Meeting behind closed doors under the leadership of their president few days before the awards ceremony, the 24 personalities from the world of watchmaking and the arts composing the 2026 Jury will physically evaluate the competing timepieces to determine this year’s winners by secret ballot and under notarial supervision.
Half the Jury is drawn by lot from the GPHG Academy, while the other half is chosen by the Jury president.
“It is not lost on us that we the Jury have a formidable task ahead, given the incredible creativity of the timepieces on the running this year, and in particular with two fully open prizes, such as the Iconic Watch Prize, where our challenge will be to discern the timepiece with the best emblematic qualities from the entirety of the watch industry. The Jury comprises some of modern horology’s most passionate and discerning scholars, collectors and experts and we are fully committed and ready to rise to the occasion.”
– Wei Koh, Jury president
Comprising over a thousand key watch industry stakeholders, the Academy also takes part in selecting the winners, via a digital vote which accounts for one-third of the final result.
Founder of Revolution and The Rake magazines, producer of Man of the Hour / Singapore
Members
Co-founder of Dubai Watch Club / Dubai
Founder and president of Arije / France
Watchmaker, founder of Rémy Cools / France
Wealth manager, collector / Switzerland
Collector, journalist / United Kingdom
Collector / USA
Editor-in-Chief of Chronos Japan and webChronos / Japan
Director of HUMARD Automation / Switzerland
Automaton-maker and sculptor / Switzerland
Senior editor of Hodinkee / USA
CEO of the House of Breguet, the brand that won the 2025 “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix (according to the rules, the CEO of the brand that wins the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix is invited to sit on the jury of the following edition) / Switzerland
Independent watch industry analyst and consultant, founder of Pointless Complication / United Kingdom
Artist, collector / USA
Collector / Australia
Horologist / USA
Writer, watch reporter / Japan
Media director & global SME at The 1916 Company / USA
CEO of Ethos Limited / India
CEO of Salanitro / Switzerland
CEO of Dubai Watch Week / Dubai
Group managing director of The Hour Glass Limited / Singapore
Head of sale and senior international specialist at Phillips / Switzerland
CEO and co-owner of Agenhor / Switzerland
A total of 20 prizes, including the prestigious “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix, will be awarded on Saturday, 7 November 2026. The 26th GPHG awards ceremony will take place at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva, starting at 7 pm and will be broadcast live on gphg.org.
2026 Jury: https://www.gphg.org/en/gphg-2026/jury
Presentation of the Academy: https://www.gphg.org/en/academy/presentation
About the GPHG: Created in 2001 and overseen since 2011 by a foundation recognised as a public interest organisation, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) has for over 25 years been pursuing its mission to celebrate and promote the watchmaking art, thanks to the support of its public and private partners, notably its main partner, FGP Swiss & Alps, as well as the involvement of industry stakeholders.
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