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Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve 2010 Watch Award Winners

By on November 18, 2010 in Watch Industry News

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Last night was the watch industry's annual big award show gala event - the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG). These are our Oscars, and the 2010 winners are interesting. A few surprises, and a lot of watches that just keep winning. I was invited to the ceremony, but was unfortunately unable to stick around in Europe long enough after my last trip to go this year. Next year I will go, and might just sport a Timex!

Surprises that I am happy to see? Seiko won the prize for the best Sports Watch with the Spring Drive Spacewalk Commemorative Edition watch. MB&F won for best Design & Concept Watch with their HM4 Thunderbolt. The best Men's Watch prize went to Laurent Ferrier for his Galet Classic Tourbillon Double Balance Spring watch, that I am proud to say was first introduced by me to the world on the Internet here.

Really happy about everyone that won. Here is the full list.

- The Grand Prize of “L’Aiguille d’Or” (the “Golden Hand”): Greubel Forsey - Double Tourbillon 30° Edition Historique

- Special Jury Prize: AHCI - Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants

- Ladies Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels - Le Pont des Amoureux

- Men’s Watch Prize: Laurent Ferrier - Galet Classic Tourbillon Double Spiral

- Design and Concept Watch Prize: MB&F - Horological Machine N°4 Thunderbolt

- Jewellery Watch Prize: Chopard - High Jewellery Owl Watch

- Complicated Watch Prize: F.P. Journe - Chronomètre  Résonance

- Sports Watch Prize: Seiko - Spring Drive Spacewalk Commemorative Edition

- Prize of « La Petite Aiguille » (the Small Hand): TAG Heuer - CARRERA Calibre 1887 Chronograph

- Best Watchmaker Prize: Jean-Fran§ois Mojon

- Public Prize: Vacheron Constantin - Historique Ultra-fine 1955

Check out more details here on WorldTempus, the official media partner of the GPHG.

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Ivan Y
Ivan Y

LF watch is great - one of those if-I-win-a-lottery purchases :)

Seiko watch is also very cool, but the price is, uhm, astronomical. In hindsight, a very smart purchase was of the watch that went to space (sold for $10000 premium compared to retail).

Ivan Y
Ivan Y

LF watch is great - one of those if-I-win-a-lottery purchases :) Seiko watch is also very cool, but the price is, uhm, astronomical. In hindsight, a very smart purchase was of the watch that went to space (sold for $10000 premium compared to retail).

Kris C.
Kris C.

That jewellery watch prize is odd - I would have given the MB&F owl watch a nod before the Chopard.

I've been waiting to see the Grand Prize winner reviewed here., Not exactly my cup of tea, but a very nice piece nonetheless. Love the use of all the small text on the dial and by the crown; better done than on the Invention Piece 3.

Kris C.
Kris C.

That jewellery watch prize is odd - I would have given the MB&F owl watch a nod before the Chopard. I've been waiting to see the Grand Prize winner reviewed here., Not exactly my cup of tea, but a very nice piece nonetheless. Love the use of all the small text on the dial and by the crown; better done than on the Invention Piece 3.

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