In August, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genéve (the so-called Oscars of Watchmaking) announced that a whopping 181 watches were competing for the best of the best of this year’s new watch releases in their respective categories. Now, months later, we finally have the results. While the winners were chosen for 15 categories (you can see them all here), we went through and picked our six favorites.
Longines Avigation Big Eye
Longines has been killing it with its heritage-inspired lineup, and the Longines Avigation Big Eye — this year’s winner for the best watch revival — is the latest addition. According to the brand, it’s a reissue of a military chronograph released in 1971. It features a disproportionately large chronograph seconds register as the “big eye,” making it easier to read running seconds than on a regular chronograph.
Tudor Black Bay Chrono
The winner for “Petite Aiguille” (watches coming in at under 8,000 Swiss Francs) is the Tudor Black Bay Chrono. It’s the first watch in the Black Bay line to feature a chronograph movement and the first Tudor to use the new caliber MT5813 which was created in collaboration with Breitling.
