Posts tagged #GPHG 2025

GPHG 2025: Breguet's Elegant Simplicity Takes the Aiguille d'Or in Historic 25th Anniversary Ceremony

Watchmaking's biggest night proves that sometimes less really is more, as a single-hand watch takes center stage in Geneva. In a surprising departure from recent years' trend toward hyper-complication, the jury of the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève handed its most prestigious honor—the coveted Aiguille d'Or—to arguably the simplest watch in the room. The Breguet Classique Souscription 2025, a watch displaying time with just one hand, captured the grand prize at the ceremony held today, November 13th, at Geneva's Bâtiment des Forces Motrices.

Posted on November 13, 2025 and filed under GPHG, News.

From the Editor: An Open Letter to the Fondation Haute Horlogerie and Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève

As the Founder, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher of WatchCollectingLifestyle.com, one of the world's top ten digital magazines dedicated to luxury timepieces, I write to you today with deep concern about the erosion of professional standards within our industry's most prestigious institutions. With 35 years as a dedicated watch collector, 25+ years as a horological scholar, and 12 years chronicling the evolution of our beloved craft…

Posted on August 14, 2025 and filed under From the Editor.