GPHG 2026: 84 Watches Compete for the "Oscars of Watchmaking", Winners Revealed on 7 November

GPHG 2026: 84 nominated watches in 14 categories, awards ceremony in Geneva on 7 November 2026
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The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), often called the "Oscars of watchmaking", has published the list of its 2026 nominees. The GPHG Academy narrowed down 320 watches from 194 manufacturers to 84 nominated timepieces: six in each of 14 categories. The winners of the 26th edition will be announced on Saturday, 7 November 2026, at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva. The ceremony will be streamed live on gphg.org.

Who has the most nominations

Chopard leads the field with six nominated pieces, including the L.U.C Grand Strike, the L.U.C 1860 and The Beehive Chiming Table Clock. Audemars Piguet, Bvlgari and Parmigiani Fleurier follow with four nominations each.

Big names compete side by side with independent watchmakers. In the Chronograph category, for example, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "Jumbo" Extra-thin Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph RD#5 "150th Anniversary" faces the Rexhep Rexhepi Chronograph Flyback, the TAG Heuer Monaco Evergraph and the H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Flyback Chronograph Dual Time Date.

Some of the nominees

  • Time Only: Bvlgari Octo Finissimo 37 mm, Chopard L.U.C 1860, Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin Beige, Naoya Hida & Co. NH Type8A, Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Petite Seconde, Piaget Polo 79 Sodalite
  • Mechanical Exception: Blancpain Grande Double Sonnerie, Chopard L.U.C Grand Strike, Christiaan van der Klaauw CVDK Grand Planetarium Eccentric Silicium, Ferdinand Berthoud Naissance d'une Montre 3, H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Minute Repeater Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Cosmic Rain, Konstantin Chaykin ThinKing Mystery
  • Tourbillon: Arnold & Son, David Candaux, Ferdinand Berthoud, Girard-Perregaux, Louis Vuitton and Sylvain Pinaud
  • Sports: Chopard, Grand Seiko, H. Moser & Cie., Hermès, IWC Schaffhausen (Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Ceralume) and Laurent Ferrier
  • Artistic Crafts: Andersen Genève, Audemars Piguet, Bovet 1822, Bvlgari, L.Leroy and the Louis Vuitton Tambour Taiko Arty Automata
  • Challenge (watches up to CHF 4,500): Beaubleu, Beda'a, Favre Leuba, Frédérique Constant, Seiko King Seiko VANAC and SpaceOne x Baltic

The other categories are Essential, Complication, Chronograph, Calendar and Astronomy, Gemset, Jewellery, Petite Aiguille (watches between CHF 4,500 and 10,000) and Mechanical Clock.

How the winners are chosen

This year's jury has 24 members and is chaired for the first time by Wei Koh, founder of Revolution magazine. Jury members vote by secret ballot, and the Academy's votes count for one third of the result. In total, 19 prizes will be awarded, including the top prize, the Aiguille d'Or. No brand may win more than two awards.

Where to see the watches

The nominated watches are travelling the world before the ceremony:

  • Mumbai: 28 September – 1 October 2026
  • Bangkok: 15–18 October 2026
  • Geneva: 29 October – 15 November 2026, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (all 84 pieces: 78 wristwatches and six clocks)
  • London: 18–23 November 2026, with Watches of Switzerland (prize-winning watches)

Montre24 will publish the full list of winners after the ceremony on 7 November.

Sources: Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (gphg.org); WatchPro; The Hour Glass.