The Business of Watches [48] The GPGH Jury And Award Winners With Senior Editor Mark Kauzlarich

This week on The Business of Watches, we unpack the results and go behind the scenes for the voting process for the biggest industry awards of the year - the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG).

And we're lucky enough to have someone who was in the room as the votes were cast and the jury debated which prizes should go to which brand or watchmaker. Mark Kauzlarich, Hodinkee senior editor, served on the GPHG jury for the first time in 2026 and presented the award for the GPHG Gemset Watch Prize.

Mark walks us through his week in Geneva and how the jury process plays out and what winning a prize means for those fortunate enough to be awarded one. We also discuss what's at risk for those participating and how the GPHG might attract an even bigger slice of the industry in the future. And finally, Mark gives us the highlights from some of the important watchmakers and brands he visited as the top takeaways from another record auction weekend.

Show Notes:

1:51 GPHG Nominated timepieces 2026 (GPHG website)

2:44 Musée d'Art et d'Histoire GPHG Vernissage (MAH website)

4:25 The Faces of the 2026 Jury (GPHG)

4:48 Pierre Salanitro (Salanitro website)

5:14 francoisjunod.com

6:03 Wes Lang (weslang.com)

8:20 Nominated Timepieces (GPHG)

8:46 In-Depth: The Blancpain Grande Double Sonnerie (Hodinkee)

10:46 Hands-On: Furlan Marri Disco Diamonds Onyx – A New Affordable Entry Into Subtle Gemsetting (Hodinkee)

11:40 Introducing: The Baltic x SpaceOne 'Seconde Majeure' – A Jump Hour à Paris (Live Pics)

13:33 A Visit To The Three Chopard Manufacturing Sites In Switzerland (Fratello)

16:05 Introducing: Chopard Brings Back The Original Happy Diamonds And Happy Sport (Hodinkee)

17:48 Furlan Marri's New Mechanical Chronograph Is The Final Evolution From Kickstarter Brand To Something Much, Much Bigger (Hodinkee)

18:35 This episode is brought to you by Watches of Switzerland. Listeners get $200 off a first order of $1,000+ on full-price items with code HDKPOD-Holiday-200 (case-sensitive) at checkout. Click here to shop the promotion. US only. Online only. Valid through 1/4/27, while supplies last, and subject to availability. Cannot be combined with other offers. Exclusions apply. See full terms at watchesofswitzerland.com.

22:50 Chopard Watchmaking Apprentice program (Chopard website)

25:30 Ferdinand Berthoud (website)

26:40 Petermann-Bédat (website)

28:30 The Rexhep Rexhepi Chronograph Flyback Next To Some Classics From Patek Philippe And A. Lange & Söhne (Hodinkee)

32:04 F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Resonance "Régence" (Phillips)

35:12 Auctions: Three Big Takeaways From The Geneva Fall Auction Season (Hodinkee)

39:50 GPHG Livestream (Hodinkee)

43:10 The 2026 GPHG: Rexhep Rexhepi Wins The Aiguille d'Or For The RRCHF

44:06 Cleguer Horology Launches with the Inspiration One Souscription and a new "Innate" Escapement Geometry (Monochrome)

45:30 Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Chronograph Mystérieux 'Mineral Blue' Reinvents The Central-Counter Chronograph (Hodinkee)

46:42 Audemars Piguet Launches Possibly Its Most Complicated Watch Ever, The '150th Heritage' Pocket Watch' (Hodinkee)

48:25 La Vallee Cosmo (Instagram)

55:02 Happenings: Watches of Switzerland to Host First Public Exhibit of 2026 GPHG Winners In London (Hodinkee)

58:05 Churchill's "Democracy is the Worst Form of Government… (Richardlangworth.com)

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