{"id":22153,"date":"2024-01-22T16:46:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T08:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=22153"},"modified":"2024-07-04T16:18:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:18:48","slug":"watch-clock-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/buyer-surveys\/watch-clock-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch &#038; Clock Fair Survey Unveils Near-Term Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22153\" class=\"elementor elementor-22153\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4af85b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4af85b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c75ea62\" data-id=\"c75ea62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b393d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95b393d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following the <em>Hong Kong Watch &amp; Clock Fair<\/em> and <em>Salon de TE<\/em> last September, a survey covering 566 buyers and 333 exhibitors was conducted at the fairs to get up to speed with the watch and clock industry\u2019s views of current and future market prospects, including new product trends and the latest e\u2011tailing developments.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ead9b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ead9b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24cba22\" data-id=\"24cba22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9dd7cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9dd7cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Findings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f80e2cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f80e2cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f589fac\" data-id=\"f589fac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff4d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bff4d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Watch &amp; Clock Industry Sees Bright Sales Revival Post-pandemic<\/h3><p>According to the 2023 survey, nearly half of the respondents believe their overall sales will increase in the next 6 to 12 months. Looking further ahead, even though global inflationary pressures and interest rate hikes are likely to slow the pace of recovery, <strong>60% of the survey\u2019s respondents (and 63% of the exhibitors questioned) are upbeat<\/strong> about their overall sales prospects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8c13a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8c13a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-437d03b\" data-id=\"437d03b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db5b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4db5b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-4.png 1021w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-4-600x293.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-4-768x375.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f86a0a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f86a0a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2845938\" data-id=\"2845938\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b896d27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b896d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Emerging Markets Promising for Watch &amp; Clock<\/h3><p>Despite challenges such as global economic woes including cost pressures, the city\u2019s watch and clock industry got much\u2011needed buoyancy thanks to emerging economies like India, Chinese Mainland, ASEAN and the Middle East which are likely promising markets over the next 2 years. <strong>Some 30% of respondents believe that these emerging economies will continue to be a key sales driver and expect them to do well.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3338af6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3338af6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb3f17f\" data-id=\"cb3f17f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb64c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edb64c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-3.png 1021w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-3-600x293.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-3-768x375.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8a437b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8a437b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0171734\" data-id=\"0171734\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb933b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eb933b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>E-tailing Continues to Grow<\/h3><p>When asked about shopping and consumption habits, many respondents said they expect online and social media retailing to remain popular in the coming years. <strong>Nearly 30% foresee their e\u2011tailing businesses thriving in the near future.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d33130b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d33130b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-869510e\" data-id=\"869510e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0443e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0443e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcoming Product Trends<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e14adf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e14adf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de5dfe4\" data-id=\"de5dfe4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e76b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92e76b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Smart Watches Popular Among Consumers<\/h3><p><strong>Demand for <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/en\/Product-Search\/smart%20watch\/1?ref_source=newsbites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">smart watches<\/a> is expected to remain high through 2024, with 26% of industry players in the survey choosing it as the most popular product category.<\/strong> This was followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/en\/Product-Search\/hand-winding%20mechanical%20watch\/1?ref_source=newsbites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hand\u2011winding mechanical watches<\/a> (selected by 22%) and <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/en\/Product-Search\/self-winding%20automatic%20watch\/1?ref_source=newsbites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self\u2011winding automatic watches<\/a> (16%).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0152e4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0152e4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb93044\" data-id=\"fb93044\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b833ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b833ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-3.png 1021w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-3-600x306.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-3-768x391.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c09a27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c09a27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9701896\" data-id=\"9701896\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e0512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66e0512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Fashion Watches Grow Fast in Demands<\/h3><p><strong>More than 300 respondents said they believe <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/en\/Product-Search\/fashion%20watch\/1?ref_source=newsbites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fashion watches<\/a> to have the biggest potential for growth<\/strong>, because of the high expectations surrounding the revival in consumer demand. Other product segments attracting support include <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/en\/Product-Search\/smart%20watch\/1?ref_source=newsbites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smart watches<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/en\/Product-Search\/leisure%20watch\/1?ref_source=newsbites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leisure watches<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-898e6be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"898e6be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-138ac20\" data-id=\"138ac20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8844f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8844f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22159\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-3.png 1021w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-3-600x293.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-3-768x375.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3e8c05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3e8c05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b151d6\" data-id=\"5b151d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5546d2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5546d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1473747 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1473747\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61ae0f6\" data-id=\"61ae0f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2088fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2088fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Watch &amp; Clock Fairs Survey 2023 revealed industry players&#8217; confidence in the markets, particularly online business and emerging economies. They also expect smart watches and fashion watches to perform well among the product segments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-032a195 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"032a195\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d47909b\" data-id=\"d47909b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f62600 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5f62600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d29334 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d29334\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c32a4e\" data-id=\"6c32a4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b214b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b214b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Full survey findings, including respondents&#8217; profile, can be accessed via below link:<\/p><p class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.hktdc.com\/en\/article\/MTU1NTMwMTAzMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recovery in the Offing: The 2023 Hong Kong Watch &amp; Clock Fairs Survey<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8dddaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8dddaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2116ff4\" data-id=\"2116ff4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7524d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb7524d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71676ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71676ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f7e558\" data-id=\"4f7e558\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adca58d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adca58d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As indicated above, e-tailing will continue to be a major business focus in watch &amp; clock, among other product categories. 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