Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2011
written by A.Morgan - 25th Nov 2011
The annual ‘Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève’ celebrates a year of exquisite and complex watchmaking and features some of the finest works of horological art known to man. Rather than string these results out like you would expect on ‘Strictly Come Ice Skating in the Jungle with Celebrities-Factor,’ let’s just cut to the chase. The categories and winners are:
Men’s Watch: Hermès Arceau Le Temps Suspendu
Ladies’ Watch: Boucheron Hathi Crazy Jungle
Complicated Watch: Zenith Academy Christophe Colomb Equation of Time
Design Watch: Urwerk UR-110 Titanium
Sports Watch: TAG Heuer Mikrotimer Flying 1000
Public Prize: Audemars Piguet Millenary 4101
Jewellery and Artistic Crafts Watch: Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Polar Landscapes Seal Decor
Best Watchmaker: Vianney Halter
Special Jury Prize: Patek Philippe Museum
La Petite Aiguille (The Small Hand): Montblanc Star Worldtime GMT Automatic
And the overall winner:
Aiguille d’Or (The Golden Hand): De Bethune DB28
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