Watches & Wonders, one of the organizations that keep the pulse of the watchmaking industry, recently announced that it will realize 2022 with a new concept consisting of both physical and online sections. The first list of brands that will participate in the organization has been officially announced.
According to the official announcement made recently, Watches & Wonders Geneva 2022 is scheduled to take place from March 30, 2022, to April 5, 2022. The heavyweights of the watch world are also on the list, which includes a total of 31 brands that shape the watchmaking industry. According to the first list we received, the participants are as follows;
A. Lange & Söhne, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Chanel, Chopard, Grand Seiko, Hermès, Hublot, IWC Schaffhausen, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Oris, Panerai, Parmigiani Fleurier, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Roger Dubuis, Rolex, TAG Heuer, Tudor, Ulysse Nardin, Vacheron Constantin, Van Cleef & Arpels and Zenith.
In addition, the Carré des Horlogers section, which includes independent brands, has the following names;
Angelus, Armin Strom, Arnold & Son, Cyrus, Czapek, Ferdinand Berthoud, Grönefeld, H. Moser & Cie., Laurent Ferrier, Louis Moinet, Rebellion Timepieces, Ressence, Rudis Sylva, Speake-Marin and Trilobe.
Watches & Wonders Geneva 2022, which was planned to serve at the Palexpo exhibition area where the SIHH organization was held before, also includes a physical section, unlike the two years passed in the shadow of the pandemic. While a physical watch event taking place again after a long break is welcomed across the industry, the number of participating brands also reveals the market's longing for such an event.
The other highlights about the trade show are the return of Van Cleef & Arpels, joining the rest of its allies in the Richemont Group at Watches & Wonders, and the addition of Grand Seiko, the first Japanese watchmaker to participate at the Watches And Wonders Geneva showcase.
