The Shortlisted Watches in This Year’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

Today, the 2019 edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) has 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):

Pre-Selection GPHG 2019:

Ladies’	Ladies’ Complication
Bulgari Serpenti Seduttori Pink Gold and Diamonds Chanel J12 Calibre 12.1 Hermès Galop d’Hermès Hublot Classic Fusion Orlinski Titanium Alternative Pavé Moritz Grossmann Tefnut Arabian Nights Milanaise Van Cleef & Arpels Perlée watch	Bulgari Divas’ Dream The Roman Night Chaumet Soleil de Minuit Flying Tourbillon Jacob & Co Fleurs de Jardin Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Air Paved MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Zodiac Lumineux Aries
Men’s	Men’s Complication
Alchemists Mechanical Healing Cu29 De Bethune DB28 Yellow Tones Grand Seiko Spring Drive Manual-winding Platinum Grönefeld 1941 Principia Automatic Laurent Ferrier Bridge One Voutilainen 28ti	Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Minute Repeater Supersonnerie Czapek Genève Place Vendôme “Ombres” D. Candaux DC6-Solstice Ulysse Nardin Freak X Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon Zenith Defy El Primero Double Tourbillon
Iconic	Chronometry
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-thin Girard-Perregaux Quasar Hamilton Intra-Matic Automatic Chronograph IWC Schaffhausen Tribute to Pallweber Edition “150 Years” TAG Heuer Monaco Eighties Zenith El Primero A384 Revival	Antoine Preziuso TTR3 Blue Equalizer Frequencies Armin Strom Pure Resonance Rose Gold Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud Carburised steel regulator IWC Schaffhausen Big Pilot’s Watch Constant-Force Tourbillon Edition “Le Petit Prince” TAG Heuer Autavia Isograph Zenith Defy Inventor
Calendar & Astronomy	Mechanical Exception
Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Perpetual Calendar Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud Far side of the moon Girard-Perregaux Cosmos Hermès Arceau L’heure de la lune Sarpaneva Lunations Ulysse Nardin Marine Mega Yacht	Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Bulgari Octo Roma Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar Genus GNS1.2 Ulysse Nardin Freak NeXt Urwerk AMC Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat perpetual calendar
Chronograph	Diver’s
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic Chopard L.U.C Chrono One Flyback Hublot Classic Fusion Ferrari GT 3D Carbon Louis Moinet Chronosphère TAG Heuer Carrera Tourbillon Nanograph Zenith Defy El Primero 21 Carbon	De Bethune DB28GS Grand Bleu Longines HydroConquest Reservoir Hydrosphere Blackfin Ressence Type 5 Seiko Prospex LX line diver’s Ulysse Nardin Diver Great White
Jewelry	Artistic Crafts
Bulgari Serpenti Misteriosi Romani Chopard Waterlily Hermès Arceau H Déco Hublot Big Bang One Click Rainbow Jacob & Co The Mystery Tourbillon Van Cleef & Arpels Jardin de Glace Secret watch	Andersen Genève Vita Vinum Bereve Numbers – Enamel Grand Feu Chopard L.U.C XP Esprit de Fleurier Peony Hermès Arceau Baobab Cat Jacob & Co Astronomia Dragon Voutilainen Starry Night Vine
“Petite Aiguille”	Challenge
David Rutten Meteorite Watches Streamline IWC Schaffhausen Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Spitfire Kudoke Kudoke 2 Maurice Lacroix Aikon Mercury Trilobe Les Matinaux Sunray Grey Zenith Pilot Type 20 Silver	Ciga Design Single-Hand Mechanical Wristwatch Series·Globe Doxa SUB 200 Gorilla Watches Fastback GT Drift Ming 17.06 Copper Seiko Presage Arita Porcelain Dial Tudor Black Bay P01

Top 5 Brands

The five participating brands with the most shortlists are (in alphabetical order) Audemars Piguet (4), Bulgari (5), Hermès (4), Ulysse Nardin (4), Zenith (5).

Ceremony and World Tour

The award ceremony will be held at the Théâtre du Léman in Geneva on November 7, 2019. Before that, the 84 pre-selected watches will go on a world tour, starting in Asia in with The Hour Glass, which will host the GPHG selection in Sydney (September 27-29) and in Bangkok (October 3-5). The watches will then be on display in Mexico City during the Salón Internacional Alta Relojería (October 15-17) and later in Puebla for a public exhibition at the Museo Internacional del Barroco (October 18-20), followed by a presentation at Torres Joyas (October 22-23). Back in Geneva, the 84 timepieces will be on display in the palatine rooms of the city’s largest museum, the Musée d’art et d’histoire (November 1-14). Visitors will also be able to see some of the museum’s own watch, enamel, jewelry and miniature collections. After the award ceremony on November 7, the tour will conclude in Dubai, where the GPHG winning watches will be presented at the 4th Dubai Watch Week (November 20-24).

For more information, please visit gphg.org.