Watchmaking treasures, heirs to times past
The 35 finalist watches will be on public display at the Hotel President Wilson in Geneva from 4th to 8th November 2026. The highlight comes on 10th November during the official ceremony, where seven winners will be revealed – with the possibility of an eighth award, the ‘Best in Show’ Jury’s Special Prize.
Chronographs
Pocket watches and wristwatches equipped with a two- or three-counter chronograph, a single pusher, or a split-seconds mechanism.
Artistic Crafts
Pocket watches and wristwatches featuring engraving, enameling, gem - setting, guilloché or any other decorative craft, with the exception of skeleton pieces.
Royal Chronometers
Pocket watches and wristwatches bearing the official designation "Chronomètre Royal" issued from 1907.
Astronomical complications
Pocket watches and wristwatches equipped with a triple calendar, a complete calendar or a perpetual calendar.
Multiple Complications
Pocket watches and wristwatches combining at least two complications - tourbillon, repeater (quarters or minutes), striking mechanism, chronograph, split-seconds, complete or perpetual calendar, sky chart.
Design
Pocket watches and wristwatches featuring Vacheron Constantin's signature design, either in the case or through the time display – retrograde display, jumping hour, world time, etc.
Chiming mechanisms
Pocket watches and wristwatches equipped exclusively with a minute repeater, quarter repeater, half-quarter repeater or grande sonnerie.
