INHORGENTA AWARD 2026 Winners Revealed at Munich Gala Hosted by Nazan Eckes

More than 500 distinguished guests from industry, retail and media filled Bavaria Filmstudios in Munich for a glamorous gala where the INHORGENTA AWARD 2026 winners were revealed. The evening was hosted by TV presenter Nazan Eckes and accompanied by singer LOI, whose live performance created emotional highlights. The ceremony took place on February 21 and was published in INHORGENTA materials on February 22, 2026.

The awards sit within the trade fair program that runs from February 20 to 23, 2026, and this year's fair carried the central theme Craftsmanship, spotlighting techniques from traditional handwork to contemporary high-tech processes. Stefan Rummel, CEO of Messe München, framed the awards as an industry benchmark: “The INHORGENTA AWARD demonstrates year after year the level of innovation and craftsmanship that define the jewellery, watch and gemstone industry. This year’s winners are designers and companies who combine material expertise, technical precision and creative vision at the highest level.”

Organizers confirmed the INHORGENTA AWARD presented prizes across ten categories in total. Nine prizes were determined by the internationally composed expert jury; in one additional category, the public decided following a pre-selection by a renowned watch jury. The press-release summary begins with a fragment that reads “Winners span categories including High Jewelle…” but that line is truncated in the supplied materials and the full category list and winners’ names were not included in the excerpts provided for this report.

INHORGENTA framed the ceremony as part of its long-running, exclusively B2B trade platform founded in 1974. The fair's programming highlights included Watch Hall A1, where visitors can discover the results of watchmaking expertise and mechanical watch innovations. The INHORGENTA site materials reiterated that the official award ceremony for all INHORGENTA Awards took place during the grand gala on February 21 at Bavaria Film Studios in Munich.

Media partnerships and social channels were central to the event’s visibility strategy. An Instagram post fragment noted that “The finalists for the 2026 @inhorgenta AWARD have been revealed, showcasing exceptional design, craftsmanship and innovation across watches,” and INHORGENTA said it will present highlights on its social media channels while Swisswatches will report on mechanical watch innovations. Horst von Buttlar, Editor-in-Chief of WirtschaftsWoche, emphasized the collaboration with Swisswatches and its broader reach: “This collaboration is another element of our strategy at WirtschaftsWoche to strengthen coverage of watches and luxury. The award makes brands, models, and the people behind them more visible – beyond the professional sphere. I am delighted about this partnership and that we can involve our readers.”

A discrepancy appears in the supplied site text where the boilerplate line “Europe's leading platform for jewelry, watches and gemstones April 8-11, 2022 | Messe München” is repeated; that 2022 date conflicts with the confirmed 2026 fair dates and reads as legacy or template text. For now, the gala underlined INHORGENTA’s stated emphasis on craftsmanship and industry recognition; organizers indicated further coverage and visual highlights will follow across INHORGENTA and partner channels as the trade fair continues through February 23.