Rexhep Rexhepi RRCHF Chronograph Flyback wins the 2026 Aiguille d’Or
Rexhep Rexhepi’s RRCHF Chronograph Flyback, a chronograph built from scratch by an independent, takes the top prize at the 2026 GPHG.
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The RRCHF Chronograph Flyback by Rexhep Rexhepi has won the Aiguille d’Or, the top prize at the 2026 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. It was named watch of the year among the entries.
It is a chronograph developed entirely from the ground up by an independent watchmaker, in a compact case with a distinctive design. The platinum edition has a blue-green Grand Feu enamel dial, with the time displayed off-centre and sapphire sub-dials set off-centre too.
The movement is built symmetrically. The chronograph minute wheel, with its characteristic toothing, sits on the left and the seconds wheel on the right. It uses a horizontal clutch, a column wheel and a large screw balance, finished with large, deep Geneva stripes and bevelled internal angles.
The watch made a big impression when it was first revealed. Rexhepi’s own account of it is simple: “I just wanted to do a chronograph, something thin and that I could wear.”