The 2020 prize list of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) was something of a digital firework display. Women’s and men’s, sports or ornate, the watches honoured this year vied for creativity and audacity.
Created in 2001, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève is to the watchmaking world what the Oscars are to cinema. SoBARNES had previously presented the 84 finalists of the 2020 edition, divided into 14 categories for 19 awards including the prestigious “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix . Due to health restrictions, the traditional awards ceremony was replaced by a digital show hosted by French actor Edouard Baer.
The most sought-after prizes went to Piaget, awarded the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix for the Altiplano Ultimate Concept watch, to Bovet 1822, Ladies’ Watch Prize for Miss Audrey, and to Voutilainen, Men’s Watch Prize for the 28SC (see the full prize list below).
It was thus Piaget that received the ultimate reward with the world's thinnest mechanical watch ever created: the Altiplano Ultimate Concept at just 2mm thick. We let you into a little 100% SoBARNES secret about this marvel: as it was impossible to fit it with a classic crown (winder) because it was so thin, Piaget invented a flat, telescopic system with its own specially designed winding tool!
A dazzling 2020 prize list :
“Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix: Piaget, Altiplano Ultimate Concept / Ladies’ Watch Prize: Bovet 1822, Miss Audrey / Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize: Charles Girardier, Tourbillon Signature Mystérieuse « fleur de sel » / Men’s Watch Prize: Voutilainen, 28SC / Men’s Complication Watch Prize: Greubel Forsey, Hand Made 1 / Iconic Watch Prize: Bulgari, Aluminium Chronograph / Chronometry Watch Prize: Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud, FB 2RE.2 / Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize: Vacheron Constantin, Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton / Mechanical Exception Prize: Bovet 1822, Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter 2 / Chronograph Watch Prize: H. Moser & Cie, Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic / Diver’s Watch Prize: Breitling, Superocean Automatic 48 Boutique Edition / Jewellery Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels, Frivole Secrète watch / Artistic Crafts Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels, Lady Arpels Soleil Féerique
“Petite Aiguille” Prize: Breitling, Superocean Heritage '57 Limited Edition II / Challenge Watch Prize: Tudor, Black Bay Fifty-Eight / Innovation Prize: Parmigiani Fleurier, Hijri Perpetual Calendar / Audacity Prize: H. Moser & Cie, Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon H. Moser X MB&F / Horological Revelation Prize: Petermann Bédat, Dead beat second / Special Jury Prize: Antoine Simonin, watchmaker, teacher, editor and former director of the WOSTEP Foundation
Infos : GPHG.org
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