Engineering:Watches & Wonders Geneva
Watches & Wonders Geneva (formerly Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, SIHH)[1] is a trade show of the international watch and jewelry industry. It is organized by the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) and takes place at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland . Mainly attended by Richemont group brands,[2] the SIHH is considered as one of the major shows for luxury watches along with Baselworld.[3]
Watches & Wonders was scheduled for 25-29 April 2020 but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[4][5][6] and converted to an online format.[7]
History
Established in 1991, the SIHH was a deliberate attempt by Cartier, along with Baume & Mercier, Piaget, Gérald Genta and Daniel Roth, to create a more exclusive trade show dedicated to fine watchmaking.[2] SIHH 2019, which was held from January 14 - 17, 2019, attracted over 23,000 visitors visitors and journalists.[8] In 2018, Audemars Piguet and Richard Mille announced that they will no longer attend SIHH starting in 2020.[9] In October 2019, FHH announced that for its 30th edition (2020), SIHH would change its name to Watches & Wonders Geneva[3] and would be held in successive weeks with Baselworld until 2024.[10] In April 2020 Rolex, Patek Philippe, Chopard, Chanel and Tudor announced that they would be pulling out of Baselworld and host their own fair in April 2021.[11]
References
- ↑ Watches & Wonders Geneva 2020 (Formerly SIHH) Is Canceled Until 2021 Ariel Adams, A Blog to Watch, February 27, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jack Forster. "A Quick History Of The SIHH, And What Makes It So Different From Baselworld". Hodinkee. https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/quick-history-sihh-what-makes-it-so-different-from-basel.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paige Reddinger. "SIHH, One of the World’s Biggest Watch Shows, Is Changing Its Name and Programming". Robb Report. https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/sihh-changes-name-to-watches-and-wonders-2874543/.
- ↑ Press release Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie
- ↑ Watches And Wonders Geneva Cancels April Exhibition forbes.com February 27, 2020
- ↑ Watches & Wonders 2020 Geneva Cancelled due to COVID-19 Monochrome, Xavier Mark, February 27, 2020
- ↑ The World's Most Private High-End Watch Event Just Went Public Esquire magazine, NICK SULLIVAN, April 24, 2020
- ↑ SIHH 2019 Press Release
- ↑ Anthony DeMarco. "Richard Mille, Audemars Piguet To Leave SIHH After 2019". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2018/09/26/richard-mille-to-leave-sihh-after-2019/#6acda111ad94.
- ↑ Baselworld News
- ↑ HOW BASELWORLD SCREWED ITSELF INTO OBLIVION: How the world’s mightiest and most powerful watch fair made precisely the right moves to guarantee its self-destruction WEI KOH, The Rake, April 2020
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