GPHG 2023 - Nominations and World tour

The 850 members of the GPHG Academy gave their verdict this summer. By digital means and under notarial supervision, they shortlisted 90 timepieces. These 84 watches and 6 clocks are in the running to win one of the 20 prizes at this 23rd edition of the GPHG, including the prestigious Grand Prix de l’Aiguille d’Or. The Fondation du Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) invites you to discover the official preselection for 2023, as well as the stages of its world tour on gphg.org.

Each year, a series of exhibitions brings together the shortlisted watches before the prize-giving ceremony, followed by the competition winners, for an international audience of enthusiasts and amateurs alike. Organised in collaboration with local partners, these exhibitions help to promote watchmaking culture around the world, while also offering conferences, discussions, workshops and other public and private events.

The 84 watches pre-selected this year by our Academy will be on display:

Macau: 25 – 26 September

Hong Kong: 28 September to 1 October as part of the new Timeless Watch Week

Kuala Lumpur: 4 – 8 October in partnership with The Hour Glass

New York: 18 – 22 October with Watches of Switzerland

Geneva from 25 October to 12 November at the Musée Rath, in partnership with the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (MAH), which will be presenting, alongside the pre-selection of 90 GPHG timepieces, an incursion into the roots of watchmaking with the “Hand & Tool” exhibition.

Visitors will also be able to take part in guided tours, lectures, games and introductory workshops on watchmaking (Mediation Programme).

The 23rd GPHG Awards Ceremony will be held on 9 November 2023 at the Théâtre du Léman in Geneva. The winners will be decided by the 30-strong Jury, which will meet behind closed doors a few days before the ceremony, and a second vote by the Academy.

After the ceremony, the winning timepieces of the 2023 edition will be presented from 15 to 20 November 2023 as part of Dubai Watch Week, then at the Kunsthaus in Zurich from 1 to 3 December in partnership with Kaleido Private Bank.

About the GPHG Academy
Created in 2020, the GPHG Academy is made up of several hundred members, significant players in the main sectors linked to the watchmaking industry, divided into colleges and forming a vast network of ambassadors around the world. The members of the Academy take part in the various stages of the timepiece selection process, proposing each year in the spring models likely to compete, before pre-selecting in the summer the timepieces entered in the competition by the brands, then taking part in the final vote in the autumn to establish the winners alongside the Jury.

About the GPHG: The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), created in 2001 and headed since 2011 by a foundation recognised as being of public interest, has been pursuing its mission of internationally showcasing the art of watchmaking for more than twenty years, with the support of its public and private partners, in particular its main partner FGP Swiss & Alps, and thanks to the participation of players in the industry.

Pre-selection 2023: www.gphg.org/horlogerie/fr/gphg-2023/preselection
2023 exhibition programme: gphg.org/horlogerie/en/gphg-2023/programme-2023
Academy: gphg.org/horlogerie/en/academie/presentation