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1. Participation 1.1. The Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) is open to all watch brands, without any distinction based on nationality or price criteria. 1.2. Only watches meeting the “conditions of participation” set out in Appendix I are eligible to take part. 1.3. The registered watches must feature significant differences compared with the pre-existent models by the same brand that have already competed in the past. 1.4. Brands are free to choose the category in which they register each watch. The compliance of their choice with the present regulations is verified by the Jury Commissioner, whose decision is deemed final and without appeal. 1.5. The seven categories are as follows: Ladies’ Watch, Men’s Watch, Design Watch, Jewellery & Artistic Crafts Watch, Complicated Watch, Sports Watch, “Petite Aiguille”. 1.6. Brands may present one or several watches, representing different models, per category; and they may do so in several categories, provided they comply with the present regulations. A given model may only be registered in a single category. 1.7. The jury reserves the right to choose three watches from among the models not presented by brands for the competition. These three watches will be presented in an “out-of-competition” category. They will take part in all the international exhibitions and will benefit from the visibility that is given to all the watches presented within the framework of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix, but will not take part in the competition. 1.8. The photos and descriptions of the competing watches are presented on the official Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix website, www.gphg.org.
2. Awards The jury of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix awards ten prizes: 2.1. “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix 2.2. Special Jury Prize 2.3. Best Ladies’ Watch Prize 2.4. Best Men’s Watch Prize 2.5. Best Design Watch Prize 2.6. Best Jewellery and Artistic Crafts Watch Prize 2.7. Best Complicated Watch Prize This prize rewards a watch featuring at least one of the major complications: complete calendar, perpetual calendar, striking mechanism, tourbillon, split-second chronograph. The “small useful complications” (watches with automatic winding, power reserve, etc.) are not classified in this category. The jury may choose to broaden this category to possible new complications presented in the competition. 2.8. Best Sports Watch Prize 2.9. “Petite Aiguille” Prize 2.10. Best Watchmaker Prize The following prizes are also awarded at the GPHG ceremony: 2.11. Public Prize 2.12. Prize for the Best Young Student at the Geneva Watchmaking School
3. Jury 3.1. An international and multidisciplinary jury is appointed each year by the organiser of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix, after consultations with members of the previous year’s jury and watch industry representatives. 3.2. The jury members have no direct link with the organiser of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix, nor with the brands in competition. 3.3. The jury is composed of representatives of watch industry professionals (experts and collectors), of the press and of retailers, based on the “composition of the jury” described in detail in Appendix II A. 3.4. The brand that wins the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix is automatically out of competition the following year, and its founder or CEO is invited to sit on the jury for a year. 3.5. The president of the jury is appointed by the GPHG organiser. 3.6. Jury members are duty bound to respect the regulations and are subject to maintain strict confidentiality, thus guaranteeing their independence. Failure to comply with the present article will be sanctioned by immediate exclusion without appeal.
4. Jury Commissioner 4.1. The Jury Commissioner is a personality acknowledged for his or her professional competence in the watchmaking field. 4.2. He or she is appointed by the organiser of the GPHG, and serves a consulting role for the jury. 4.3. He or she ensures compliance with the regulations and that the watches presented meet the admission criteria. 4.4. He or she does not have a vote. 4.5. Brands are free to choose the category in which they register each watch. The Jury Commissioner verifies that their choice complies with the present regulations, and his or her decisions are final and without appeal. 4.6. See the Commissioner appointed for the current year in Appendix II B.
5. Voting procedure 5.1. In a first round of voting, by secret ballot, jury members select ten watches per category and classify them according to their personal order of preference. The first watch gets 10 points, the second nine points, and so on through to the tenth, which gets one point. The votes are counted under the supervision of a legal officer. This first selection serves to shortlist ten watches in each of the seven categories. 5.2. The jury members, assisted by the legal officer, meet behind closed doors in Geneva during the exhibition of the pre-selected watches, in order to physically evaluate each of the models. The jury meeting ends with a second ballot. 5.3. The second round of voting is another secret ballot in which jury members classify each of the ten watches pre-selected in the first round in each of the seven categories, and award them marks from 1 to 10. The first watch gets 10 points, the second nine points, and so on through to the tenth, which gets one point. Each jury member also has 20 additional points to award to the watch they fill deserves the supreme distinction. These points are added to those already attributed. The watch with the highest number of points wins the “Golden Hand” Grand Prix. The watch that has won the “Aiguille d’Or” is no longer taken into account within the category to which it initially belonged. The votes are counted by a legal officer. This second selection serves to designate the winning and nominated watches in each of the seven categories, and the winner of the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix. 5.4. In case of a draw, a simple majority secret ballot among jury members serves to decide between the competing watches. In case of another draw, the Jury President’s vote counts double. 5.5. During the second round of voting, only one watch per brand may be chosen in each category. If two or more watches from the same brand are among the nominated watches, only the one with the highest number of points will be kept in the competition. The following ones will be replaced by those just behind them in the rankings, by order of the number of points obtained. 5.6. A brand may only win one prize. If two or more watches by the same brand win a prize, the one with the highest number of points wins the prize in its category. The others are replaced by the watches ranked second in their category. 5.7. The names of the winners are revealed in the Grand Théâtre de Genève during the prize-giving ceremony (see the date in Appendix IV).
6. Travelling exhibition 6.1. The watches pre-selected in accordance with Article 5.1 shall be presented in the framework of an international travelling exhibition. The three finalist watches in each of the categories, as well as the winners in the “Golden Hand” Grand Prix and the Public Prize will also be exhibited in Paris at the “Salon International de l’Horlogerie de Prestige, Belles Montres”. 6.2. The watches pre-selected by the jury must be available for these exhibitions. 6.3. The Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix covers all exhibition expenses (insurance, security, presentation). Brands will only be asked to make a flat-rate contribution to customs and travel expenses in the amount of 5,000 CHF per watch pre-selected.
7. Gift of winning watches 7.1 The laureate brands are invited to gift one of each prize-winning watch to the Geneva Art and History Museum, which will devote a showcase to the history of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix.
8. Mentions of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix 8.1. The “Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève” brand name and the associated logo are the property of the organiser of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix. 8.2. Laureates are entitled to use this brand name and logo, provided they display strict compliance with the following restrictive conditions: 8.3. Laureates wishing to use the brand name or logo in any other words will need to request prior approval from the organiser, who may refuse such permission without indicating the grounds for such a refusal.
9. Acceptance of the regulations Participation in the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix automatically implies acceptance of all articles contained in the regulations.
APPENDIX I Conditions of participation 1.1. Only watches commercialised after March 2010 – except for the Best Complicated Watch Prize, open to watches commercialised after March 2009 - and at the latest before December 31st 2011 are entitled to participate. 1.2. In order to take part, brands must submit their candidacy file by June 30th 2011, to the following address: GPHG – Organisation, 11 rue des Rois, CP 5320, CH-1211 Genève 11. 1.3. The candidacy files must comprise the following resources in paper and digital form: 1.4. Registration costs CHF 500 per watch. This sum is intended to cover the administrative expenses relating to the registration.
APPENDIX II A. Composition of the jury 1. For the 2011 edition of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix, the jury is composed as follows: B. Jury Commissioner 1. For the 2011 edition of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix, the Jury Commissioner is:
APPENDIX III Date 1. The prize-giving ceremony for the 2011 edition of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix will take place in the Grand Théâtre de Genève on Saturday November 19th 2011. |