Prix Gaïa
The Prix Gaïa is an award for exceptional achievements in watchmaking .
The prize has been awarded by the Musée international d'horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds since 1993 . This is an honorary award (without prize money). In the media it is often referred to as "the Nobel Prize in watchmaking". There are three categories of awards: “Artisanat création” (handicrafts), “Esprit d'entreprise” (entrepreneurship) and “Histoire” (history and research). The prize is only awarded if honorable candidates are found. Accordingly, it was not awarded every year and in all categories.
Previous winners
- 1993 Jean-Claude Nicolet , Artisanat-creation, Henry Louis Belmont , Histoire-recherches, André Margot , Esprit d'entreprise
- 1994 François-Paul Journe , Artisanat-creation, François Mercier , Histoire-recherches, Anton Bally , Esprit d'entreprise
- 1995 Michel Parmigiani , Artisanat-creation, Ludwig Oechslin , Histoire-recherches, Antoine Simonin , Esprit d'entreprise
- 1996 Vincent Calabrese , Artisanat-creation, Jean-Luc Mayaud , Histoire-recherches, Günter Blümlein , Esprit d'entreprise
- 1997 Richard Daners , Artisanat-creation, Jean-Claude Sabrier , Histoire-recherches, Jean-Pierre Musy , Esprit d'entreprise
- 1998 Philippe Dufour , Artisanat-creation, Yves Droz and Joseph Flores , Histoire-recherches, Luigi Macaluso , Esprit d'entreprise
- 1999 Derek Pratt , Artisanat-creation, Estelle Fallet , Histoire-recherches, Gabriel Feuvrier , Esprit d'entreprise
- 2000 René Bannwart , Artisanat-creation, Kathleen Pritschard , Histoire-recherches, Simone Bédat , Esprit d'entreprise
- 2001 George Daniels , Artisanat-creation, Catherine Cardinal , Histoire-recherches, Rolf Schnyder , Esprit d'entreprise
- 2003 Antony G. Randall , Artisanat-creation
- 2004 André Beyner , Esprit d'entreprise
- 2006 Luigi Pippa , Artisanat-creation, John H. Leopold , Histoire-recherches
- 2007 Paul Gerber , Artisanat-creation
- 2008 Nicolas G. Hayek , Esprit d'entreprise
- 2009 Beat Haldimann , Artisanat-creation, Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey , Esprit d'entreprise
- 2010 Jacques Mueller and Elmar Mock , Artisanat-creation, Jean-Claude Biver , Esprit d'entreprise
- 2011 François Junod , Artisanat-creation, Pierre-Yves Donzé , Histoire-recherches, Philippe Stern , Esprit d'entreprise
- 2012 Eric Coudray , Artisanat-creation, Francesco Garufo , Histoire-recherches, Franco Cologni , Esprit d'entreprise
- 2013 Andreas Strehler , Artisanat-creation, Günther Oestmann , Histoire-recherches, Ernst Thomke , Esprit d'entreprise
- 2014 Kari Voutilainen , Artisanat-creation, Pierre Thomann , Histoire-recherches, Henri Dubois , Esprit d'entreprise
- 2015 Anita Porchet , Artisanat-creation, Jonathan Betts , Histoire-recherches, Giulio Papi , Esprit d'entreprise
Individual evidence
- ↑ Little-known award: The Nobel Prize for the Watch Industry - NZZ Style
- ↑ Ville de La Chaux-de-Fonds - Prix Gaïa
- ↑ List of the award winners ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file)
- ↑ http://www.chaux-de-fonds.ch/musees/mih/prix-gaia
