BASELWORLD2008 closed its doors on April 10, after eight extremely successful days. The 2,087 exhibiting companies from 45 countries exhibited their latest collection of watches and jewellery to 106,800 visitors (up 5%) to the show around the world. A record 2,981 journalists (up 8%) from every continent reported on the 36th World Watch and Jewellery Show.
There was a great sense of satisfaction among the exhibiting companies; according to Jacques J.Duchene, President of the Exhibitors Committee: "2008 has been an excellent year. We are extremely satisfied. It proves how high-quality luxury products are always in great demand."
Francois Thiebaud,President of the Swiss Exhibitors Committee, also commented that "Anyone who believed the reports of economic doom and gloom ahead of the Show has been misled. It may have been cold outside, but the sun has certainly shone in the halls. The results are excellent. 2008 has proved better than previous years".
Jean-Claude Biver, CEO of Hublot, said at the conclusion of the Show: "It was fantastic! Our customers have been extremely enthusiastic. We are very happy with the extraordinary attendance figures and the volume of orders achieved."
Francois Bezzola, International Communication Director of TAG Heuer reported "The Show has been very good for us. The volume of orders has far exceeded our expectation - despite the economic climate. BASELWORLD is also an important communications platform to meet the media from all over the world."
www.baselworld.com shows some photos from the show and video. Purchase of catalog(CD-ROM) is also available.
BASELWORLD in 2009 is scheduled to open from March 26 to April 2, 2008.
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