See the 15 GRAND PRIX D’HORLOGERIE DE GENÈVE 2016 WATCH AWARD WINNERS

The leading names from the world of fine watchmaking came together in November 2016 for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genéve. The ceremony – akin to the Oscars for luxury timepieces – celebrates the most beautiful, cutting-edge and technically complex watches on the market - with fine jewellery watches, limited edition timepieces and super-accurate chronometers all present in this year’s list of winners. Click through to see the most coveted watches in the world right now…

“Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix: Chronomètre Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1

Case: 18 carat white gold, 44mm
Strap: Leather
Movement: Calibre FB-T.FC mechanical hand-wound
Waterproof: 30 metres
Functions: Large seconds, power reserve indicator, tourbillon
Limited edition: 50
Price: €220,000

Case: 18 carat rose gold and diamond, 32mm
Strap: 18 carat rose gold Milanese
Movement: Piaget 690P quartz
Price: $34,500

Case: White gold with diamonds, 38.4 x 32.9mm
Strap: Alligator
Movement: GP09700-0011 mechanical hand-wound
Waterproof: 30 metres
Functions: Tourbillon with small seconds
Price: $296,000

Case: 18 carat rose gold, 39.5mm
Strap: Ostrich leather
Movement: Calibre G-05
Waterproof: 30 metres
Functions: Small seconds
Price: €49,500

Case: Stainless steel, 44mm
Strap: Alligator
Movement: Calibre MB M16.29 hand-wound chronograph
Waterproof: 30 metres
Functions: Seconds, 30-minute counter, tachymetric scale
Limited edition: 100
Price: POA

Case: Pink gold, 44mm
Strap: Alligator
Movement: Calibre GP09400-0004 automatic
Waterproof: 30 metres
Functions: Tourbillon with small seconds
Price: CHF 180,000

Case: Platinum, 44mm
Strap: Alligator
Movement: Custom** **hand-wound movement by MB&F and Stephen McDonnell
Functions: Day, retrograde date, month, retrograde leap year, power reserve indicator
Limited edition: 25
Price: $176,000

Case: 18 carat rose gold, 43mm
Strap: Alligator
Movement: Calibre 6924 self-winding
Waterproof: 30 metres
Functions: Central GMT second timezone
Price: $29,500

Case: Titanium, 44mm
Strap: Rubber
Movement: Calibre 2937 hand-wound
Waterproof: 20 metres
Functions: Minute repeater, tourbillon, 30-minute counter, chronograph with central seconds
Price: $597,400

Case: Bronze, 43mm
Strap: Leather
Movement: Calibre MT5601 self-winding mechanical
Waterproof: 200 metres
Functions: Seconds
Price: $3,975