The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), which translates to Grand Prize of Watchmaking of Geneva, has unveiled the official list of winners for horology’s biggest night. The ceremony, touted as the Academy Award of the watchmaking world, took place at Batiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva. It celebrated the finest watchmaking achievements across distinct categories.
1,050 members of the GPHG Academy recognised 20 winners out of 84 nominated timepieces. To add a bittersweet note to the event, the evening also celebrated the farewell of Nick Foulkes, who had been a judge of the GPHG for over five years. From the world’s thinnest tourbillon watch to a watch resembling a DJ turntable, here are the names of watches that were given the highest accolade in the industry.
Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix: Breguet Classique Souscription
Starting with the most outstanding award of the night, the Aiguille d’Or (Best of Show) prize was given to Breguet Classique Souscription 2025. Marking it as this year’s best watch, the design is a modern tribute to Breguet’s historic “Montre de Souscription”, first introduced in 1796. Its win signifies that the award does not just weigh the hyper-complicated mechanics, but also heritage, watchmaking soul, and design purity.
Ladies’ Watch Prize: Gerald Genta Gentissima Oursin Fire Opal
The Ladies’ watch prize went to Gentissima Oursin Fire Opal, with a silhouette featuring the signature touch of Gerald Genta. The bezel is decorated with 137 fire opals positioned precisely. Meanwhile, the dial is made from a textured orange Carnelian and topped with 18-carat yellow gold hands.
Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize: Chopard Imperiale Four Seasons
Chopard Imperiale Four Seasons took home the title for the Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize category. The charm of the watch lies in the disc that completes a full turn over 365 days representing the seasons. It is composed of 227 components with an in-house Chopard Twin technology that offers a 65-hour power reserve.
Time Only Prize: Daniel Roth Extra Plat Rose Gold
The Time Only Prize at the GPHG recognises the best watch that displays only the time – hours, minutes, seconds. The watch must not include any additional complications. Extra Plat Rose Gold by Daniel Roth won, developed in collaboration with La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton. The 7.7 mm-slim case is made of rose-gold, while the caseback is made of sapphire.
Men’s Watch Prize: Urban Jürgensen UJ-2 Time-Only
The historic Urban Jürgensen made a comeback with the UJ-1 Tourbillon, UJ-2 Time-Only, and UJ-3 Perpetual. The watches are now exclusively made in Switzerland’s Kari Voutilainen workshops. The winning Urban Jürgensen UJ-2 Time-Only definitely highlights its successful return. The design details are wisely placed, such as small seconds placed at 4:30, central hands sitting slightly higher than usual, and power-reserve indicator positioned at 12 o’clock.
Men’s Complication Watch Prize: Bovet Récital 30
Following Men’s Complication Watch, Bovet Récital 30 took home the prize. It features world-time at its centre while foregoing the tourbillon and perpetual calendar. The roller system adopted from the Récital 28 can be set according to different time-zone standards: UTC, AST (American Summer Time), EAS (European and American Summer Time), and EWT (European Winter Time). A total of 25 time zones can be read.
Iconic Watch Prize: Audemars Piguet The Calibre 7138
To mark the maison’s 150th anniversary, Audemars Piguet redefined its automatic perpetual calendar movement, The Calibre 7138. It is housed in a 41 mm Code 11.59 variant in white gold, as well as in two 41 mm Royal Oak models. The variants are in stainless steel and sand gold. As they receive this prestigious recognition from Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, this award milestone will set its relevance in stone over decades.
Tourbillon Watch Prize: Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon
With a case height of just 1.85 mm, the Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon claims the outstanding title of the world’s thinnest tourbillon watch, thus marking Bulgari’s tenth world record in this segment in just eleven years.
Mechanical Exception Watch Prize: Greubel Forsey Nano Foudroyante
Nano Foudroyante requires only 16 nanojoules per jump, around 1,800 times less energy than conventional mechanisms. The movement is so compact that it fits into a 37.9 mm case, hence making it the smallest Greubel Forsey watch to date.
