FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--High-carat diamonds, multi-coloured gemstones, lustrous precious metals, minimalistic forms and sophisticated technology – 239 Hong Kong companies (2011: 262) in Hall 6 of Baselworld will showcase a huge variety of designs and materials. From March 8 to 15, the combined stand of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will be providing an exclusive shop window for creativity and high quality craftsmanship.
116 exhibitors (2011: 132) will be representing the jewellery industry and 94 (2011: 99) the watch and clock industry. 19 companies are offering packaging materials (2011: 20) and 10 watch and clock components.
Consumers are searching for lasting values like high quality gold jewellery, diamonds, pearls and rare coloured gemstones. Along with solitaires, demand frequently focuses on individually mounted precious pearls and playful pieces reproducing the sumptuous colours and forms of nature. Clocks and watches range from classic reserved to distinctive timepieces.
Visitors can experience the excellent jewellery creations and timepieces during two “Hong Kong Brand Name Promotion” shows in Hall 6.
The jewellery brands on show include Lady Dream (B K Jewellery) (beta C75), Wendy Yue (Diamond Tree Limited) (beta C33), Fantasea (EJI) (beta B25), Gold Source Jewellery (Gold Source Jewellery Limited) (beta K11), T n K (On Going Jewellery Ltd.) (beta C73) and Dol:ci M (Waddy Jewellery Company Limited) (beta J11).
Watch brands will include Jazma (Fat Tat Lee Watch Company Limited) (alpha C32), Madison New York (Madison N.Y. Limited) (alpha M11), Mixer (Project International Limited) (alpha M17), Owago (Owago Limited) (alpha C34), Tacs (Creative Choice Limited) (alpha M21) and Temporis (Free Town Watch Products Limited) (alpha J20).
In 2011 Hong Kong recorded a growth in exports of around 20 percent to USD 8.8 billion for timepieces. The most important markets were the EU and the USA which counted for around one third of all exports. Exports to the EU rose by 10 percent to USD 1.6 billion and to the USA by 13.2 percent to USD 1.5 billion.
Ranked third was Switzerland importing timepieces to a value of USD 1.3 billion in 2011 (+40.8 percent). In return, Switzerland supplied timepieces to a value of USD 4.8 billion to Hong Kong (+48 percent). The metropolis continued to be number one of Switzerland’s watch export countries.
Germany purchased timepieces to a total of USD 433 million (+20.6 percent). During the same period, Germany supplied 43.7 percent more timepieces to Hong Kong (USD 106 million).
Hong Kong was the fifth largest exporter of fine jewellery worldwide in 2011. The jewellery sector exported jewellery to a value of around UDS 6 billion in 2011 – a growth of 34.7 percent.
The three most important markets – the USA, EU and Switzerland – together made up around 60 percent of the export market. Exports to the USA rose by 29.2 percent and to the EU by 19.6 percent in 2011.