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MTF compiles a PuristS Shortlist of standout watches from the 2017 Grand Prix dâHorlogerie de Genève (GPHG) official pre-selection. This curated list highlights exceptional timepieces across various categories, offering a focused perspective on the year's most innovative and aesthetically compelling horological creations.
The GRAND PRIX DâHORLOGERIE DE GENĂVE (GPHG) 2017 official pre-selection has been announced.
Here are a PuristS Shortlist from the pre-selection.
For some categories, two candidates have been listed because it was too close to call: ......
Ladies: Chopard Imperiale Moonphase
Chopard Imperiale Moonphase
Ladies: Fiona KrĂźger Timepieces Petit Skull (Celebration) "Eternity"
Fiona KrĂźger Timepieces Petit Skull (Celebration) "Eternity"
Ladiesâ High-Mech: Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Papillon Automate
Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Papillon Automate
Men's: Grand Seiko Re-creation
Grand Seiko Re-creation
Men's: Hermès Slim d'Hermès L'heure impatiente
Hermès Slim d'Hermès L'heure impatiente
Chronograph: FabergĂŠ Visionnaire Chronograph Ceramic
FabergĂŠ Visionnaire Chronograph Ceramic
Chronograph: TAG Heuer Autavia
TAG Heuer Autavia
Tourbillon and Escapement: D.Candaux 1740 -The First 8
D.Candaux 1740 -The First 8
Calendar: Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Grande Date Full Open
Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Grande Date Full Open
Travel: Czapek Genève Tourbillon Suspendu "Ici et Ailleurs"
Czapek Genève Tourbillon Suspendu "Ici et Ailleurs"
Travel: Manufacture Royale ADN jumping disk
Manufacture Royale ADN jumping disk
Mechanical Exception: Chopard L.U.C Full Strike
Chopard L.U.C Full Strike
âPetite Aiguilleâ: Habring² Erwin
Habring² Erwin
Sport: Hublot Techframe Ferrari Tourbillon Chronograph
Hublot Techframe Ferrari Tourbillon Chronograph
Jewellery: Chopard Lotus Blanc Secret Watch
Chopard Lotus Blanc Secret Watch
Artistic Crafts: Chopard L.U.C XP Esprit de Fleurier Peony
Chopard L.U.C XP Esprit de Fleurier Peony
Artistic Crafts: Konstantin Chaykin Joker
Konstantin Chaykin Joker
Regards,
MTF
Maybe I should introduce you to a shoemaker who specializes in custom making shoes'wrongly'. The left is made to look like a right and vice versa. I'm told that people find in 'diverting'!! Kind regards, from Helsinki Antony
I suspect that substantial cojones are needed to wear them,,,,and don't look down!
www.gphg.org
...could not find, not even on Chopard's web page or Googling for it, info on the petals' open/close mechanism. Can you help me? Marcelo
Marcelo, Outside Chopard, not many people know the secret mechanism yet. During a trip to South-East Asia, when strolling in a garden, Chopard co-president Caroline Scheufele was touched by the exquisite refinement of the white lotus. A sacred flower in eastern religions, this apparently fragile aquatic plant served as a throne for divinities, for its dainty petals conceal an incomparable force enabling the lotus to be daily reborn, as immaculate and pure as on its very first day. The lotus flow
these are just the thing...
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