Prix Gaïa for Dr. Helmut Crott

People · · by Christian Bissener


Four men in suits on a stage in front of a large clock projection, one holding a glass award

Dr. Helmut Crott has been awarded the Prix Gaïa 2025 for his life’s work.

He began his career in the mid-1970s with his own auction house, which still exists today. After the passing of his close friends Derek Pratt and Peter Baumberger, he took over the direction of Urban Jürgensen. He also devoted well over a decade to historical research for his book Le Cadran (in English: The Dial).

Dr. Crott has been a friend and mentor to us for many years. Congratulations on a richly deserved honour.