A Significant Selection: GPHG 2025, Challenge Category
The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève is the world's most prestigious watchmaking competition. Each year, an international jury composed of experts, collectors, and recognized professionals evaluates the best watches of the year across all categories.
In 2025, the V01-LCC Tempête was selected in the Challenge category, dedicated to Swiss Made watches under 3,500 CHF. This distinction is no accident: it rewards a clear vision, that of independent watchmaking that refuses to choose between aesthetic radicalism and accessibility.
What This Selection Says About VERSION Watches
Being selected by the GPHG jury among the most remarkable designer Swiss Made watches of the year is a validation that goes beyond the circle of connoisseurs. It is the recognition that Carla Lanfranchini's design work, the semi-open dials revealing the movement, the subtle openwork that hints at the mechanics without overexposing them, and the finishes assembled in the Swiss Jura deserve to be seen and judged alongside the best independent watchmaking houses.
The V01-LCC Tempête is the most assertive of the collection's three references: its deep blue dial, structured like an architectural facade, plays with light and depth in a way that is unique to VERSION. Like its two sisters, the V01-LCC Rosée and the V01-LCC Éclat, it is produced in 100 numbered copies.
The GPHG Jury: What Happens Now
Following the selection, the V01-LCC Tempête is evaluated by the international GPHG jury, composed of about a hundred watch experts, journalists, collectors, and personalities from the world of culture and luxury. The final verdict is unveiled during the official ceremony in Geneva.
This selection is part of a dynamic of press and institutional recognition that is confirmed month after month: appearance in Montres Magazine n°141, double page in Montre Heroes n°17, double page in World Wrist Watch Japan n°168, and selection for La Montre de l'Année 2025 by MyWatchSite.
Supporting VERSION Watches
This recognition is also that of the community of Friends of the Maison, who have supported VERSION from the beginning. To join those who believe in a new vision of designer Swiss Made watchmaking:
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