The 2026 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), the watch industry's top awards show, where the best and brightest watchmakers from around the globe are showcased, just wrapped up in Geneva, with Rexhep Rexhepi taking home the top prize, the "Aiguille d'Or" Grand Prix, for the RRCHF Chronograph Flyback .

The ceremony marked the first outing under new GPHG jury president Wei Koh, and it was mostly in English for the first time to appeal to a more international audience. Hosted by Stéphane Bern and Arianne Alcorta, the ceremony awarded prizes across a host of categories celebrating achievements in watchmaking during the year and throughout the industry's storied history.

It was a big night for Chopard, which took home four prizes in total (including two for Ferdinand Berthoud), and for Audemars Piguet, which grabbed two prizes, including the Iconic Watch Prize for its Royal Oak RD 5, as well as LVMH's La Fabrique du Temps housed brands, including LVMH and Daniel Roth, taking a couple of prizes.

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