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CH / FH: watch exports up 30% in November

Biel (AWP / ats) – Swiss watch exports have surged nearly 30% in November compared to the same month last year. They reached a value of 1.78 billion francs, to accumulate a total of 14.6 billion during the first eleven months of 2010.

Since January, exports posted a growth rate of 21.8%, said Tuesday the Federation of Swiss Watch Industry (FH) on its website. The value of eleven months can reconnect with the levels before the recession of 2008 and 2009.

According to the FH, the 14.6 billion francs, slightly above the performance achieved in 2007 during the same period. Over the full year 2010, Swiss watch exports should approach the record set in 2008, approximately 17 billion

In this context, it is on the 21st Salon de la Haute Horlogerie of 17 to 21 January 2010 for professionals and exhibitors from prestigious spot:

· A. Lange & Söhne · Alfred Dunhill
Audemars Piguet · ° Baume & Mercier Cartier · · JeanRichard · Girard Perregaux IWC · Greubel Forsey ·
Jaeger LeCoultre Montblanc · · · · Officine Panerai Parmigiani Fleurier Piaget · · Ralph Lauren Watch & Jewelry CO • Richard Mille · Roger Dubuis Vacheron Constantin · · Van Cleef & Arpels

prepares for a great event.

In addition, a guest of honor in the person of the Museum Beyer deZurich entitled Treasures (….) a retrospective that will trace the history of Swiss watch sundial to wrist watches, hoping that a place at the Watch as the story of Calvin has been reserved since the watch was the only jewelry allowed in the early history of Geneva, which was a great accelerator for this item so special in our history.

The host will be the Palexpo, with an area of 30,000 m2.

For more information: website SIHH

Parallel to this event, The Geneva Time Exhibition will be held from January 16 to 21 next.

nearly 60 brands will present their collections at the International Conference Centre Geneva (ICCG).  List of exhibitors on www.geneva-time-exhibitions.ch -

This show features independent brands since 2009

The novelty of this show will be:

GTE AWARD, the price of the most successful independent shows in its design, technical and avant-garde!
Reserved exclusively for exhibitors GTE 2011, GTE SUPERWATCH AWARD is awarded to a single watch
• Anders Modig (Jury President), editor of Plaza Watch (after deliberation of a prestigious jury comprised of entirely independent and 6 industry experts watch:

• Elizabeth Doerr, journalist and writer watchmaker
• Jean Marc Wiederrecht, independent Watchmaker
• Axel Kufus, design professor at Universität der Künste Berlin
• Mohammed Abdulmagied Seddiqi of Seddiqi & Sons, representing the first distributor in the Middle East
• Geoffroy Ader, Head of Department for Europe Watches at Sotheby’s
The EWG SUPERWATCH AWARD will be awarded during the evening cocktail lounge, scheduled Monday, January 17, 2011 at 19h to ICCG. A picture of the watchmaking art promoted the show, the award of this prize out of the box, the winner receives an exhibition space at the 2012 edition of GTE totally free and a wide media coverage (flyers and photo shoots) in magazines Plaza Watch. The total value of GTE SUPERWATCH AWARD exceeds CHF 65’000 .-

(In press GTE www.geneva-time-exhibitions.ch -)

A great innovation for year 2011 which is rich in opportunities in all areas of Haute Horlogerie …