Rexhep Rexhepi wins top prize at Geneva watch awards

Rexhep Rexhepi won the top prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève for his Chronograph Flyback.

The awards ceremony took place in Geneva on Saturday, with 20 prizes presented.

Rexhepi was born in Kosovo, moved to Switzerland in 1999 and opened his own watchmaking workshop in Geneva in 2012.

The top award went to an independent watchmaker, after Breguet and IWC won it in the previous two years.

Chopard and Ferdinand Berthoud, both owned by the Scheufele family, each received two awards, giving the family’s watch businesses four wins overall.

Blancpain won on its return after 12 years away from the competition, taking the prize for mechanical exception.

The nominated watches remain on display in Geneva until November 15, then the winning pieces are due to be shown in London from November 18 to 23.