Chronograph Watch Prize
The Chronograph Watch Prize category honours the best chronograph of the year. This year, The Angelus Chronographe Télémètre Yellow Gold was named the winner. Living up to its name, the watch is equipped with an off-white dial with telemeter scale to measure distance via sound. It is produced as a 15-piece limited edition in yellow gold as part of the La Fabrique collection. Additionally, it lines the smallest Angelus model to date.
Sports Watch Prize: Chopard Alpine Eagle 41 SL Cadence 8HF
With a case, crown, and bezel crafted from ceramised titanium and paired with a rubber strap, Chopard Alpine Eagle 41SL Cadence 8HF is the lightest watch ever introduced in the Chopard Alpine Eagle collection. To add to its charm, it also uses high frequency movement ensuring precision and shock resistance.
Jewellery Watch Prize: Dior La D de Dior Buisson Couture
This timepiece allures audiences with its lush garden motifs. The dial, bezel, crown, and caseback are entirely set with 1,088 precious stones – diamonds, pink sapphires in multiple shades, and tsavorites in brilliant, pear, oval, and marquise cuts. The time display is discreetly integrated at three o’clock, with gold hands set with diamonds. It takes around 480 hours to manufacture the watch, with more than 150 hours spent on setting the stones by hand alone.
Artistic Crafts Watch Prize: Voutilainen 28GML “SOUYOU”
A one-of-a-kind watch piece, Voutilainen 28GML “SOUYOU” showcases a highly contrasting colour composition of blue-green combined with gold and red tones, produced over 1,000 hours of manual work using urushi lacquer, gold powder, cut gold leaf, and abalone inlays, made from the iridescent inner shells of abalones.
Petite Aiguille Prize: M.A.D. Editions M.A.D.2 Green
Taking home the Petite Aiguille Prize, M.A.D. Editions M.A.D.2 Green Very brings a playful note to timepieces. The design is a love letter to 1990s club culture, where the dial features two subdials for hours and minutes, with a design looking like DJ turntables.
Challenge Watch Prize: Dennison Natural Stone Tiger Eye in Gold
This award recognises the most impressive mechanical quality in the entry-level or ‘accessible luxury’ category. Dennison Natural Stone Tiger Eye reinterprets Dennison’s classic cushion case from the 1960s. It is laid in a PVD-gold-plated stainless-steel case, with the tiger-eye natural stone dial individually cut and polished – lending each watch its own unique structure and colouration.
Mechanical Clock Prize: The Albatross L’Epée 1839 X MB&F
The Albatross L’Epée 1839 X MB&F is a tabletop automaton weighing nearly 17 kilograms and measuring 60 × 60 × 35 cm, composed of 1,520 components. It features dual movement: one for time striking, while the other for propeller automaton. Meanwhile, the sculptural design takes inspiration from the propeller, where it is kinetic but very mechanically complex.
Audacity Prize: Fam Al Hut Möbius
The Audacity Prize celebrates the boldest, ‘most out-there’ watch, and this year’s winner is Möbius by Fam Al Hut. Its creative, risky, and undoubtedly wild-looking design breaks the usual watch rules. It is the most compact bi-axial tourbillon wristwatches available.
Horological Revelation Prize: Anton Suhanov, St. Petersburg Easter Egg Tourbillon Clock
Anton Suhanov’s St. Petersburg Easter Egg Tourbillon Clock reimagines the Fabergé egg in a contemporary, utilitarian design. Moreover, it has a polished stainless-steel base, a guilloché silver shell as the outer casing covered in translucent enamel, and a domed sapphire crystal above the tourbillon and time display.
Chronometry Prize: Zenith, G.F.J. Calibre 135
Chronometry is all about accuracy – the most precise and well-tested movement. Zenith’s G.F.J. Calibre 135 is a movement that’s been tuned and tested to keep time extremely well. To add, for its 160th anniversary, Zenith reintroduced the calibre 135-O in a modern form, appearing for the first time in the new collection named after the founder, G.F.J. distinguished by a dark blue lapis-lazuli dial reminiscent of a starry sky, set within a 39.15 mm platinum case.
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