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Get the lowdown on who's likely to make the cut in the watch industry's most anticipated contest
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This year, smart watches get to slug it out with their mechanical counterparts to see who comes out tops in the Grand Prix d' Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG), the luxury watch industry's equivalent of Hollywood's Academy Awards.
They will compete in the Sport and Petite Aiguille (affordable and excellent) categories, the first time since the organisers announced it would accept entries by smart watches - a reflection of market trends.
The annual event takes place in Geneva in November. However, while 18 watches are taking part in the Petite Aiguille section, only two are smart watches - one from TAG Heuer and one from Montblanc, two of the big brands which have taken smart watches seriously. There are no smart watches vying for the Sports watch title, although there is one in the Tourbillon and Escapement classification.
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