« It is a great honor for me to serve as President of the GPHG Jury. As in previous years, this Jury brings together a wide range of opinions and know-how, from both the watch industry and the wider cultural landscape. expresses for the occasion this expert and dandy omnipresent in the world of watchmaking.
Et Nick Foulkes to add: “ I am convinced that the GPHG is playing an increasingly important role in drawing international attention to the watch industry, both within Switzerland’s borders and beyond, while reaffirming Geneva’s status as a as the watchmaking capital of the world in the 21st century ».
For information, half of this jury was drawn by lot within the Academy and the other half was chosen by common agreement by the President of the Jury and the GPHG:
– Geoffroy AderExpert in watchmaking / France
– Deremi AjidahunCEO of Hole19 Group and publisher of GMT Africa / Nigeria
– Amr AlotaishanCEO of Reuge, collector / Switzerland
– Jon ArtecheDirector of Rabat Madrid, collector / Spain
– Jean-Christophe BabinCEO of Bulgari, the winning brand of the Aiguille d’Or 2021 Grand Prix (according to the rules, the director of the Aiguille d’Or winning brand is invited to sit on the jury the following year).
– Ludovic BallouardIndependent creative watchmaker / Switzerland
– George BamfordFondateur et CEO de Bamford Watch Department and Bamford London / United Kingdom
– Atish BanerjeaChief Technology Officer of Meta / USA
– Félix BaumgartnerFounder of Urwerk / Switzerland
– Laurent BesseWatch manufacturer from Mercier Solutions / France
– Jean-Claude BiverCollector / Switzerland
– Adam ClaytonMusician of U2 / USA
– Brian Duffy, CEO de The Watches of Switzerland Group / Royaume-Uni
– Daniela DufourWatchmaker / Switzerland
– Denis FlageolletCreator, watch designer and co-founder of De Bethune / Switzerland
– Aldis HodgeActor, watch designer / USA
– Laurence Janin-SchlemmerFreelance journalist / Switzerland
– Xavier JourdainCEO of Estima / Switzerland
– Wei KohFounder of Revolution and The Rake Magazines / Singapore
– Marine LemonnierFounder of 289 Consulting, communication consultant / Switzerland
– Frederic Loizeau, Development, Business and Technology Director of CSEM / Switzerland
– Giorgia Mondani, Digital entrepreneur in luxury watchmaking, author / Italy
– Olivier MoryWatchmaker, founder of Skill / Switzerland
– Diana PicassoArt historian, curator and co-founder of Menē / France
– Laurent Picciotto, Founder and owner of Chronopassion / France
– Ahmed RahmanCollector and entrepreneur / United Kingdom
– Hind SeddiqiManaging Director of Dubai Watch Week / Dubai
– Robin SwithinbankJournalist / United Kingdom
– Michael TayDirector of The Hour Glass Limited / Singapore
This jury will meet behind closed doors in Geneva a few days before the ceremony to physically evaluate the pre-selected timepieces and vote by secret ballot under notarial supervision. The whole of the Academy will also take part in the choice of winners via a vote on the dedicated digital platform.
As a reminder, the GPHG International Academy, which has more than 650 players from the main sectors of the watch industry, has pre-selected in early September the 84 watches and 6 clocksdivided into 15 categories, in the running to win one of the 20 prizes that will recognize the best watchmaking creations of the year, including the prestigious Grand Prix de l’Aiguille d’Or.
The winners will be announced on November 10 at the 2022 awards ceremony which will take place at the Théâtre du Léman in Geneva.
