Inside the 25th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

The 25th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) brought style, suspense, and a whole lot of sizzling timepieces to the world of haute horology. Held at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, the event drew distinguished brands and enthusiasts to celebrate spectacular watchmaking. Here, 90 nominees handpicked by the GPHG Academy—a global network of over 1,000 industry professionals—vied for the coveted Hands of Time.

Claiming the top honour, “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix, Breguet’s Classique Souscription 2025 captivated the thirty-strong jury with its cultural cachet. This faithful reinterpretation of the 18th-century Souscription pocket watch symbolises the genius of a watchmaker’s agility in navigating the changing landscape of luxury watches, just like how Abraham-Louis Breguet revolutionised the industry with the original in the face of the French Revolution.

Other heavy hitters of the evening include Chopard and Bvlgari. The former, in particular, made a strong showing as it took home the Ladies’ Complication and Sports watch prizes for the Imperiale Four Seasons and the Alpine Eagle 41 SL Cadence 8HF, respectively. The latter, on the other hand, bagged the Tourbillon trophy for its innovative Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon. Read on for the full list of GPHG honorees this year.

LADIES’

Audemars Piguet — Royal Oak Mini Frosted Gold Quartz

Gérald Genta — Gentissima Oursin Fire Opal (Winner)

Louis Vuitton — Tambour Convergence platinum

Piaget — Sixtie

Tiffany & Co. — Bird on a Rock Legacy Tanzanite

Voutilainen — 28CG

LADIES’ COMPLICATION

Audemars Piguet — Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon

Chopard — Imperiale Four Seasons (Winner)

Franck Muller — Round Triple Mystery

Gucci — Gucci Interlocking

Hermès — Hermès Cut Le temps suspendu

Jacob & Co. — The Mystery Tourbillon 44mm

TIME ONLY

Daniel Roth — Extra Plat Rose Gold (Winner)

Ming — Project 21

Parmigiani Fleurier — Tonda PF Micro-Rotor Platinum

Piaget — Andy Warhol Watch Clou de Paris Edition

Raúl Pagès — RP2

Tasaki — Face of Tasaki (Black Mother of Pearl)

MEN’S

Chopard — L.U.C Quattro Mark IV

Garrick — S3 Deadbeat Seconds – Power Reserve

Grand Seiko — Spring Drive U.F.A.

Laurent Ferrier — Classic Auto Horizon

Urban Jürgensen — UJ-2: Double Wheel Natural Escapement (Winner)

Zenith — G.F.J. Calibre 135

MEN’S COMPLICATION

Audemars Piguet — Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar “150th Anniversary” Openworked

Bovet 1822 — Récital 30 (Winner)

Chopard — L.U.C Lunar One

Louis Vuitton X Voutilainen — LVKV-02 GMR 6

Parmigiani Fleurier — Toric Quantieme Perpetuel

Urban Jürgensen — UJ-3: Perpetual Calendar with Double Wheel Escapement

ICONIC

Andersen Genève — Communication 45

Audemars Piguet — Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar (Winner)

Breguet — Classique Souscription 2025

Bvlgari — Bvlgari x MB&F Serpenti

Parmigiani Fleurier — Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante

Piaget — Andy Warhol watch

TOURBILLON

Arnold & Son — Constant Force Tourbillon 11

Bvlgari — Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon (Winner)

Czapek — Antarctique Tourbillon Glacier Blue

Fam Al Hut — Möbius

Louis Vuitton — Tambour Taiko Spin Time Air Flying Tourbillon

Urban Jürgensen — UJ-1: 250th Anniversary Tourbillon Remontoire d’Égalité

MECHANICAL EXCEPTION

Armin Strom — Dual Time GMT Resonance Manufacture Edition

Greubel Forsey — Nano Foudroyante (Winner)

Hazemann & Monnin — School Watch Subscription

Louis Vuitton — Escale au Pont-Neuf

Luca Soprana — Derek Pratt Remontoir d’Egalité

Van Cleef & Arpels — Lady Arpels Bal des Amoureux Automate

CHRONOGRAPH

Andersen Genève — Split Second Chronograph Worldtime

Angelus — Chronographe Télémètre Yellow Gold (Winner)

Audemars Piguet — Royal Oak Concept Split-Seconds Chronograph GMT Large Date

H. Moser & Cie — Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition

Louis Moinet — 1816

Ming — 20.01 Series 5

SPORTS

Audemars Piguet — Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph

Chopard — Alpine Eagle 41 SL Cadence 8HF (Winner)

Grand Seiko — Tokyo Lion Tentagraph

Laurent Ferrier — Sport Auto 79

Parmigiani Fleurier — Tonda PF Sport Chronograph Ultra Cermet

Ressence — The Ressence GMT Sport-Chic Watch Type 7

JEWELLERY

Bvlgari — Serpenti Aeterna

Chopard — Swan Lake

Dior Montres — La D de Dior Buisson Couture (Winner)

Piaget — Swinging Sautoir

Simon Brette — Chronomètre Artisans Joaillerie

Van Cleef & Arpels — Cadenas

ARTISTIC CRAFTS

Chopard — L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Straw Marquetry Edition

Hermès — Arceau Rocabar de rire

Louis Vuitton — Tambour Bushido Automata

Piaget — Altiplano Skeleton High Jewellery Métiers d’Art

Tiffany & Co. — Bird on a Flying Tourbillon – Azure Blossom

Voutilainen — 28GML SOUYOU (Winner)

“PETITE AIGUILLE”

Amida — Digitrend Open Sapphire

Christopher Ward London — C12 Loco

H. Moser & Cie. — Streamliner Alpine Mechanics Edition

M.A.D. Editions — M.A.D.2 Green (Winner)

Nomos Glashütte — Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer

Otsuka Lotec — No. 5 Kai

CHALLENGE

Atelier Wen — Millésime 2024 睦 (Mù)

Beda’a — Eclipse

Behrens — Orion One

Christopher Ward London — C1 Celestial Moonphase x Mr Jones Watches

Dennison — Natural Stone Tiger Eye In Gold (Winner)

Kurono Tokyo — Jubilee Sensu EOL ‘Shiraai’

MECHANICAL CLOCK

Anton Suhanov — St. Petersburg Easter Egg Tourbillon Clock

Fiona Krüger — Mystery Box: Forget Time, by Fiona Krüger X Denis Flageollet

L’Epée 1839 — Albatross L’Epée 1839 X MB&F (Winner)

Louis Vuitton — Montgolfière Aéro

Miki Eleta — BY 21Dez12ME

Trilobe — Le Temps Retrouvé

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: Alain Dominique Perrin — Fondation Cartier

YOUNG STUDENT PRIZE: Edouard Le

AUDACITY: Fam Al Hut — Möbius

CHRONOMETRY: Zenith — G.F.J. Calibre 135

HOROLOGICAL REVELATION: Anton Suhanov — St. Petersburg Easter Egg Tourbillon Clock