Horological Meandering

Please see the finalists of the GPHG 2025 here: https://www.gphg.org/en/gphg-2025/nominated-timepieces Please note, we will be playing a "fantasy football" equivalent game of this starting in a few weeks, where you can choose the winners of each category ...  

This one has the finalists: https://www.watchonista.com/articles/watch-industry/grand-prix-dhorlogerie-de-geneve-gphg-2025-finalists-are-announced

I agree, the "nominated" name of the page (in the URL) implies all the watches. But I only see six products per category. Which is what I wanted to see. Does your screen show you something else? It's more likely that the GPHG website just has the naming o... 

When they rename the page, they might change the URL too, so using your link is better - since it's less likely to change. But I wanted to link to the source. I guess I'll have to monitor this link in case there's a change. Thanks for pointing this out. I... 

Do you know what the “Challenge” category is? I noticed the Atelier Wen Perception with purple dial is a finalist, but I don’t understand the category. On the whole, I’m impressed by PF selections. Will be interesting to see the outcomes.

- Ladies’: feminine watches comprising the following indications only – hours, minutes, seconds, date (day of the month), power reserve indicator, classic moon phases – and that may potentially be adorned with a maximum 9-carat gemsetting. - Ladies’ Compl... 

The Challenge category is relatively new (so is the clock category) and it's become a bit of a strange category. The requirement for the challenge category is that the watch has to cost under 3000 CHF. Here are the definitions, intentions, and "rules" tha... 

Prize winners every year. These are the exciting new brands for me.

Notable past winners were Simon Brette Chronomètre Artisans, Petermann Bedat 1967, Sylvain Pinaud Origine and Remy Cools Atelier Tourbillon. Super list there 😊

Perhaps the jury is a little too advanced for the average collector, but then again, to qualify for the jury, you'd have to be invested - and invested participants are often looking at small independents.