Vicenzaoro’s January timing was difficult last year as countries slowly threw off covid-related restrictions, but the show will be back with a bang in 2023 with its biggest outing since before the pandemic.
Trade and the public are welcome to a multi-segment jewellery and watch event, plus VO Vintage is back for a fourth year, which has a lively series of talks along with showcases for historic pieces.
The show is open from January 20 to 23 at Vicenza Expo Centre.
There will be 35 brands in the vintage jewellery and watch show, mainly Italian specialists including the Watch Passion association, which will have a pavilion with 10 watch dealers.
In the talks, the characteristics of a collector of timepieces will be discussed on January 21 with a seminar moderated by Dody Giussani, editor-in-chief of L’Orologio magazine, and hearing from Jacopo Spangaro, organiser of the auction-event The One and owner of Orologeria Spangaro; plus Antonio Follari and Giancarlo Befera, collectors and members of L’Orologio Club.
A discussion on the “Latest trends in the international high-end market” will then follow with Stefano Mazzariol, founder and CEO of Vintage Watches, Elvio Piva, founder and CEO of Tempus Padova, and Roberto Verde, president of the Watch Passion association, in a meeting moderated by Michele Mengoli and Jacopo Giudici, founder and editor-in-chief and publisher of Watch Insanity.
VO Vintage is attracting a younger audience these days, and a session on January 21 will appeal to people starting out on their watch collecting journey with a talk entitled Collecting out of the box organised by Andrea Casalegno, better know on Instagram as IamCasa, who will speak with three other young influencers about how collecting has changed and the growing role of social networks.
Bruno Bergamaschi, one of the best-known watchmaking experts in Italy, founder of Watchouse and Vicenzaoro ambassador of watchmaking passion and culture, will be among the protagonists of the meeting on January 22 entitled “Defending the passion from counterfeiting and theft”, together with Mario Peserico, president of Assorologi, and Lorenzo Lucchinelli, founder of Ipsum – Identity for luxury goods.
