The 45th Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair and International Watch Exhibition concluded, attracting more than 17,000 buyers

China News Service, Hong Kong, September 6th. The 45th Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair and the 14th International Watch Exhibition concluded on the 5th. The five-day offline exhibition attracted more than 17,000 buyers from 115 countries and regions to discuss purchases.

On September 1, the 45th Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair and the 14th International Famous Watches Exhibition opened at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. The picture shows foreign exhibitors (first from the right) negotiating with foreign buyers. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Zhihua

Lam Yuk-fung, Vice President of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, said that this year's international watch gathering has more than 150 brands from all over the world participating, and the scale has reached a new high, further enhancing the internationalization and diversification level of the exhibition. The exhibition not only creates exchange, cooperation and business matching opportunities for the global watch industry, but also gives full play to Hong Kong's advantages as an international business platform, not only "bringing in" international business opportunities, but also assisting Hong Kong and mainland enterprises to "go global" to expand overseas markets.

Lu Yalan, an exhibitor in the Hunan Hengyang pavilion and brand manager of Hunan Shengshi Weide Technology Co., Ltd. (Nanyue Watches), said that the Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair is an ideal platform for companies to expand overseas markets. During this exhibition, the company came into contact with potential buyers from India, Italy and Malaysia. One of the Italian buyers was interested in purchasing 2,000 watches. Lu Yalan estimates that corporate sales during the five-day exhibition period will exceed US$3 million.

Nabil Dabaan, CEO of Jovial, a watch wholesale and retailer from the United Arab Emirates, said that he purchased approximately US$1 million worth of watch parts from nine suppliers during the exhibition, and also planned to purchase approximately US$250,000 in packaging boxes, shopping bags and display supplies.

It is reported that the artificial intelligence matching platform "Business Exchange" set up at this watch exhibition will continue to be open until September 12 for online negotiations between exhibitors and buyers.