Three BOVET Timepieces Chosen as GPHG “Official Nominations”
Three BOVET Timepieces Chosen as GPHG “Official Nominations”
Everyone knows the Academy Awards (aka the Oscars), where each year the best films, actors, and craftspeople are honored. In the watchmaking world, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) honors timepiece excellence every year, and it is considered the “Oscars” of watchmaking.
Everyone knows the Academy Awards (aka the Oscars), where each year the best films, actors, and craftspeople are honored. In the watchmaking world, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) honors timepiece excellence every year, and it is considered the “Oscars” of watchmaking.
Founded in 2001, the same year Mr. Raffy took over the House of BOVET, the GPHG shines a spotlight on and rewards the best timepieces and promotes the art of watchmaking worldwide.
Watchmakers from all over the world submit timepieces in the various categories of the GPHG competition each year, and the members of the GPHG Academy vote and the Official Nominations for each category are chosen (only 6 in each). Then, the final jury made up of industry experts chooses the year’s best timepieces.
The GPHG awards ceremony, held in November of each year, draws elite representatives of the international watchmaking community, united in honoring the finest creations and the artisans who work ceaselessly to carry on watchmaking traditions, while at the same time breathing vitality and creativity into the watchmaking world.
Mr. Pascal Raffy, owner of BOVET 1822
Bovet has a long history of success in the GPHG. In 2018, BOVET won the “Aiguille d’Or” for best timepiece of the year with the stunningly beautiful and incredibly complex Récital 22 Grand Récital.
Then, in 2020, the House of BOVET won the Mechanical Exception Award with the Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter Two, which combines modernity with traditional hand-engraving, as well as the Lady’s Watch price with the Miss Audrey.
The “Aguille d’Or” Award winning Récital 22 Grand Récital
This year, BOVET 1822 has three timepieces chosen as Official Nominations
Each autumn, in the lead-up to its annual awards ceremony, the GPHG organizes a traveling exhibition around the world, presenting the nominated watches. These exhibitions enable the public to discover and admire the most beautiful timepieces of the year. The winning timepieces are also exhibited after the awards ceremony.
This year’s exhibitions of the GPHG’s finalists are as follows:
- Macau, China: September 25-26, 2023
- Hong Kong, China: September 28-October 1, 2023
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: October 4-8, 2023
- New York, New York, USA: October 19-22, 2023
- Geneva, Switzerland: October 25-November 12, 2023
- Dubai, U.A.E.: November 15-20, 2023
- Zurich, Switzerland: December 1-3, 2023
Every year, the watchmaking world comes together in Geneva, Switzerland, to recognize excellence. Please join us in celebrating watchmaking savoir-faire with the GPHG and congratulating all the participating brands in this year’s competition on November 9, 2023 in the Théâtre du Léman, Geneva, Switzerland.
