Greubel Forsey Takes Top Prize at GPHG 2015; Full List of Prize-Winning Watches
The 15th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Gen��ve (GPHG), known as the watch world’s Oscars, took place October 28 at Geneva’s Grand Th��atre. A distinguished jury of 26 authoritative watch experts and collectors awarded 17 prizes to watch brands that excelled in their categories in 2015. The top prize, known as the “Aiguille d’Or” (Golden Hand), went to Greubel Forsey for its Tourbillon 24 Secondes Vision. Scroll down for details on that watch and to discover other prize-winning watches.The Greubel Forsey 24 Secondes Vision, introduced at SIHH 2015, demonstrated that the 11-year-old brand founded by Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey could do quiet just as well as it does loud. The watch is equipped with a rapidly rotating 24-second tourbillon, inclined at a 25 degree angle, which for the first time in a Greubel Forsey timepiece is visible from the back of the watch, tucked under a sapphire crystal dome that bulges from the exhibition caseback.?On the di

Watch What-If Piaget Altiplano 43 Automatic
"Watch What-If" is a special column on aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer that asks the playful question "what if an iconic watch you know and love was offered in a different style?" The idea embraces a good timepiece's core design and has fun by offering new colors and material concepts to stimulate your senses. These ideas may be provocative, artistic, or just plain silly. This is about fun, Photoshop, and the celebration of wrist watch design and experimentation. The original design we work off will always be at the bottom of the article. The designs are brought to life by Beau Hudspeth who does the artwork and concepting after he and I choose the models and styles to focus on. These special design experiments are extremely time consuming and labor intensive but we hope you enjoy the results. Ideas and comments are more than welcome. Enough response may even lead to a round two of design of the same watch - so please comment below. You are also encouraged to suggest watches that make it into

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 38
Do watch designers and watch makers ever fight? John goes off on cheap Chinese watch brands you can find on eBay, and we also discuss the Sinn 900 Pilot S and F.P. Journe's Vagabondage II watch.Listen to HourTime Show watch podcast episode 38 here.

Constellation question
A friend came across the watch below last evening, used to belong to his late father-in-law. He's done some looking on the 'net but hasn't come up with a similar one without the Officially Certified under Chronometer on the dial.. Can anybody flesh out any info on this? Thanks.

Vantrablack on dials.
Would Rolex consider using Vantrablack on dials. I'm sure this would really make indices and hands pop.