17 insanely expensive and ornate watches that won at this year's 'Watchmaking Oscars

The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genve is an annual awards ceremony in Switzerland thatcelebrates "excellence and creativity" in watchmaking.The awards have been dubbed the "Watchmaking's Oscars" by Forbes magazine, and it's a prestigious ceremony within the industry.We've rounded up the winners from the 15th ceremony, which took place last week. Check out the expensive and intricate watches that scooped the gongs below.17. Public prize ' The "Tourbillon of Tourbillons" by Antoine Preziuso. From 320,000 Swiss Francs (209,600, $324,400).The "Public Prize" is, as you'd expect,voted for online and at the exhibition. A tourbillon is part of a watch that aims tonegate the effects of gravity on the watch. This timepiece, from Swiss watchmakerAntoine Preziuso, has three of them for greater accuracy.16. "Horological Revelation" Prize ' "Galet Square" by Laurent Ferrier. From $38,000 (24,500).The Horological Revelation prize is awarded for the reinvention of models. Laurent Ferrier has only been making commercial watches for five years but has already reinvented its flagship model, the Galet (which means pebble).The judges say: "Its evolution has been gentle and gradual, like the curves of minerals polished by the waves. The pebble, stemming from centuries of the incessantly repeated work of nature, embodies the purest expression of gentle shapes."15. Innovation Watch Prize ' "The Tourbillon of Tourbillons" by Antoine Preziuso. From 320,000 Swiss francs (209,600, $324,400).TheTourbillon of Tourbillons is the only watch to scoop two prizes in the awards. The innovation here is the fact that the watch has three tourbillons, not just one.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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