SIHH And Baselworld Watch Industry Exhibitions To Unite In 2020 With New Dates For Late April ...

In a major announcement today, the watch and jewelry industry's two biggest shows - Salon Internationals de la Haute Horlogerie and Baselworld - say they will coordinate dates to coincide for the year 2020 and move both shows to the end of April and early May This is a huge effort by the industries to come together during challenging times in an effort to keep both shows alive and operational Typically the SIHH is held in January in Geneva, and Baselworld is held in March in Basel.

Under the new arrangement, SIHH will take place in 2020 from April 26 to the 29th, and Baselworld will take place from April 30 to May 5, 2020 When SIHH was first created in 1991, it took place around hte same time frame as Baselworld and retailers and press would travel the three-hour train distance from one show to the other - making it necessary to fly to Switzerland just once a year for the big exhibitions instead of twice Over the years, a host of other brands have piggy-backed on the SIHH show, taking hotel space in the city of Geneva to show their newest products.

This new reformation may see some of those brands rejoining Baselworld in 2020 "We have sought dialog with the SIHH and together have found a solution, which benefits visitors, the media, and the entire watchmaking industry enormously," says Michel Loris-Melikoff, Managing Director of Baselworld. . Source