IWC, Chopard, & Piaget Win Big At The 2024 ‘Oscars Of Watchmaking’

• The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) awards are the “Oscars of the watch industry” with all the 2024 winners list revealed this week.
• Highlights from the GPHG 2024 winners list include the IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Eternal Calendar, Piaget Polo 79, Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier, and Berneron Mirage Sienna.
• The ongoing goal of the GPHG is to “reward the most remarkable contemporary creations and promote the watchmaking art worldwide.”

Every year the luxury watch world gathers in Geneva to vote at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (‘GPHG’) awards on the very best new releases of the year.

In 2024, the winners showcased not only exceptional levels of technical sophistication, but also the ingenuity and passion you’d expect from players competing in a global multi-billion-dollar industry.

This year it was IWC Schaffhausen’s remarkable Portugieser Eternal Calendar that claimed the coveted top prize, the Aiguille d’Or. Cased in platinum and launched at Watches & Wonders 2024, the watch contains a moonphase mechanism that will be accurate for 45 million years, while the rest of the calendar indications promise accuracy until the year 3999. A worthy winner, indeed.

Other highlights from the GPHG 2024 winners list included the reissued Piaget Polo 79, which revived an iconic brand design in 200g of yellow gold, and the Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier crafted from 80% recycled Lucent steel.

A personal favourite that claimed the Audacity prize was the Berneron Mirage Sienna. It has become one of the most celebrated watches of the year thanks to its asymmetrical case, dial, and movement: more reminiscent of a Salvador Dalí artwork than conventional wristwatch.

Check out all of our highlights and the full list of GPHG 2024 winners below.

GPHG 2024 Winners Highlights

“Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix: IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Eternal Calendar

Iconic Watch Prize: Piaget Polo 79

Eco-Innovation Prize: Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier

Audacity Prize: Berneron Mirage Sienna

Tourbillon Watch Prize: Daniel Roth Tourbillon Souscription

“Horological Revelation” Prize: Rémy Cools Tourbillon Atelier

The Full GPHG 2024 Winners List:

• “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix: IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Eternal Calendar
• Ladies’ Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Jour Nuit
• Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Brise d’Été
• Time Only Prize: H. Moser & Cie Streamliner Small Seconds Blue Enamel
• Men’s Watch Prize: Voutilainen KV20i Reversed Men’s
• Complication Watch Prize: De Bethune DB Kind Of Grande Complication
• Iconic Watch Prize: Piaget Piaget Polo 79
• Tourbillon Watch Prize: Daniel Roth Tourbillon Souscription
• Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize: Laurent Ferrier Classic Moon Silver Mechanical
• Exception Watch Prize: Bovet 1822 Récital 28 Prowess 1
• Chronograph Watch Prize: Massena Lab Chronograph Monopoussoir Sylvain Pinaud x Massena Lab
• Sports Watch Prize: MING 37.09 Bluefin
• Jewellery Watch Prize: Chopard Laguna High-Jewellery Secret Watch
• Artistic Crafts Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Jour Enchanté
• “Petite Aiguille” Prize: KUDOKE 3 Salmon
• Challenge Watch Prize: Otsuka Lotec No.6
• Eco-Innovation Prize: Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier
• Audacity Prize: Berneron Mirage Sienna
• “Horological Revelation” Prize: Rémy Cools Tourbillon Atelier
• Chronometry Prize: Bernhard Lederer 3 Times Certified Observatory Chronometer
• Special Jury Prize: Jean-Pierre Hagmann