MANAMA: The 22nd edition of the Middle East's premier jewellery and watch exhibition, Jewellery Arabia 2013, is set to take place from 19 to 23 November 2013 at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre.
This five-day exhibition will feature over 600 exhibitors from 30 nations who will spread their precious wares across an area of 16,500 square meters.
On display will be a huge range of finished jewellery, luxury timepieces, precious stones, antiques, objets d'art, jewellery packaging and technology from across the globe.
Jewellery Arabia 2013 is set to be 10 percent bigger than the previous year's exhibition and visitors can look forward to a number of new and exciting multi-national high-end participants.
Jewellery Arabia 2013 will also witness the first official group participation from the United Kingdom.
Coordinated by British Allied Trades Federation (BATF), and Singapore, coordinated by the Singapore Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (ASME).
Eminent jewellery houses will be making a return appearance at Jewellery Arabia 2013, including major brand names.
Watches also continue to remain a prominent feature in the 2013 show.
Visitors can find the latest in design and manufacture from a vast range of important and innovative brands.
Many of these high profile international jewellery and watch brands will use the exhibition as a platform to introduce exclusive collections and limited edition pieces to the Middle East collector’s market.
Complementing these iconic brands are large national groups of retailers, designers and manufacturers from leading jewellery export countries.
National groups at Jewellery Arabia 2013 include Brazil, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
Collectively, these groups of companies reflect the very best manufacturing capabilities, design expertise and gemmological resources that their respective countries have to offer.
Last year's show attracted over 46,300 visitors.
Total of 25 percent were drawn from the region’s single largest jewellery market Saudi Arabia, with significant support also coming from Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and other neighbouring countries. (QNA)
