Piaget wins the “Aiguille d’Or”!

Due to pandemic-related sanitary measures, the 20th edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) was a socially distanced one… with an audience made of balloons! A strange atmosphere which did not prevent the event – exceptionally transformed in a true digital show – from being followed live on the web by many aficionados of beautiful mechanics.

By Nicolas Yvon

François-Henry Bennahmias (CEO of Audemars Piguet) was the one to present Chabi Nouri (Piaget CEO) with the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix for the Altiplano Ultimate Concept watch.

La cérémonie du GPHG 2020 — *The GPHG 2020 award ceremony was live streamed online.*

Organized with brio by the vivacious Edouard Baer, the GPHG 2020 award ceremony recompensed the best pieces selected by the jury, divided into eighteen categories.

Les trophées du GPGH 2020 — *GPHG 2020 trophies expecting their winners*.

The most significant of the contest, the coveted “Aiguille d’Or”, was awarded this year to Piaget for the Altiplano Ultimate Concept.

Piaget remporte l'aiguille d'Or du GPHG 2020 — *Chabi Nouri, CEO at Piaget, manufacture winner of the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix with the Altiplano Ultimate Concept watch.*

To know every technical secret of the Altiplano Ultimate Concept, the thinnest mechanical watch in the world – thickness of only 2 mm! – see our detailed datasheet.

Altiplano Ultimate Concept by Piaget: a marvel of watchmaking thinness.

The other awards-winners are: Bovet 1822, Bulgari, Breitling, Charles Girardier, Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud, H. Moser & Cie, Greubel Forsey, Parmigiani Fleurier, Petermann Bédat, Tudor, Van Cleef & Arpels, Vacheron Constantin and Voutilainen.

Les lauréats du GPHG 2020 et leur trophées — *The winners of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2020:* Chabi Nouri (Piaget CEO), Georges Kern (Breitling CEO), Kari Voutilainen (Owner and watchmaker), Karl-Friedrich Scheufele (President of La Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud), Jean-Christophe Babin (Bulgari CEO), Roland Enderli (Responsable Commercial at Tudor Watch), Louis Ferla (Vacheron Constantin CEO), Pascal Raffy (Managing Director of Bovet 1822), Patrick A. Ulm (Charles Girardier CEO), Eric de Rocquigny (International Operation & Métiers Director at Van Cleef & Arpels), Stephen Forsey (Co-founder of Greubel Forsey), David Bernard (COO at Greubel Forsey), Edouard Meylan (H. Moser & Cie CEO), Gaël Petermann et Florian Bédat (Co-founders of Petermann Bédat), Davide Traxler (Parmigiani Fleurier CEO)

And we shall not forget the winner of the Special Jury Prize, which awards an influent player of the watchmaking world. It was bestowed to Antoine Simonin, instructor and expert in watchmaking, editor, and director of the WOSTEP Foundation (independent Swiss watchmaking institution).

After admiring in pictures the prize list watches below, find all the detailed information on the GPHG 2020 award ceremony on the official site : gphg.org .

The winners of GPHG 2020

GPHG 2020 Prix de la Montre Dame pour Bovet 1822, Miss Audrey — *The pendant watch Miss Audrey designed by the House of Bovet 1822 wins the Ladies’ Watch Prize*.

GPHG 2020 Prix Complication Dame pour Charles Girardier, Tourbillon Signature Mystérieuse "fleur de sel" — *Charles Girardier was bestowed the Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize for his Tourbillon Signature Mystérieuse « fleur de sel »*.

GPHG 2020 - Prix de la Montre Homme : Voutilainen, 28SC — *The Men’s Watch Prize goes to Voutilainen for his 28SC* *model*.

GPHG 2020 Prix de la Complication Homme pour Greubel Forsey avec la montre Hand Made 1 — ***Discover in pictures the fabrication secrets of the incredible Hand Made 1 in Greubel Forsey’s workshops.***

GPHG 2020 - Prix de la Montre Iconique pour Bvlgari et son chronographe Aluminium — *And the Iconic Watch Prize goes to…Bvlgari for his Aluminium Chronograph*.

To know everything on this model, follow this link and read our detailed watch sheet on the Bvlgari Aluminium Chronograph.

GPHG 2020 - Prix de la Chronométrie pour Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud avec la montre FB 2RE.2 — *With the FB 2RE.2 watch, the Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud house rightly wins the Chronometry Watch Prize.*

GPHG 2020 - Prix de la Montre Calendrier et Astronomie pour Vacheron Constantin avec un QP Overseas Ultra-Plat Squelette — *The Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize for Vacheron Constantin with this Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton in pink gold.*

To know everything on this Vacheron Constantin model, follow this link and read our detailed watch sheet on the Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton in pink gold.

GPHG 2020 - Prix de l’Exception Mécanique pour la Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter 2 de Bovet 1822 — *Bovet 1822 is awarded the Mechanical Exception Watch Prize with his Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter 2 model.*

GPHG 2020 - Prix de la Montre Chronographe pour H. Moser & Cie, Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic — *Breitling manufacture wins the Diver’s Watch Prize with this Superocean Automatic 48 Boutique Edition*.

GPHG 2020 - Le Prix de la Montre Joaillerie est pour Van Cleef & Arpels avec une Montre Frivole Secrète — *The Jewellery Watch Prize was bestowed to Van Cleef & Arpels for the Frivole Secrète watch*.

GPHG 2020 - Le Prix de la Montre Métiers d’Art revient à Van Cleef & Arpels pour sa Lady Arpels Soleil Féerique — *A second prize won by Van Cleef & Arpels, who snatches the Artistic Crafts Watch Prize with this Lady Arpels Soleil Féerique*.

GPHG 2020 - La manufacture Breitling repart un deuxième trophée en remportant le Prix de la Petite Aiguille avec une Superocean Heritage '57 Limited Edition II — *Same for Breitling, who wins the coveted “Petite Aiguille” Prize with this Superocean Heritage ’57 Limited Edition II*.

GPHG 2020 - Le Prix Challenge revient à l'emblématique Black Bay Fifty-Eight de Tudor — *Tudor manufacture is awarded the Challenge Watch Prize with its iconic Black Bay Fifty-Eight*.

Black Bay: the vintage icon of the Tudor manufacture in its version Fifty-Eight “Navy blue”.

To discover more about the winner of the GPHG 2020 Challenge Prize, you can either see our detailed data sheet on the Black Bay Fifty-Eight « Navy Blue » or read our wonderful article on this edition signed Tudor… or both.

GPHG 2020 - Le Prix de l’Innovation est décerné à Parmigiani Fleurier qui a mis au point un Calendrier Perpétuel Hégirien — *The Innovation Prize goes to Parmigiani Fleurier, which designed a Hiriji Perpetual Calendar.*

GPHG 2020 - Le Prix de l’Audace est attribué à H. Moser & Cie avec cette montre Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon H. Moser X MB&F — *Yet another house winning two awards, H. Moser & Cie snatches the Audacity Prize for this Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon model, a co-creation with MB&F*.

GPHG 2020 - Le Prix Révélation Horlogère est décerné à la Seconde morte de Petermann Bédat — *This year, the jury bestowed the Horological Revelation Prize to Petermann Bédat for his Dead beat second watch.*

PRIZE LIST 2020

“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 Watch 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
Jewellerey 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, Hijiri Perpetual Calendar
Audacity Prize 2020: H. Moser & Cie, Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon H. Moser X MB&F
Horlogical Revelation Prize: Petermann Bédat, Dead Beat Second
Special Jury Prize: Antoine Simonin, Expert and instructor in watchmaking, editor, former director of the WOSTEP Foundation.