Meet the 84 Shortlisted Watches in the 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

The 2021 edition of the Grand Prix d’Horologerie de Geneve (GPHG) has just announced the shortlisted (pre-selected) watches that will be competing for an award in one of the 14 categories (as well as for the “Aiguille d’Or” award, which recognizes the overall best watch among all the entrants).

“Building on the contribution of over 500 significant stakeholders representing the main sectors of the international watch industry, the GPHG Academy has conducted its first round of voting and selected 84 timepieces across 14 categories.”

GPHG Press Release

Here is the full list (with link to each entry on the GPHG website):

GPHG Shortlist 2021

Category	Brand & Modell
Ladies’	Armin Strom Lady Beat Manufacture Edition White Bovet 1822 Miss Audrey Sweet Art Chanel Mademoiselle J12 Acte II watch Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Sélène Rose Gold White Mop 33 mm Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Rainbow Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra secret pendant watch
Ladies’ Complication	Bovet 1822 Récital 23 Chopard L.U.C Flying T Twin Ladies Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Air Vivienne Montres KF KF-09-01 Piaget Altiplano Tourbillon Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Féerie watch
Men’s	Grand Seiko SLGH005 Hi-Beat 36000 80 Hours Caliber 9SA5 H. Moser & Cie Swiss Alp Watch Final Upgrade Hermès H08 Louis Erard La Semaine Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein MB&F LM101 Stainless Steel Piaget Polo Skeleton
Men’s Complication	Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph Breitling Premier B15 Duograph 42 Bulgari Octo Roma Worldtimer Chanel Monsieur Superleggera Edition Chopard L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 MB&F LMX Titanium
Iconic (“watches from an emblematic collection that has been exercising a lasting influence on watchmaking history and the watch market for more than 20 years”)	Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin Grand Seiko SBGW258 Re-creation of the first Grand Seiko IWC Schaffhausen Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925 Vacheron Constantin American 1921 Zenith Chronomaster Revival A386 Manufacture
Tourbillon	ArtyA Purity Tourbillon Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph De Bethune DB Kind of Two Tourbillon Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with Three Flying Bridges – Aston Martin Edition IWC Schaffhausen Big Pilot’s Watch Constant-Force Tourbillon Edition “IWC Racing” Louis Moinet Space Revolution
Calendar and Astronomy	Arnold & Son Luna Magna Breitling Premier B25 Datora 42 Bulgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar Christiaan Van Der Klaauw CVDK Planetarium Eise Eisinga IWC Schaffhausen Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Top Gun Edition “Mojave Desert” Konstantin Chaykin Minotaur
Mechanical Exception	Bernhard Lederer Central Impulse Chronometer Christophe Claret Napoleon Jacob & Co Opera Godfather Minute Repeater Miki Eleta Svemir Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Automatic Ulysse Nardin UFO
Chronograph	Angelus U30 Black Tourbillon, Flyback and Split-second Chronograph Breitling Premier B09 Chronograph 40 IWC Schaffhausen Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “Tribute to 3705” Louis Erard Le Chrono Monopoussoir Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Tudor Black Bay Chrono Zenith Chronomaster Sport
Diver’s	Doxa Sub 300 carbon COSC Aquamarine Louis Vuitton Tambour Street Diver Skyline Blue Milus Archimèdes Orange Coral ORIS Aquis Date Calibre 400 41.5 mm Reservoir Hydrosphere Bronze “The Greg Lecoeur Edition” Ulysse Nardin Diver X Skeleton
Jewellery	Bulgari Serpenti Barocko Chanel Mademoiselle Privé Bouton décor Byzantin Chopard Flower Power Hermès Kelly Joaillerie Piaget Exquisite Moments watch Van Cleef & Arpels Ludo secret watch
Artistic Crafts	Andersen Genève Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary in Platinum Bulgari Divas Dream Peacock Collection Hermès Arceau Toucan de Paradis Louis Vuitton Tambour Carpe Diem MB&F LM SE Eddy Jaquet “Around the World in Eighty Days” Voutilainen Duluth Bridge
“Petite Aiguille” (“watches with a retail price between CHF 3,500 and CHF 10,000″)	Breitling Top Time Deus Limited Editon Garrick S4 Louis Erard Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Vianney Halter Seiko SJE083 Re-creation of King Seiko KSK Trilobe Nuit Fantastique, Grained Black Tudor Black Bay Ceramic
Challenge (“watches with a retail price equal to or under CHF 3,500″)	Anordain Model 1 – Payne’s grey fumé Ciga Design Blue Planet Doxa Sub 200 C-Graph Caribbean Furlan Marri MR. Grey Massena Lab Uni-Racer Oris Divers Sixty-Five Cotton Candy

Loking at this year’s shortlist, Piaget (5), IWC (4), Bulgari (4) and Breitling (4) have the most nominated watches:

The GPHG Jury, which is drawn from the Academy, will select the award winners during the second round of voting, a few days before the awards ceremony, to physically evaluate the 84 nominated watches and to proceed with the ballot in the presence of a notary. The nominated watches will also be submitted to the vote of the entire Academy, which is currently composed of more than 500 members. The result of their digital vote will be added to the final tally that will determine the prize list. 

The names of the winners will be announced on November 4, 2021. This year’s awards ceremony will also celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the GPHG.