Prix Gaïa is an honorary award in watchmaking.
Since 1993, the
Musée international d'horlogerie
The International Museum of Horology, , is a horological museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. It is owned and operated by the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds.
History
In 1865 the Watchmaking School of La Chaux-de-Fonds had the idea of putting ...
(MIH) in
La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds (; archaic ) is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura Mountains at an altitude of 992 metres, a few kilometres south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne, Biel/Bienne, and Fribourg, ...
presents this award for special achievements in watchmaking. The Prix Gaïa recognizes the achievements in three categories: "Artisanat création" (arts and creations), "Esprit d'entreprise" (entrepreneurship) und "Histoire" (history and research). Nominations are submitted to the management team of the MIH and discussed by the awards committee, that includes 10 to 15 people and is chaired by the MIH curator.
Former winners in the categories
Source:
* 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
Ludwig Oechslin (born February 10, 1952) is a Swiss watchmaker, designer and inventor.
Life
Ludwig Oechslin was born in Gabicce Mare. In 1972, he embarked upon a degree course in archaeology at the University of Basel, Switzerland, going on t ...
, 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
Philippe Dufour, AHCI (born 1948) is a Swiss-born watchmaker from Le Sentier, Vallée de Joux. He is regarded as a master of modern watchmaking, and his watches are referred as among the best ever made. He finishes all of his watches himself b ...
, 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
Paul Gerber (1854 Berlin, Germany – 13 August 1909 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany) was a German physics teacher. He studied in Berlin from 1872 to 1875. In 1877 he became a teacher at the Realgymnasium (high school) in Stargard in Pommern. Ge ...
, 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
Ernst Thomke (born 21 April 1939) is a Swiss physicist and watchmaker. Training first as a mechanic, he later acquired the Swiss federal maturity degree and pursued academic studies whilst in employment.
Early life and education
Thomke was bor ...
, Esprit d'entreprise
* 2014
Kari Voutilainen
Kari Voutilainen, AHCI (born in 1962) is a Finnish watchmaker residing in Môtiers, Switzerland. Voutilainen is generally considered to be one of the greatest living watchmakers. Altogether ten watches by Voutilainen have been awarded The Grand ...
, Artisanat-creation,
, Histoire-recherches,
Henri Dubois
Henri is the French form of the masculine given name Henry, also in Estonian, Finnish, German and Luxembourgish. Bearers of the given name include:
People French nobles
* Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France
* H ...
, Esprit d'entreprise
* 2015
Anita Porchet, Artisanat-creation,
Jonathan Betts, Histoire-recherches,
Giulio Papi, Esprit d’entreprise
*2016 Vianney Halter, Artisanat-creation, Giovanni Busca et Pascal Rochat, Esprit d'entreprise, Roger Smith, Histoire-recherche
*2017
Jean-Marc Wiederrect, Artisanat-creation,
Richard Mille
Richard Mille is a Swiss luxury watch company founded in 2001 by Dominique Guenat and Richard Mille, based in Les Breuleux, Switzerland. The brand specialises in high-priced clockwork watches, which have been criticised by some as "ridiculous" ...
, Esprit d'entreprise, Laurence Marti, Histoire-recherche
*2018 Paul Clementi, Artisanat-creation,
Maximilian Büsser, Esprit d'entreprise, Reinhard Meis, Histoire-recherche
*2019 Suzanne Rohr, Artisanat-creation,
Karl-Friedrich Scheufele
Karl-Friedrich Scheufele (born 5 February 1958 in Pforzheim) is co-president of Chopard along with his sister, Caroline, and president of La Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud. He is the son of Karl and Karin Scheufele, German entrepreneurs who a ...
, Esprit d'entreprise, Laurent Tissot, Histoire-recherche
*2020 Antoine Preziuso, Artisanat-creation, Felix Baumgartner et Martin Frei, Esprit d'entreprise, Denis Savois, Histoire-recherche
*2021 Carole Kasapi, Artisanat-creation, Eric Klein, Esprit d'entreprise, Anthony Turner, Histoire-recherche
*2022 Laurent Barotte, Artisanat-creation, Edouard Meylan, Esprit d'entreprise, Nico de Rooij, Histoire-recherche
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