petite Aiguille Prize to Tudor, Black Bay Ceramic. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Iconic Watch Prize to Audemars Piguet, Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Thin. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Men’s Complication Watch Prize to MB&F, LMX Titanium. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Men’s Watch Prize to Grand Seiko, Hi-Beat 36000 80 Hours Caliber 9SA5. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize to Van Cleef & Arpels, Lady Féerie Watch. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Ladies’ Watch Prize to Piaget, the Limelight Gala Precious Rainbow. Photo courtesy GPHG Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix to Bulgari, the Octo Finissimo. Photo courtesy GPHG. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
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