Deteriorating Your 2012 Grand Prix d Horlogerie de Geneve Awards.

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I keep in mind several years ago I happened to be component of a thread on one associated with the popular view forums. we commented that it was too bad we weren't alive throughout the 40s-60s, what I had considered the "Golden Age" of mechanical watches. It seemed like back next, needless to say, all watches were mechanized, and a lot of seemed rather affordable, even considering inflation. But another poster easily set me right. He pointed down that were were living in the Golden Age of mechanical watches suitable now! After a couple of moments of consideration We realized he was absolutely correct. A strong discussion could be made that we live in a Golden Age of mechanical watches now. We now have the ultra-high-end brands such as MB&F, Patek, Lange, De Bethune, etc. We have independents these as Roger Smith, Parmigiani, Peter Speake-Marin, Kari Voutilainen, Richard Mille, and F.P. Journe. And this is all besides the usual candidates like Rolex, Omega, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and a large number of others. But for the people without strong pockets there are other options. A fan of mechanical watches can pick-up a Russian Vostok automatic for well under $100. And there are a seemingly limitless number of Seiko Diver options under $300 and Seiko 5 options for under $75. And do not forget, the Vostok and Seiko (don't forget Orient) automatics tend to be true in-house movements, something that many of the mid-tier Swiss brands can just claim along with their hands crossed behind their backs and a wink. Where I'm going with all of this is the fact that the 2011 edition of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (sometimes known as the "Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix") honours had been recently completed. This function is a type of sector gathering at which the Swiss watch industry fetes its own. It isn't rather obvious in my opinion how much of this event is marketing self-promotion by the sector, and exactly how much is more "pure." Regardless, for us watch fans, it's another opportunity to glance at the products and companies we enjoy. The prizes are chosen by a panel picked by, well, I'm not completely positive exactly how a person gets chosen to be from the section of judges. I can picture a Swiss castle with Pascal Raffy at the entrance, and puffs of white and black smoke coming away from a fireplace as candidates are generally selected. "Produced in 2001, and as of this 12 months 2011 under the aegis of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix Foundation, this event is meant to salute the excellence of worldwide horological production, and annually benefits the finest projects and the essential essential numbers in the watchmaking world. It thus contributes to promoting horology and its prime principles – namely innovation ..." The 2011 awards were held on November 19th. Cutting into the chase, the leading award winner had been the De Bethune DB28, which took home the coveted Aiguille d’Or honor. As I've discussed before, I believe that De Bethune has the slickest looking moonphase complication. The brand is an air of new air in a world of Rolex Submariner homages as well as the love. Not that I dislike the Sub, it is simply that it's good to see some different new designs. As well as the prizes are granted in huge component based on innovation, both technical and concept. "The international jury of this 11th version, made up of watchmaking professionals, awarded the "Aiguille d’Or" great Prix, the supreme award honouring the best timepiece of the year, to the DB28 design by De Bethune." The Best Men’s Watch award went to the Hermès Arceau Le Temps Suspendu. I really didn't expect this; most of us don't think of Hermès when all of us think of great Swiss/French watchmaking. Carry out read Ariel's analysis of this watch from previous in the year. "The watch itself will come in a 43mm wide case in metallic and also as a limited version of 174 pieces in 18k rose gold. The Arceau design case provides a more pronounced lug structure at the top and suavely curved numerals that appear to run around the switch. ... The retrograde date dial is surprisingly very easy to review and I like how the arms looks to come out of nowhere. Inside the watch is an automatic mechanical movement with the special time suspended component that was exclusively developed for any watch." The Best Design Watch prize was awarded to one of my favorite brands, Urwerk, for their stunning UR-110. Skipping the technical details, the UR-110 is actually yet another crazy-cool generation through the geniuses inside Urwerk. Similar to De Bethune, these people continue being iconoclasts and shake-up the watch industry. Urwerk defines this watch ... "The UR-110 indicates time by means of a revolving satellite complication on planetary gears featuring three parallel hour/minute modules resembling torpedoes. The amount of time is displayed regarding the correct side of the watch, with the satellites following a vertical range - 0 to 60 minutes - in a downward motion. The ingenuity of this layout lies in allowing the individual to view the time discreetly and elegantly without the necessity to pull back a cuff." And one of the most extremely slick features? The dial side Control Board features an "Oil Change" indicator to alert the user with regards to is time for a service. Amazing. The movement is automatic with 46 jewels and an individual barrel. Urwerk again implements their air turbines as part of the winding system. Perform not miss Ariel's hands-on glance at this view with pics. While the endorsed Urwerk video clip? Also worth your time. The Best Complicated Watch Prize ended up being awarded to Zenith for their amazing Academy Christophe Colomb formula of opportunity. It's good to see the Zenith ship back on an affordable course after a major management shake-up and the sunset for the Theirry Nataf era. The Christophe Colomb is another over-the-top creation, and I adore every bit of it. Admittedly, there might still be some really good Nataf DNA in the toubillon of this piece, to his credit score rating. At first look it looks muck like the Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon. And given the bubble casing the complication, owners ought to be VERY aware when dealing with doorways! ;-) Ariel's review of this watch describes the make-up for the tourbillon: "An escapement on gimbals that moves around such that the escapement more or much less is obviously positioned exactly the same position. ... At the base of the "gear ball" is a shiny gold weight that will keep the entire thing pointed in just the right direction. ... the "tourbillon" during the Christophe Colomb moves only with the power of gravity." Very what are the unexpected situations here? There are three surprises personally: I must admit that I never will have expected to see anything from Hermès here, they're seriously perhaps not one of several normal candidates. It was a little bit of a surprise to see label Heuer displayed here. They're typically considered the high-end of the mall watch world, rather away from place using the rest of the group as a brand. TAG Heuer does do some cutting-edge work with innovation, yet not a great deal of it appears to make it out of the lab (think Monaco V4 and strip drives) And rather conspicuous by their absence? Greubel Forsey, MB&F, and Harry Winston. As an aside, I occasionally wonder if Rolex get's not enough credit for its slow but especially helpful and functional innovations? The Parachrom hairspring for instance? Though a development like that surely isn't flashy and has now essentially no graphic appeal. And while I all in all love the choices, We still get the Hermès option a little bit of a head-scratcher. It ended up being picked throughout the Laurent Ferrier Galet Micro-rotor as well as the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle World Time? I really do wonder how a lot of pressure, implicit or explicit, the judging panel is under to make their choices either popular or in-step with "approved" choices. When reading numerous watch publications one wonders why all of us can go years without reading a bad review, and why excuses are often made for the periodic poor category rating. We all of program ask yourself if the fear of offending an advertiser (current or potential) will be the reason. I have no idea what forces are at play in these honors, but I believe it would be naive to assume there are none at all. Regardless of my nit-picky statements, awards and activities like the big Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève are indeed fun for all of us watch enthusiasts. These people keep us entertained throughout the 12 months, hopefully keeping us over until we become to begin discussing Basel 2012 in simply a few many months. ;-) And in inclusion to becoming good entertainment, they're also good for customers. These kinds of events keep competitive pressure on the watch manufactures to continue steadily to innovate and introduce new solutions and products. Buyers victory in the long run.

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Deteriorating Your 2012 Grand Prix d Horlogerie de Geneve Awards.