alf the Jury is drawn by lot from the GPHG Academy, while the other half is chosen by the Jury president.

“It is not lost on us that we the Jury have a formidable task ahead, given the incredible creativity of the timepieces on the running this year, and in particular with two fully open prizes, such as the Iconic Watch Prize, where our challenge will be to discern the timepiece with the best emblematic qualities from the entirety of the watch industry. The Jury comprises some of modern horology’s most passionate and discerning scholars, collectors and experts and we are fully committed and ready to rise to the occasion,” said Wei Koh, Jury president.

The GPHG 2026 Jury:

• Wei Koh — President of the Jury; Founder of Revolution and The Rake, publisher, entrepreneur, journalist and filmmaker
• Adel Al-Rahmani — Co-founder of Dubai Watch Club
• Carla Chalouhi — Founder and President of Arije
• Rémy Cools — Watchmaker and founder of his eponymous workshop
• Nicolas de Picciotto — Wealth manager and collector
• Justin Hast — Collector and journalist
• Michael Hickcox — Collector
• Masayuki Hirota — Editor-in-Chief of Chronos Japan and webChronos
• Raphaël Humard — Director of HUMARD Automation
• François Junod — Automaton-maker and sculptor
• Mark Kauzlarich — Senior Editor at Hodinkee
• Gregory Kissling — CEO of Breguet
• Tim Lake — Independent watch industry analyst and founder of Pointless Complication
• Wes Lang — Artist and collector
• Firmin Li — Collector
• Nicholas Manousos — Horologist
• Naomi Maruyama — Writer and watch reporter
• Tim Mosso — Media Director and Global SME at The 1916 Company
• Pranav Shankar Saboo — CEO of Ethos Limited
• Pierre Salanitro — CEO of Salanitro
• Hind Abdul Hamied Seddiqi — CEO of Dubai Watch Week
• Michael Tay — Group Managing Director of The Hour Glass Limited
• Tiffany To — Head of Sale and Senior International Specialist at Phillips
• Nicolas Wiederrecht — CEO and co-owner of Agenhor

Comprising over a thousand key watch industry stakeholders, the Academy also takes part in selecting the winners, via a digital vote which accounts for one-third of the final result.

A total of 20 prizes, including the prestigious “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix, will be awarded on Saturday, 7 November 2026. The 26th GPHG awards ceremony will take place at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva, starting at 7 pm and will be broadcast live on gphg.org.