Prix Gaïa

Prix Gaïa is an honorary award in watchmaking.

Since 1993, the Musée international d'horlogerie (MIH) in La Chaux-de-Fonds 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) and "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, 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
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, 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, 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, Craftsmanship-creation, Edouard Meylan, Entrepreneurship, Nico de Rooij, History-research
2023 Georges Brodbeck, Craftsmanship-creation, Miguel Garcia, Entrepreneurship, Hans Boeckh, History-research
2024 Jean-Pierre Hagmann, Craftsmanship-creation, Jasmine Audemars, Entrepreneurship, Caroline Rothauge, History-research
2025 Roger W. Smith, Craftsmanship-creation, Jean-Jacques Paolini, Entrepreneurship, Helmut Crott, History-research

References

↑ "Ville de La Chaux-de-Fonds". www.chaux-de-fonds.ch.
↑ "Der Nobelpreis der Uhrenindustrie | NZZ". www.nzz.ch. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
↑ "The MIH Prix Gaïa, or Gaïa Prize". Watch Affinity. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
↑ "Prix Gaïa 2014 - Dossier de presse" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
↑ Chronos China 2015/2, Page 166
↑ "ArcInfo - l'actualité neuchâteloise, suisse et internationale". ArcInfo - l'actualité neuchâteloise, suisse et internationale.
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1 2 3 4 5 "Ville de La Chaux-de-Fonds". www.chaux-de-fonds.ch. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
↑ Watchonista (2020-09-04). "Presenting The 2020 Winners Of The Gaïa Prize". Watchonista. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
↑ Watchonista (2017-10-17). "Prix Gaïa 1993 – 2021 on Watchonista". Prix Gaïa. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
↑ "Gaia The Laureates".
↑ "Gaia 2025 laureates".

External links

"Prix Gaïa | The Watches Network". Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
"Prix Gaïa 2017 | Time and Watches | The watch blog". www.timeandwatches.com. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
"Prix Gaïa: and the winners are… – FHH Journal". Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2025-04-06.

[1] "Ville de La Chaux-de-Fonds". www.chaux-de-fonds.ch.

[2] "Der Nobelpreis der Uhrenindustrie | NZZ". www.nzz.ch. Retrieved 2025-04-06.

[3] "The MIH Prix Gaïa, or Gaïa Prize". Watch Affinity. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[4] "Prix Gaïa 2014 - Dossier de presse" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

[5] Chronos China 2015/2, Page 166

[6] "ArcInfo - l'actualité neuchâteloise, suisse et internationale". ArcInfo - l'actualité neuchâteloise, suisse et internationale.

[:0-7] 1 2 3 "Ville de La Chaux-de-Fonds - Prix Gaïa". www.chaux-de-fonds.ch. Archived from the original on 2012-08-15.

[:1-8] 1 2 3 4 5 "Ville de La Chaux-de-Fonds". www.chaux-de-fonds.ch. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

[9] Watchonista (2020-09-04). "Presenting The 2020 Winners Of The Gaïa Prize". Watchonista. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

[10] Watchonista (2017-10-17). "Prix Gaïa 1993 – 2021 on Watchonista". Prix Gaïa. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

[11] "Gaia The Laureates".

[12] "Gaia 2025 laureates".