Dubai Watch Week To Host The Official 2015 GPHG Pre-selection

Earlier this month, the Grand Prix d’horlogerie de Geneve announced its final pre-selection of watches for what many are dubbing the “Oscars” of the watch industry. A ceremony, taking place on October 29th at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, it awards 16 prizes to the best watches of the year. But it’s the event’s top prize, the Aiguille d’Or, which brands will covet most. Before an esteemed panel of journalists, retailers and collectors evaluates them, the 72-preselected watches will travel to Honk Kong, Seoul and finally Dubai where they will be presented during the inaugural Dubai Watch Week (DWW) hosted by the GPHG and Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons—the Middle East’s largest luxury watch retailer.

“Following the success of the first GPHG exhibition in Dubai in 2013, there has been tremendous interest from both established collectors and emerging watch enthusiasts to see the 2015 pieces first-hand, as they represent the innovation, creativity and imagination of some of the world’s most celebrated watchmakers. The GPHG exhibition in Dubai highlights the growing significance of the Middle East region within our wider industry,” said Melika Yazdjerdi, Director and organizer of Dubai Watch Week 2015.

Please find below the complete list of finalists, through to the GPHG 2015, and links to full reviews.

Men’s

Bulgari — Octo Finissimo Small Seconds
Laurent Ferrier — Galet Square
Louis Vuitton — Escale Time Zone
MB&F — HMX
Piaget — Altiplano 900P
Voutilainen — GMR

Chronograph

Audemars Piguet — Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher
Longines — Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph
Louis Moinet — Memoris
Montblanc — Heritage Chronométrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph Vasco da Gama
Piaget — Altiplano Chrono
TAG Heuer — Carrera Calibre 18 Chronograph

Tourbillon

Antoine Preziuso — Tourbillon of Tourbillons
Blancpain — L-evolution C Tourbillon Carrousel
Bovet 1822 — Braveheart
Greubel Forsey — Tourbillon 24 Secondes Vision
MB&F — Horological Machine N°6
Ulysse Nardin — Ulysse Anchor Tourbillon

Calendar

Blancpain – Villeret Quantième Complet
Claude Meylan — Full Calendar
Hermès — Slim d’Hermès QP
Hublot — Classic Fusion Aeromoon
Tiffany & Co – CT60 Annual Calendar
Ulysse Nardin — FreakLab

Striking

A. Lange & Söhne — Zeitwerk Minute Repeater
Akrivia — Tourbillon Chiming Jump Hour
Christophe Claret — Allegro
Franc Vila — Inaccessible Tourbillon Minute Repeater
Girard-Perregaux — Minute Repeater Tourbillon with Gold Bridges
Hublot — Big Bang Alarm Repeater

Mechanical Exception

Christophe Claret — Maestoso
Dewitt — Academia Mathematical
Emmanuel Bouchet — Complication One
Hautlence — Vortex
HYT — H3
Jaquet Droz — The Charming Bird

Petite Aiguille

Bulgari — Diagono Magnesium
Habring2 — Felix
Hermès — Slim d’Hermès
Montblanc — Heritage Spirit Orbis Terrarum
Tudor — North Flag
Zenith — Elite 6150

Ladies

DeLaneau Rondo 42 Peony
Audemars Piguet — Millenary
Hermès — Arceau Petite Lune with diamonds
Hublot — Big Bang Broderie
Piaget — Limelight Gala
Ulysse Nardin — Jade

Ladie’s High-Mech

Bulgari — Il Giardino Notturno
Chaumet — Hortensia Creative Complication
Fabergé — Lady Compliquée Peacock
Jaquet Droz — Lady 8 Flower
Montblanc — Bohème Perpetual Calendar Jewellery
Piaget — Altiplano 1200S

Jewellery

Audemars Piguet — Diamond Punk
Bulgari — Mvsa High Jewellery Watch
Chaumet — Joséphine Aigrette Impériale
de Grisogono — Grappoli
Fabergé — Summer in Provence Multicoloured Sapphire
Piaget — Extremely Piaget Double Sided Cuff Watch

Artistic Crafts

Blancpain — Villeret, Cadran Shakudo
Girard-Perregaux — The Chambers of Wonders – The New World
Harry Winston — Premier Precious Butterfly Automatic 36mm
Hermès — Slim d’Hermès Koma Kurabé
Piaget — Altiplano Scrimshaw
Romain Gauthier — Logical One Secret Kakau Höfke

Sports

Audemars Piguet — Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph
Blancpain — Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe
Harry Winston — Project Z9
Seiko – Prospex Marinemaster Professional Diver’s 1000m Hi-Beat 36000
Tudor — Pelagos
Zenith — El Primero Sport