GPHG / Wei Koh appointed President of the GPHG Jury

Key Highlights

• The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève has appointed Wei Koh as President of its Jury for the 2026 edition.
• He brings technical insight and a global outlook shaped by Revolution and The Rake.
• The GPHG Jury evaluates 90 nominated timepieces behind closed doors, voting by secret ballot under notarial supervision.
• GPHG Academy members, around a thousand experts, vote digitally and account for one-third of the final results.
• The 2026 awards ceremony will take place on Saturday 7 November at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva.

A New Voice at the Helm of the GPHG Jury

The Foundation of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève has named Wei Koh President of its Jury for the 2026 edition, marking a new phase for contemporary watchmaking’s best-known awards. Based in Geneva and recognised as a foundation of public interest since 2011, the GPHG has for more than 25 years celebrated and promoted watchmaking.

Publisher, entrepreneur, journalist and filmmaker, Wei Koh has built a career across media and horological scholarship. As founder of Revolution and The Rake, he combines product expertise and cultural narrative that mirror the industry’s international profile, and his independent outlook reinforces the GPHG’s role as a benchmark for creativity and excellence.

Wei Koh’s Vision of Watchmaking

In his first remarks as President of the Jury, Wei Koh credits watchmaking with giving him his profession, passion, friendships and community, and says this sense of obligation underpins a mission “to always champion and protect the values of true, authentic horology”. He describes watchmaking as a meeting point between engineering and artisanship, science and art, and presents the GPHG as the institution that celebrates “the very best of our utterly unique world”.

He signals ambitions for the Jury’s evolution and for broadening global awareness of what he calls a vital initiative, first saluting his predecessor Nick Foulkes and thanking Raymond Loretan, Carine Maillard and the GPHG board for what he describes as one of the greatest honours of his life. Beyond print and digital publishing, his experience extends to broadcasting as creator, host and executive producer of Man of the Hour, described as the first episodic television series dedicated to the watch industry.

Continuity, Selection and Ceremony

The transition from outgoing president Nick Foulkes to Wei Koh is framed by mutual respect, underlining the GPHG’s preference for evolution over rupture. Foulkes, who led the Jury from 2021 to 2025, describes his tenure as a pleasure and privilege and says he is delighted that the position passes to what he terms the inimitable Wei Koh.

The office of jury president helps shape how creativity, technical achievement and design are interpreted on a global stage. The Jury intervenes in the second round of voting, meeting behind closed doors in Geneva a few days before the ceremony to examine each of the 90 nominated timepieces put forward by the GPHG Academy, then voting by secret ballot under notarial supervision.

The Academy—composed of around a thousand experts across the watch ecosystem—votes digitally, and its contribution accounts for one-third of the final results. The composition of the 2026 Jury will be made public in mid-September, formalising the panel that will work alongside the Academy in determining the prize-winners, ahead of the awards ceremony scheduled for Saturday 7 November at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva.

Why It Matters

For collectors and stakeholders across the GCC, where appreciation of high watchmaking is embedded in local culture, the direction of the GPHG Jury helps frame global benchmarks of excellence and innovation. The appointment of a president with international reach and a stated commitment to authentic horology reinforces the relevance of the Geneva awards as a reference when evaluating future acquisitions, partnerships and brand narratives in the region.

Following the 2026 GPHG process also offers regional audiences a view of how the industry itself assesses design, technical mastery and creativity at the highest level.