BaselWorld 2008 opens The world's largest watch trade-show opens officially tomorrow on April 3rd in Basel, Switzerland. The press is already roaming the show today, after the Federal Councilor Doris Leuthard opened the show at 11am.

With a surface area of 160,000 m2, BASELWORLD 2008 is Switzerland’s biggest overall trade Show.
2,087 watch and jeweler exhibitors from 45 countries will unveil their latest designs and collections at BASELWORLD, placing an emphasis on the highest standards of presentation. Many of these exhibitors choose to show their products exclusively at BASELWORLD. Over 100,000 buyers and over 2,500 media representatives from 100 countries are expected to attend the trade Show.
In addition to its 100,000 visitors, 30,000 people will staff the stands at BASELWORLD.
More details on the BaselWorld site.
We will report of course about all new interesting announcements in the watch world. This year we are not in Basel ourselves, like we have been last year. We will still be able to bring you the most interesting reports.
We already reported about some interesting BaselWorld 2008 announcements:
Bell & Ross Instrument Tourbillon and Grand Minuteur
Hublot Big Bang Orange Carat at BaselWorld 2008
Ducati Watches to be revealed


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