2022 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix Winners

If we wanted to sum up what happened on the evening of November 10 at the Watchmaking Awards 2022, we would say that courage and originality, small and independent creators won. Names that are well known to insiders but relatively unknown to the general public, as they appeal to a very small subset of discerning collectors with big wallets. So are Kari Wutilainen, the Grönefeld brothers, Recep Rejepey of Acrivia, Remi Maya of Kryon, the Meilan family of Moser & Cie, Sylvain Pinault and of course the star of the night Maximilian Büsser and all his accompanying friends on the wonderful MB&F journey of 17 years. years. The atmosphere in the Geneva theater during the awards ceremony, which was attended by the cream of the world of watchmaking, was enthusiastic. As always, it was a celebration of creativity, innovation, engineering excellence and artistic inspiration.

Winners of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix 2022-1 — 2022 Grand Prize Winner Maximilian Büsser of MB&F *Heritage* *Car* *Consistent* *EVO.*

A 30-member jury led by well-known British journalist and writer Nick Foulkes announced 21 awards this year. The highest award of the Gold Index (Grand Prix Aiguille d’Or) was awarded to MB&F. Heritage Car Consistent EVO. Double Surprise Award for Best Men’s and Women’s Complicated Watches from Hermès for Arso le Pace Traveler. Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels and MB&F won two prizes, while Bulgari and Grand Seiko were expected to win in the Bold Idea and Chronometry categories respectively. The Special Jury Prize, which honors an outstanding individual or organization in the world of watchmaking, was awarded this year to leading automaton maker and sculptor François Junod.

2022-2 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix Winners

Below we bring you all the 2021 Watch Oscar winners.

Big Prize “Gold Forefinger“(“Golden Aiguille” Grand Prix): MB&F Legacy Sequential EVO Machine

Designed for MB&F by Stephen McDonnell, the LM Sequential EVO is a completely innovative and extraordinary chronograph. It features two double chronographs, each with a large 60-second counter and a smaller 30-minute counter, which can operate completely independently of each other with their own independent start/stop and reset buttons to the left and right of the watch. a business. But what makes this watch truly unreal in its concept is the revolutionary “Twinverter” double switch, which allows you to use several synchronization functions: rattrapante (fraction of a second), a lap timer and even an accumulative “chess game” function. a combination that we have never seen before in a wristwatch.

Winners of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix 2022-2044

The fully integrated double movement features two column-wheel chronographs and patented vertical clutches with internal rubies that guarantee no loss of tension or power reserve whether the chronographs are running or not. The mechanism is equipped with the characteristic balance wheel used in MB&F Legacy machines. The zirconia watch case – lighter than stainless steel and stronger than titanium – features a screw-down crown, integral rubber strap, zinc-plated black dials with Super-LumiNova luminous details, and FlexRing anti-shock system.