{"id":26753,"date":"2017-12-19T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T07:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com?p=26753"},"modified":"2017-12-19T10:50:15","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T08:50:15","slug":"zoom-gphg-an-excellent-2017-vintage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/lifestyle-n-en\/zoom-en\/zoom-gphg-an-excellent-2017-vintage.html","title":{"rendered":"Zoom : GPHG An excellent 2017 vintage"},"content":{"rendered":"

In terms of both form and substance, the 2017 edition of the Grand Prix d\u2019Horlogerie de Gen\u00e8ve was spot on target. Carlo Lamprecht can hand over the Presidency of the Foundation with the satisfaction of having amply fulfilled his duties.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The prize-giving ceremony that took place on November 8th at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du L\u00e9man in Geneva set the crowning touch to an extremely successful GPHG season. It began in spring with the announcement that the jury was evolving and would comprise 28 international experts ; while the summer brought the unveiling of the 72 pre-selected watches covering 12 categories and chosen from 200 candidate models submitted by 80 brands. It continued with an international exhibition on the three main continents and a superb initiative launched by Carine Maillard (director of the GPHG), which enabled the public to admire the selection with no glass casing at the Geneva Museum of Art and History, as well as enjoying educational workshops run by the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie. On November 8th, the ceremony was punctuated by the laureates\u2019 touching or sharp-witted acceptance speeches, humorously accompanied by the actor Edouard Baer and former Miss Switzerland, Lauriane Gilli\u00e9ron. When State Councillor Pierre Maudet announced on stage that Carlo Lamprecht was handing over his role to Raymond Loretan (see our Business News column), the audience gave the outgoing President of the GPHG Foundation a standing ovation. The prize list turned out to be the most aptly chosen for many years. Bulgari, Chopard and Parmigiani distinguished themselves by winning prizes in two categories. The ensuing cocktail party and gala dinner were particularly festive. See the complete report on worldtempus.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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THEY ALL RECEIVED TWO PRIZES THIS YEAR : Jean- Christophe Babin (CEO), Guido Terreni (CEO Horlogerie) and Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani (designer) for Bulgari ; Steve Amstutz (VP Marketing & Sales) and Michel Parmigiani for Parmigiani ; along with Caroline Scheufele (co-president in charge of Jewelry) and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele (co-president in charge of Watchmaking) for Chopard.<\/p><\/div>\n

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GPHG 2017 PRIZE LIST :<\/h2>\n

\"GMT_n55_Fra_ipad-433\"<\/a>\u201cAiguille d\u2019Or\u201d Grand Prix :<\/strong> Chopard, L.U.C Full Strike<\/p>\n

Ladies\u2019 Watch Prize :<\/strong> Chanel, Premi\u00e8re Squelette Cam\u00e9lia<\/p>\n

Ladies\u2019 High-Mech Watch Prize :<\/strong> Van Cleef & Arpels, Lady Arpels Papillon Automate<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Watch Prize :<\/strong> Bvlgari, Octo Finissimo Automatic<\/p>\n

Chronograph Watch Prize :<\/strong> Parmigiani Fleurier, Tonda Chronor Anniversaire<\/p>\n

Tourbillon and Escapement Watch Prize :<\/strong> Bvlgari, Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Squelette<\/p>\n

Calendar Watch Prize :<\/strong> Greubel Forsey, QP \u00e0 \u00c9quation<\/p>\n

Travel Time Watch Prize :<\/strong> Parmigiani Fleurier, Toric Hemisph\u00e8res R\u00e9trograde<\/p>\n

Mechanical Exception Watch Prize :<\/strong> Vacheron Constantin, Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600<\/p>\n

\u201cPetite Aiguille\u201d Prize :<\/strong> Tudor, Black Bay Chrono<\/p>\n

Sports Watch Prize :<\/strong> Ulysse Nardin, Marine Regatta<\/p>\n

Jewellery Watch Prize :<\/strong> Chopard, Montre Lotus Blanc<\/p>\n

Artistic Crafts Watch Prize :<\/strong> Voutilainen, Aki-No-Kure<\/p>\n

Revival Watch Prize :<\/strong> Longines, The Longines Avigation BigEye<\/p>\n

Innovation Watch Prize :<\/strong> Zenith, Defy Lab<\/p>\n

Special Jury Prize :<\/strong> Suzanne Rohr et Anita Porchet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In terms of both form and substance, the 2017 edition of the Grand Prix d\u2019Horlogerie de Gen\u00e8ve was spot on target. Carlo Lamprecht can hand over the Presidency of the Foundation with the satisfaction of having amply fulfilled his duties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":26740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1670],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26753"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26753"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26760,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26753\/revisions\/26760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}