In case you missed our live video feed of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève Awards (arguably the most important awards in the watch industry), here is a recap of all the winning pieces. To see all the nominees you can also review this post to see what incredible time pieces were pre-selected.
The Special Jury Prize – Vacheron Constantin, Reference 57260
The Special Jury Prize went to three deserving watchmakers Jean-Luc Perrin, Micke and Yannick Pintus, who spent an incredible eight years working on the amazing Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260, aka The Most Complicated Watch in the World. You can read our exclusive review on the watch here.
Ladies' – Hublot, Big Bang Broderie
Ladies' High-Mechanical – Fabergé, Lady Compliquée Peacock
Men's – Kari Voutilainen, Voutilainen GMR
Chronograph – Piaget, Altiplano Chronograph
Tourbillon – Ulysse Nardin, Anchor Tourbillon
Calendar – Hermès, Slim d'Hermès QP
Striking – Girard Perregaux, Minute-Repeater Tourbillon With Gold Bridges
Mechanical Exception – Jaquet Droz, The Charming Bird
"Petite Aiguille" – Habring2, Felix
Sports – Tudor, Pelagos
Jewelry – Audemars Piguet, Diamond Punk
Metiers d'Art – Blancpain, Villeret Cadran Shakudo
The Golden Hand – Greubel Forsey, Tourbillon 24 Seconds
Additional Prizes
There were several other awards after the main categories were announced. The Revelation Prize went to Laurent Ferrier for the Galet Square, the Revival Prize went to the Piaget Extremely Piaget Cuff (see my review here), and the Technical Innovation Prize went to the Tourbillon of Tourbillons by Antoine Preziuso.
For more information, please visit the GPHG website here. And our thoughts on the now GPHG winning Greubel can be seen here.