Sean
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Apologies, the jury restriction is actually in the third round, i.e. when there are only six watches per category. At that point, the jury must meet in person to make their votes, while the GPHG Academy also votes again, but the entire academy of more than 600 people is then counted as one jury member vote. It would honestly be quite difficult for any person or even a small group of people linked to a particular brand to have a significant influence.
2022 Grand Prix D'Horlogerie De Geneve Canidates Announced
They just announced their 2022 candidates at gphg.org ; ...
Is that the way it has always been?
But a brand can’t nominate its own watch, can it? You mean just their colleagues. Actually, since people can vote for themselves, I guess a brand can do the same. But there still needs to be a minimum number of votes I would think.
Thank you for explaining that so clearly. I believe it is important to understand such processes…
to at least be aware of any possible biases.
Yes, it is a pay-for-play scheme just like the EISA. Apologies, next year i'll be sure to notate that within the topic.
It's getting more 'normal' for these types of pay-for-play schemes to self-reinforce the industry. It's a great way to bring in paid press members too, to self-reinforce the scheme. Hypebeast and the like... you know.
That Frozen Star is new to me and quite impressive.
But I just looked it up and see it is out of my sphere of possibility, even though I like their watches.
Some good ones
For me I never understand bovet. It is a brand I don't know much about, their design aesthetic is not my style, and I see their prices and I am blown away at how high they are. . I'm sure a super high quality watchmaker, but really amazed.
Rexhepi is the clear winner in my book.
The Octa 8 days and Arnold&Sons runners up. I‘ve never even heard of Behrens, need to look them up… does anybody know the company or watches?
Interesting ladies timepiece
Looking through the nominees, this is very interesting artistically and mechanically imho.