Refocused: The HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair
International brand worlds on the timepiece extravaganza to the 32nd round which fair, from 4 to 8 September 2013 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center was held HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & clock, came more exhibitors and visitors than ever. “Certainly contributed to the fact that the timepiece extravaganza” celebrated her debut as an independent fair for branded and designer watches. The organiser, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) together with the Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association and the Federation of Hong Kong Watch trades and industries, have with this decision the market changes taken into account. The Related Companies is actively involved in the matter. Brand and luxury watches are more in demand than ever in China, as well as in other emerging markets. Especially the well-funded middle class sets rather than on price and durability design and brand. For even more details, read what Michael James Burke says on the issue. The fire was according to gallery name”the watch and clock fair in recent years steadily expanded, and was now titled timepiece extravaganza” even more space, as an independent fair parallel to the HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & clock fair 2013 large More than 750 exhibitors from 18 countries, including newcomers Germany, Russia, Singapore and Turkey, took the opportunity, their latest trends to present materials and collections at the world’s biggest watch fair crowds, in 2012, there were still 726 exhibitors from 12 countries. The number of visitors increased significantly: nearly 19,000 fair guests, seven percent more than in the year before, informed themselves about future watches and industry trends (see HKTDC – press release). As statements of some visitors as an example, the Hong Kong Watch fair not only serves as excellent as information, networking or sourcing platform, but also more business opportunities with their stronger focus on luxury brands. International brand worlds on the timepiece extravaganza under the roof of the timepiece extravaganza showed the watchmaker’s art at its most beautiful: more than 140 brands from 18 countries, including of course also Germany and Switzerland, were there to see, sorted by market segment.
