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| The currently well known premier international luxury goods event, BASEL Fair started in 1917 as the first "Swiss Industries Fair Basel." The Fair
expanded into a European Watch and Clock Show. It has now become the largest watch, clock and jewelry event in the world attracting more than 2,100
exhibitors and 80,000 visitors including watch manufactures, buyers, and journalists from around the world. |
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| 1917 |
The first "Swiss Industries
Fair Basel" covering all sectors, including
the specialized areas of watches, clocks and jewelry. |
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| 1931 |
First "Swiss Watch and Clock
Show" with a special pavilion. |
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| 1972 |
First European Watch and Clock Exhibition in
conjunction with the Swiss Watch and Clock Show, with exhibitors
from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Great Britain and
Italy. |
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| 1973 |
First "European Watch, Clock and Jewelry
Show". |
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| 1983 |
Official designation: Basel 83 - European Watch
Clock and Jewelry Show. Name changed to BASEL + year (2 digits). |
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| 1986 |
Overseas exhibitors are admitted for the first
time. Seiko's first exhibition at Basel. |
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| 1995 |
Renamed the World Show.
Official designation: "BASEL 95 - The World Watch, Clock and
Jewelry Show". |
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| 2002 |
BASEL celebrates 30 years as the world's leading
watch and jewelry event. |
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*Cited from the Basel Official Website
(www.baselshow.com)
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