At Vicenzaoro in January, a new concept called “TIME” will be launched, dedicated to contemporary watchmaking and multi-channel distribution.
Making its debut from 20th to 24th January, the B2B area will integrate the product offer of the Italian Exhibition Group show with a selection of brands and micro-brands.
Accessories, components, tools and after-sales services will complete the exhibition offer extended to the entire watchmaking supply chain, in line with the Vicenzaoro format which opens the annual calendar of international events for the gold and jewellery sector.
THE NEW “TIME” B2B COMMUNITY
In Hall 1, the heart of Vicenza Expo Centre, TIME will host around forty independent and established brands together with proposals offering a high content of creative research and innovation.
Brands such as Edox, U-Boat, GaGà Milano and Locman will be flanked by new entries resulting from collaboration with two well-known players of the industry: a collective of Swiss brands put together by Swiss Creative Lab and a selection of high potential Italian micro-brands and start-ups organized by Watches of Italy.
Components, accessories, instruments and after-sales tools, with exhibitors such as Oisa 1937 and Bergeon, will complete the new community that aims to offer a complete representation of the entire watchmaking supply chain.
A NEW FORMAT FOR BUSINESS MATCHING
TIME will offer watchmaking brands the opportunity to intercept, besides their Italian counterparts, main buyers from international distribution, who find all the latest new entries and market trends at Vicenzaoro.
At the last edition of the show in September, the overall number of visits was up 10% compared to 2019; +20% arrivals from abroad, which accounted for more than half of the total attendance (51%), with buyers coming from 124 countries around the world.
VO VINTAGE FOR COLLECTORS AND ENTHUSIASTS
In conjunction with Vicenzaoro, from Friday 20th to Monday 23rd January, the appointment with fine vintage watches and jewellery will also be back at the fourth edition of VO Vintage, now extended to four days. This IEG marketplace, open to the public and accessible to all those attending the jewellery show, will be staged in an exclusive and reserved area in the foyer on the first floor of Vicenza Expo Centre (Hall 8.1).
Increasingly popular among the community of watch lovers, collectors and enthusiasts for purchasing unique and valuable pieces, it acts as a meeting place for sector players, from the best retailers to master watchmakers, from experts in watchmaking technique and history to wristwatch trendsetters, who will contribute to the authoritative programme of talks, meet-ups and courses on vintage and contemporary watches.
