Audemars Piguet Wins GPHG Aiguille d’Or and Universal Awards

He Aiguille d´Or has ended up in an ultra-complicated watch. The best watch of the year según the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) is he Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Ultra-Complication Universal, a watch with 40 functions and 23 complications. One of the most complicated watches on the market. This model beats the Caliber 1000 and its case size of only 42 mm is a feat. Last year, the “Academy” of watchmaking recognized MB&F’s robust Legacy Machine Sequential EVO chronograph. Previously, the GPHG recognized the technical challenge of ultra-thin watches. In 2019 he awarded a Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin, the flattest perpetual calendar of the moment. Then he won the medal Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept and a year later, in 2021, he won the Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar.

Below are the winning watches.

Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix / Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Ultra-Complication Universal

Women’s Watch / Piaget Hidden Treasures

Ladies Complication Watch / Dior Grand Soir Automate Etoile de Monsiur Dior

Male Complication Watch / Voutilainen World Timer

Iconic Watch / Ulysse Nardin Freak One

Reloj Tourbillon / Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon Pursuit

Calendar and Astronomy Watch / Bovet 1822 Récital 20 Astérium

Reloj Cronógrafo / Petermann Bédat Rattrapante Chronograph

Sports Watch / Tudor Pelagos 39

Reloj Joya / Bulgari Serpents Cleopatra

Clock Artistic Crafts / Piaget Altiplano Undulating Art Crafts

Petite Aiguille / Christopher Ward London C1 Bel Canto

Watch Challenge / Raymond Weil Millésime Automatic Small Seconds

Mechanical clock / L’Epée 1839 Time Fast II Chrome

Innovation Award / Hautlence Sphere Series 1

Premio Audacia / Maison Alcée Persée Azur

Chronometry / Ferdinand Berhtoud Chromètre FB 3SPC

Watchmaking Revelation Award / Simon Brette Chronomètre Artisans

Special Jury Prize / Svend Andersen and Vincent Calabrese

This award is granted to outstanding personalities or institutions in the watchmaking universe. This year, the GPHG has awarded this recognition to Svend Ardersen and Vincent Calabrese for the creation of the AHCI, the Academy of Watchmaking of Independent Creators.