Baselworld

Baselworld is the world's most important trade show for the watch and jewelery industry and every spring in Basel.

It will be presented watches, jewelry, precious stones and related industries, the innovations in the fields. Several producers in the watch and jewelery industry may exclusively from at Baselworld.

Since 2004, the fair reached a gross exhibition area of ​​160,000 square meters. 2008 were 106,800 visitors are welcomed from 100 countries, which faced a number of exhibitors from 45 countries in 2087. 2981 journalists from 70 countries visited the fair.

History

The first watch and jewelry fair in Basel dates back to 1917, when it was still held as part of the Basel exhibition-center. 1931 was awarded the fair its own pavilion. In 1963 the fair moved to a newly built pavilion. It was not until 1972, opened the show for foreign exhibitors, then from Germany, France, UK and Italy, then from 1986 also for non-European issuers.

In 1973, the trade name of the European Watch and Jewelry Fair ( EUSM ). In 1983, she was simply called BASEL 83, each additional exhibition 's own year received ( from 2000 Basel2000 etc.). Since 2003 it is officially called Baselworld.