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- 6. watches with a retail price between CHF 3,500 and CHF 10,000. Smartwatches are admissible in this category.
- 7. mechanical watches comprising at least one chronograph indication. Additional indications and/or complications are admissible.
- 10. mechanical time-measuring instruments, such as longcase clocks or table clocks. Wristwatches are not allowed in this category.
- 12. men’s watches that are remarkable in terms of their mechanical creativity and complexity. These watches may feature all kinds of classic and/or innovative complications and indications (e.g. world time, dual time or other types of model) and do not fit the definition of the Men’s and Mechanical Exception categories.
- 13. men’s mechanical watches comprising at least one calendar and/or astronomical complication (e.g. date, annual calendar, perpetual calendar, equation of time, complex moon phases display, etc.). Additional indications and/or complications are admissible.
- 14. watches with a retail price equal to or under CHF 3,500. Smartwatches are admissible in this category.
- 15. men’s mechanical watches comprising at least one tourbillon. Additional indications and/or complications are admissible.
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- 1. The Aiguille d'Or _____ ____ prize rewards the best overall timepiece among all categories (Best in Show), also deemed the most representative of the watch industry as a whole. It is the most prestigious award.
- 2. women’s watches comprising the following indications only - hours, minutes, seconds, simple date (day of the month), power reserve, classic moon phases; and potentially adorned with a maximum 9-carat gemsetting.
- 3. watches demonstrating exceptional mastery of the art of jewellery and gemsetting, and also distinguished by the choice of stones.
- 4. women’s watches that are remarkable in terms of their mechanical creativity and complexity. These watches may feature all kinds of classic and/or innovative complications and indications (e.g. annual calendar, perpetual calendar, equation of time, complex moon phases, tourbillon, digital or retrograde time display, world time, dual time or other types of model) and do not fit the definition of the Ladies’ and Mechanical Exception categories.
- 5. watches linked to the world of diving, whose functions, materials and design are suited to this activity.
- 8. watches featuring a special mechanism, such as an innovative or sophisticated display, an automaton, a striking or any other acoustic function, a special escapement, a belt-driven movement or featuring another original and/or exceptional horological concept.
- 9. watches from an emblematic collection that has been exercising a lasting influence on watchmaking history and the watch market for more than 20 years.
- 10. men’s watches comprising the following indications only - hours, minutes, seconds, simple date (day of the month), power reserve, classic moon phases – and potentially adorned with a maximum 9-carat gemsetting.
- 11. watches demonstrating exceptional mastery of one or several artistic techniques such as enamelling, lacquering, engraving, guilloché (engine-turning), skeleton-working, etc.