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Brand Name Gallery under spotlight

August 2004




Running for its 5th time in 2004, the Brand Name Gallery will steal attention from worldwide buyers attending the Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair during September 1 - 5, 2004 with its record high participation.

This dedicated zone for branded timepiece have recorded its biggest participation since 2000 with over 60 brands from 49 companies from Hong Kong, Australia, the Chinese mainland, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UAE and USA.


Commented by Ms Anne Chick, Senior Exhibitions Manager of HKTDC, “We are delighted to see satisfactory growth in this section. In terms of exhibitors, this section grows by 36%. This reflects that industry players really finds our watch fair- the largest of its kind in Asia- an effective trading platform to promote their watch brands to local and overseas traders.”
“While Hong Kong watch manufacturers have been well-known for their OEM and ODM business, they have also strived to enhance their competitiveness by tapping into the OBM business by developing their own house brands. Their increased participation in the Brand Name Gallery tells us that more Hong Kong companies are targeting the branded watch market now.”
Located in Hall 5, the Brand Name Gallery is a unique section built in an elegant setting to feature all branded watches, ranging from sports watches, casual watches, executive lines to diamond watches.
Hong Kong brands include 3T Pyramid, Aidor, AMI D'AMOUR, AMUNDSEN, ARBUTUS, Balco Watch, Barbie, BILL BLASS, FIORUCCI, HOLING, Jacques Farel, Larmes, Latitude, Levi's, LIP, MARILUX, MART RATIO, MIXER, MOMO DESIGN, Montana, Morgan, Simon Carter, NICE, NIVIA, NORTON, PASNEW, REGNIER PARIS, Richlux, ROYAL LONDON, SLAZENGER, SODA, SWISTAR, TeamWise, TECHNOS, TEMPORIS, TORGOEN, TUNLEES, VanBari, Vo!la and WESTERN.


Overseas brands include 25 Hours (Singapore), ASKANIA (Germany), TOM TAILOR (Germany), Blumarine (Italy), Chronotech (Italy), GIOVINE (Italy), KRIZIA (Italy), LANCASTER (Italy), Laura Biagiotti (Italy), Mila Schon (Italy), GROCE (Korea), CYRIL RATEL GENEVE (Switzerland), Emile Chouriet (Switzerland), TREVION (Switzerland), DANIEL HECHTER PARIS (France), elite MODELS" FASHION (France), Freelook (France), FUBU (Australia), FIYTA (Chinese mainland), JACOB JENSEN (Netherland), SWISTAR (UAE), and TED LAPIDUS (UAE)
Spicing up the fair further will be a series of mini watch parades featuring all these labels. Offering an international profile of some 700 watch suppliers, the Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair is destined to be a successful event not to be missed by industry traders.


Source : HKTDC Press Release

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