Massive turnout on inaugural days of Watch & Jewellery Show

14 Apr '06

3 min read

Modern Expocentre Sharjah reports that the large turnout of visitors during the first two days of the MidEast Watch and Jewellery Show is a clear manifestation of the region's strong and continuing affinity towards gold and diamond jewellery.

The Show, which witnessed a grand opening on April 10, attracted over 6,800 visitors on the first day itself. By the end of the event's second day, the visitor numbers had swelled up to 14,097.

A majority of the visitors who had so far visited the show came from the GCC region. Among the GCC countries, the UAE and Saudi Arabia had the maximum number of visitors. However, a considerable number of visitors also came from India, China, Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.

The number of visitors to the Show is expected to go up substantially during the weekend. The last edition of the Show had attracted over 34,000 visitors.

For the current Show, going by the massive turnout on the first two days, the total number of visitors should far exceed that of the previous edition.

A major crowd puller this edition is the national pavilions from Hong Kong and Singapore. For both the two countries, this is their largest-ever collective participation in the region.

The Hong Kong and Singapore pavilions are hosting 62 and 12 jewellery companies respectively. Hong Kong jewellers are in fact utilizing the event as platform for exhibiting the collection that they had displayed at the recently held Basel Show.

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