Chopard claims dual honours at Geneva’s most prestigious watchmaking awards

Chopard’s dual victory at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2026 affirms the house’s command across two distinct disciplines of exceptional craftsmanship. Co Presidents Caroline and Karl Friedrich Scheufele presented the Mystery Nut secret watch, recipient of the Jewellery Prize, alongside the L.U.C 1860, honoured with the Time Only Prize, each representing the pinnacle of their respective artisanal traditions.

The Mystery Nut embodies the audacious fusion of haute joaillerie and watchmaking concealment that has long defined Chopard’s most intimate creations. Hidden within its sculptural form, the secret mechanism transforms an object of sculptural beauty into a functioning timepiece, demanding the precision of the watchmaker and the vision of the jewellery artisan working in concert. The award recognises this synthesis of two disciplines where neither yields to the other.

The L.U.C 1860, named for the founding year of the house’s watchmaking lineage, claims the Time Only accolade through the purity of its horological philosophy. The collection represents Chopard’s commitment to watchmaking unadorned by complications, where the movement itself, the case finishing and the dial design form a singular expression of timekeeping mastery.

The Geneva Grand Prix remains among horology’s most rigorous juries, with distinctions awarded sparingly and only to pieces of demonstrable technical and artistic merit. For Chopard to secure recognition in two distinct categories reflects the breadth of expertise across the manufacture in Geneva and Fleurier, where artisans continue the traditions established across generations.

Both pieces embody the philosophy the house terms the Artisans of Emotions: objects conceived not merely as instruments of function but as expressions of human creativity and dedication pursued without compromise.

Imagery courtesy of Chopard (@chopard).