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Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2016

The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2016 will be held tomorrow at the Théâtre du Léman in Geneva.
Following is the list of the preselected watches, 6 watches in each of 12 catagories.
What are your favorites?
Let's be better at predicting the results of the GPHG 2016 than the predictions for the US elections!  
(The list of my favorites is at the end of the post.)


Ladies’
    
Audemars Piguet - Millenary
Bovet 1822 - Blue Thistles
Bulgari - Serpenti Spiga
Chopard - L.U.C XP 35 mm Esprit de Fleurier Peony
Fabergé - Fabergé Lady Levity
Piaget - Limelight Gala Milanese Bracelet

(The images are all from the GPHG website)




Ladies’ High-Mech

Bulgari - Serpenti Incantati Tourbillon Lumière
Christophe Claret - Marguerite
Girard-Perregaux - Cat's Eye Tourbillon with Gold Bridge
Louis Vuitton - Tambour Color Blossom Spin Time
Ludovic Ballouard - Upside Down Art Deco
Ulysse Nardin - Skeleton Tourbillon Pearl






Men’s

Chopard - L.U.C XPS 1860
Czapek Genève - 33 bis Quai des Bergues
Grönefeld - 1941 Remontoire
Hermès - Slim d'Hermès Email
Tudor - Heritage Black Bay
Urban Jurgensen - Reference 2340





Chronograph

Chopard - Mille Miglia 2016 XL Race Edition
Hublot - Big Bang Unico Sapphire
Louis Moinet - Memoris Red Eclipse
Montblanc - 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Limited Edition
Ulysse Nardin - Marine Chronograph Annual Calendar
Zenith - El Primero 36'000 VpH






Tourbillon

Bovet 1822 - Ottantasei Flying Tourbillon
De Bethune - DB28 Kind of Blue Tourbillon
Girard-Perregaux - La Esmeralda Tourbillon
Louis Moinet - Sideralis Evo
Rudis Sylva - RS 16 Harmonious Oscillator
Ulysse Nardin - Executive Skeleton Tourbillon





Calendar
   
Andersen Genève - Perpetuel Secular Calender "20th Anniversary" Blue Gold Dial
Andreas Strehler - Lune Exacte
Audemars Piguet - Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar
Chopard - L.U.C Perpetual Chrono
H. Moser & Cie. - Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Concept Funky Blue
MB&F - Legacy Machine Perpetual





Travel Time

Bovet 1822 - Virtuoso VI Triple Time Zone
De Bethune - DB25 World Traveller
Fabergé - Fabergé Visionnaire DTZ
Louis Vuitton - Escale Time Zone
Manufacture Royale - 1770 Haute Voltige
Montblanc - 4810 Orbis Terrarum Pocket Watch 110 Years Edition





Mechanical Exception

Audemars Piguet - Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie
Bovet 1822 - Recital 18 Shooting Star® Tourbillon
Bulgari - Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater
Chanel - La Montre Monsieur de Chanel
Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud - Chronomètre Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1
Piaget - Piaget Emperador Coussin XL 700P





“Petite Aiguille”
   
Hermès - Slim d'Hermès
Seiko - Presage Automatic Chronograph Enamel Dial
Tiffany & Co. - Tiffany East West® Automatic
Tudor - Heritage Black Bay Bronze
Vulcain - 50s Presidents' Watch Tradition
Zenith - Pilot Ton-Up




Sports
   
Eberhard & Co. - Scafograf 300
Montblanc - TimeWalker ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph Limited Edition
Ressence - Type 5B
TAG Heuer - Heuer Monza Chronograph
Tudor - Heritage Black Bay Dark
Ulysse Nardin - Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon




Jewellery
   
Audemars Piguet - Diamond Fury
Chanel - Secret Watch "Signature Grenat"
Chopard - Precious Chopard Watch
Graff - Princess Butterfly
Hublot - Big Bang Impact Bang
Voutilainen - Scintillante





Artistic Crafts
   
Bulgari - LVCEA Tourbillon Il Giardino Paradiso
Credor - Fugaku Tourbillon
H. Moser & Cie. - Perpetual Calendar Heritage Limited Edition
Hermès - Arceau Tigre
Piaget - Protocole XXL "Secrets & Lights" Venice Micro-Mosaic
Voutilainen - Triton et Sirène




My favorites this year:
(Note that I have seen many of the preselected watches "in the metal", but not all)

Ladies
Piaget - Limelight Gala Milanese Bracelet

Ladies’ High-Mech
Ludovic Ballouard - Upside Down Art Deco

Men’s
Grönefeld - 1941 Remontoire

Chronograph
Louis Moinet - Memoris Red Eclipse

Tourbillon
De Bethune - DB28 Kind of Blue TourbillonDe Bethune

Calendar
Andreas Strehler - Lune Exacte

Travel Time
Louis Vuitton - Escale Time Zone

Mechanical Exception
Bovet 1822 - Recital 18 Shooting Star® Tourbillon

“Petite Aiguille”
Seiko - Presage Automatic Chronograph Enamel Dial

Sports
Ressence - Type 5B

Jewellery
Chopard - Precious Chopard Watch

Artistic Crafts
H. Moser & Cie. - Perpetual Calendar Heritage Limited Edition