khor is approaching the 2026 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève with three watches that illustrate markedly different facets of its aesthetic and technical vocabulary.

All three belong to the Le Temps en Équilibre – “Time in Balance” – collection and share the Maison’s distinctive approach to displaying time through suspended discs. Yet each nomination explores that architecture in a different direction: understated texture with the Brown Honeycomb, narrative craftsmanship with Nour La Lumière, and gem-setting with the Bleu Azur des Sommets Diamonds Dial.

Entered in the Time Only category, the Brown Honeycomb presents perhaps the most restrained interpretation of Akhor’s design language. Rather than drawing inspiration from the luminous Alpine skies associated with some of the Maison’s other creations, the watch turns towards earthier tones. Its deep brown recalls bark and aged wood, giving the piece a warmer, more grounded character.

The display is built around Akhor’s patented two-disc construction. The upper suspended disc carries the honeycomb pattern that has become one of the brand’s signatures, while the lower disc is decorated with a sunburst finish in the same brown hue. As the angle of the wrist changes, individual cells catch the light differently, creating depth without relying on overt ornamentation.

The 39 x 39 mm cushion-shaped case is crafted in red gold and paired with a hand-stitched brown alligator strap. Inside is the hand-wound AK10 manufacture calibre, running at 4 Hz and offering a 60-hour power reserve. The movement bears the Poinçon de Genève, while the watch is also COSC-certified.

For the Artistic Crafts category, Akhor takes a considerably more expressive approach with Nour La Lumière.The creation introduces a Day/Night indication into the brand’s patented architecture through the addition of a third disc. Crafted in 5N gold and engraved by hand, this large disc completes one rotation every 24 hours, transforming the dial into a continuously evolving desert scene.

Dunes are rendered in delicate bas-relief, while stars gradually emerge as the display progresses from day into night. In the foreground, a dromedary and rider have been executed in miniature painting by hand, bringing a figurative dimension to a mechanism whose available canvas is measured in millimetres.

The theme continues in a detail concealed inside the case: the Arabic inscription نور — nour, or “light” — is hand-engraved close to the movement, creating a private signature intended principally for the owner.

The 40 x 40 mm cushion-shaped case is made from 18-carat 5N red gold. Its bezel is set with 120 baguette-cut diamonds totalling approximately 4.85 carats, contributing to a total diamond weight of 5.19 carats. Once again, the mechanical base is the hand-wound AK10 calibre, with a 60-hour power reserve, 28,800 vibrations per hour, Poinçon de Genève and COSC certification.

The Maison’s third GPHG entry, the Bleu Azur des Sommets Diamonds Dial, competes in the Gem-set category. Here, Akhor revisits one of its signature colours: Bleu Azur des Sommets, a vivid blue inspired by the crystalline skies above the Alps. The colour is combined with diamond setting across the dial, bezel and clasp without fundamentally altering the graphic clarity of the original two-disc construction.

The suspended upper disc is set with 230 brilliant-cut diamonds, totalling approximately 0.70 carat, against a deep blue background. Beneath it, a sunburst-finished lower disc introduces another interpretation of the same colour, creating changing reflections as the watch moves.

The 39 x 39 mm red-gold case is framed by a bezel set with 120 brilliant-cut diamonds, while the folding clasp carries a further 76 diamonds. Rather than treating the stones as a separate decorative layer, Akhor uses them to extend the dialogue between colour, depth and light already established by the moving discs.

Mechanical specifications remain aligned with the Brown Honeycomb: the manual-winding AK10 manufacture calibre runs at 4 Hz, provides 60 hours of power reserve and is accompanied by both Poinçon de Genève and COSC certification.