UPDATES, SEPTEMBER 2024
We are delighted to announce that three founding members of the Horopedia Foundation have been selected to serve on the jury for the prestigious Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) 2024.
Horopedia is widely recognised for its dedication to fostering the long-term success and prominence of the watch industry by freely sharing the horological knowledge and expertise accumulated over the years. This appointment presents yet another opportunity to uphold its core values and offer invaluable insights for the benefit of the entire horological community.
Mr Philippe Dufour (President), Dr Helmut Crott, and Mr Marc André Deschoux will join a distinguished panel of renowned experts and watchmakers, led by historian, author, and journalist Mr Nick Foulkes, to determine the very best timepieces of the year. The GPHG 2024 ceremony will take place in Geneva on 13 November.
Philippe Dufour
A legendary master of modern watchmaking, specialising in grand complications and exceptional finishing. In the 90s, Mr Dufour became the first watchmaker to integrate one of the most intricate complications, the grand sonnerie (grand strike), into a wristwatch.
Helmut Crott
A world-renowned authority and pioneer of watch auctions. Dr Crott is the author of the seminal work on watch dials, The Dial, and is a distinguished collector of historical Urban Jürgensen timepieces.
Marc André Deschoux
Founder of Horopedia and Watches TV, Mr Deschoux is a respected international watchmaking expert and collector with over two decades of experience in the field.
ABOUT HOROPEDIA
Horopedia Foundation was established in February 2023 and given the status of public interest. The Foundation Council is composed of Philippe Dufour (President), Dr. Helmut Crott, André Colard, and Marc André Deschoux. The Foundation governs Horopedia.org, the first online video encyclopedia on watchmaking. The platform was launched in 2022 and quickly gathered unanimous support within the community.
To date, over 30 multilingual documentary films on museums, watchmaking schools, watch tools and components, and the mechanical principles behind their work can be found on Horopedia.org. To enhance its educational mission, the platform also incorporates visual pedagogic materials to facilitate a better understanding of the provided information. The website features nearly 900 pages with detailed definitions of watchmaking terms and historical anecdotes about significant horological inventions.
Horopedia.org meticulously covers all facets of the fascinating horological industry in French, English, and German. It offers detailed definitions of tools and complications, 3D images of movements, and thorough video explanations of component production, their history, and functions in a watch. A dedicated section of the website lists horological institutions, including schools and museums in Switzerland and worldwide.