The Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair which concluded last Saturday (Sept 7), together with the concurrent Salon de TIME, welcomed around 17,000 buyers from 106 countries and regions. The public count for the events also exceeded 15,000 visits as watch enthusiasts purchased their favourite items at Salon de TIME.
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Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair – The World’s Premier Timepiece Event
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Watch Customer Base Expanded by hktdc.com Sourcing
During the Fair, NewsBites talked to several exhibitors who are exploring our Sourcing platform and very keen to promote their signature products, one of which is Gifvinn Watch Co. Limited featuring analog watches and kids’ varieties. According to their Representative Ms. Hu, they were pleased with the fair traffic which drew some Indian and Irish buyers who expressed significant interest in their new series of sports watches.
The company also found hktdc.com Sourcing useful as a platform for showcasing their products internationally, which attracted a number of enquiries from the UK, Ireland, Italy and Turkey. On top of that, its Click2Match function has connected Gifvinn with new buyers from Mainland China, Poland and Canada.
Local Watch Brand Secured Great Deals with New Buyers
The second exhibitor that we spoke with was Po Fai Precision Limited that features classic, jewellery watches. The company’s Vice General Manager Ms. Mandy Jiang believed their company, a local watch brand with nearly two decades’ history, benefited a lot from HKTDC’s continued support in terms of both physical trade fairs and online.
The company has been utilizing hktdc.com Sourcing to get in touch with potential Middle East buyers online, one of which has become their client with annual orders surpassing 100,000 diamond watches! They also met up with other keen buyers from emerging markets including ASEAN and Turkey via the Click2Match function.
Eco Watch Straps Gain An Edge at Trade Fair
Lastly, NewsBites came across Hong Kong Hing Yip Development Limited which sells leather straps and has been exhibiting at the Watch & Clock Fair for decades. Their General Manager Mr. Herman Leung told us their straps are highly sustainable and made of eco-friendly materials such as recycled plastics and upcycled vegetables, which set them apart from other strap manufacturers. The company is gradually updating their product portfolio on hktdc.com Sourcing to increase online exposure, while they still value the physical touch with customers at our fairs.
All the above exhibitors have started using hktdc.com Sourcing platform to market their timepieces at an affordable price. It is a great way to reach out to international buyers to maximize business advantages.
After the Fair, you can continue exploring different watch & clock products via EXHIBITION+. It comprises four key exhibition elements, including the physical fair, the smart business-matching platform Click2Match, online-to-offline seminars under the Intelligence Hub and the hktdc.com Sourcing platform, extending face-to-face interactions from physical exhibitions to an online smart business-matching platform to help enterprises connect with business partners proactively.
