GPHG 2012: Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève
70 is the number of watches shortlisted for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2012 (GPHG).
The 12th awards ceremony will be held at Geneva’s Grand Théâtre on 15 November 2012.
As every year, the watches in competition will take part in a travelling exhibition. First stop: Zurich, at Les Ambassadeurs on Bahnhofstrasse, then on to Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The final stage at Geneva’s Cité du Temps will give the public the chance to discover the 70 timepieces from 2 to 8 November 2012.
Personally, I already have a few favourites:
- Poetic Wish by Van Cleef or the Chanel Tourbillon Volant in the Ladies’ category
- Hautlence HLC06 and Legacy Machine by MB&F in the Men’s category
- Harry Winston’s Opus 12, HYT’s H1 and Christophe Claret’s X-TREM-1 in the Innovation category.
The GHPG 2011 saw the following watches triumph:
DB28, De Bethune, Aiguille d’Or Prize
Millenary 4101, Audemars Piguet, Public Prize
Le Temps Suspendu, Hermès, Men’s Watch Prize
Crazy Jungle “Hathi”, Boucheron, Ladies’ Watch Prize
Academy Christophe Colomb Equation of Time, Zenith, Grand Complication Prize
Lady Arpels Polar Landscape Seal Deco,Van Cleef & Arpels, Jewellery Watch and Métiers d’Art Prize
Mikrotimer Flying 1000, Tag Heuer, Sports Watch Prize
UR110 Titanium, Urwerk, Design Watch Prize
Star WorldTime GMT Automatic, Montblanc, Petite Aiguille Prize
The website: www.gphg.org
