The Aiguille d’Or, or best-in-show, at this year’s Grand Prix D’Horologerie de Geneve, the watch industry’s biggest awards show of the season, went to the Bovet Recital 22 Grand Recital. It’s an all around freak of a watch with a tellurium in the center, which tells the position of the Earth with respect to the moon and sun. It’s also got a one-minute rotating tourbillon (which plays the sun in relation to the Earth in the case, world time (because of the tellurium), and a 9-day power reserve. It’s got a retail MSRP of nearly $500,000.
The Bovet 1822 Recital 22
More GPHG 2018 Winners
Here’s a selected list of the winners of the categories we covered earlier this week in our preview and predictions:
Ladies’ Watch Prize: Chanel Boy-friend Skeleton
Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize: Van Cleef and Arpels Lady Arpels Planetarium
Men’s Watch Prize: Akrivia Chronometre Contemporain
Men’s Complication Watch Prize: Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar School Piece
Sports Watch Prize: Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver’s Recreation
Petite Aiguille Prize: Habring² Doppel-Felix
Challenge Watch Prize: Nomos Glashutte Tangente Neomatik 41 Update
For a full list of winners, head to the GPHG’s website.