Longitude is an agent of world-renowned fashion brand Fila watches. Fila is presenting a new smart watch series at the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair. With a water resistance of 3 ATM, this new model incorporates basic features of a smart watch such as data related to calories burned, heart rate, steps, distance and sleep quality, compass, message notifications, flash light and receiving calls. The fair provides an ideal platform for us to enhance our brand exposure, introduce this new model to international buyers and find new distributors. We have received favourable responses from international buyers. So far, we have found potential distributors from the Middle East, Taiwan and Vietnam. Some of our existing distributors already placed onsite orders for this new model. As people are becoming more health-conscious after COVID-19, we are constantly adding new health-related features to our smart watches to attract more customers.

Founded in 1947, Witschi produces high-precision and state-of-the-art measurement devices for the watch industry including those designed for checking the precision of mechanical and quartz movements. We have been participating in the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair for 36 years. At this year’s fair, we have met with 15-20 new buyers mostly from Asia and talked to many existing customers who are also exhibiting here. The Click2Match platform connects us with three to four new buyers from Asia and Brazil. The Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair is the only trade fair where we can find new buyers and meet our existing customers. We’ll definitely return to the fair next year.

The Taiwan Watch & Clock Industrial Association has been organising the Taiwan Pavilion at the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair for 25 years. This year we have led a delegation of five companies to participate in the fair, showcasing a wide variety of watches, clocks, watch cases, straps, dials and packaging boxes to attract international buyers. Taiwanese timepiece manufacturers are famous for producing innovative watches and clocks with the use of special materials such as glass fibre, carbon fibre and pineapple skin. Some leading parts and components manufacturers are OEM suppliers for renowned smart watch brands. The fair provides an ideal platform for Taiwanese timepiece manufacturers to develop the global market. Business atmosphere at the fair is good. The professional seminars held during the fair period provide valuable insights related to the development of the global timepiece industry.

We are pleased to introduce our revolutionary watch straps at the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair this year. Our new straps combine the durability of FKM rubber with the classic look of sailcloth. Unlike traditional sailcloth, our straps eliminate fraying issue at edges and holes, ensuring a longer lifespan while maintaining the timeless woven texture. The number of international buyers visiting our booth this year has increased by 20% as compared to last year. We have met with buyers from different countries and regions such as Austria, Belarus, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Russia, Switzerland, the UK and the US. Onsite orders placed by our existing customers for our new straps amounted to US$50,000, higher than last year. We expect this fair can generate a total sales turnover of US$100,000 to our company.

We are a distributor and retailer of branded watches with 9 outlets in Bangladesh. To expand our business, we are looking for new brands and OEM suppliers at Salon de TIME and the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair respectively. By using the Click2Match platform, I have screened target suppliers online in advance and met them at the physical fairs. These business matching meetings are very fruitful. At Salon de TIME, I am very interested in three new brands which offer luxury and vintage watches. There is a high chance for our company to distribute their watches in Bangladesh. As our company plans to launch our own brand, I have identified two to three potential OEM suppliers at the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair. As a start, I’ll place an order for US$20,000-30,000 worth of complete watches after the fair. The twin fairs are important to me because I can find everything that I need. Consumers in Bangladesh like to buy watches which are regarded as part of fashion accessories.

Briju is a well-established watch and jewellery retailer with 80 stores in Poland. Apart from selling watches from famous brands, we own two brands. I visit the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair almost every year to look for new suppliers and new designs and to meet our existing suppliers. The Click2Match platform allows me to screen target suppliers and schedule meetings with them before coming to the fair. After attending these meetings, I have identified two to three potential suppliers of classic quartz watches, alloy watches and stainless-steel watches from Hong Kong. Quality is always our top quality. All of our existing suppliers were found at the Hong Kong fair to ensure high quality. We are now preparing the sourcing plan for next year. We’ll purchase US$500,000 worth of watches from both new and existing suppliers through the Hong Kong fair. Scan2Match is easy to use and allows me to keep the list of potential suppliers in the HKTDC Marketplace App.

Established in 2004, Himayun & Waseem is a wholesaler of watches and clocks for the Middle East market. I visit the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair regularly because I need to buy watches and clocks directly from OEM manufacturers. I am here looking for stainless steel watches using Swiss movements and alloy watches using Japanese movements. The Click2Match platform is very useful and helps me set up meetings with target suppliers in advance. So far, I have found 10 potential suppliers from Hong Kong and Mainland China. The watch market in the Middle East is picking up. I already placed a trial order for US$4,500 worth of alloy watches with a new supplier. I plan to buy US$100,000 worth of stainless steel watches and alloy watches from reliable suppliers that I have found here. I started to sell smart watches last year and I hope to find new suppliers at this fair.

Charles Hubert is our own brand for watches and pocket watches which is distributed mainly in North America. We visit the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair regularly to look for OEM suppliers and packaging materials because we can have more choices. Click2Match is an AI-enabled business matching platform that allows us to shortlist suitable suppliers for physical meetings. After attending Click2Match meetings, we have found five to six potential suppliers of stainless steel fashion watches. We plan to buy US$100,000 worth of stainless steel watches through the Hong Kong fair.

Saint Germain is an e-tailer of watches and sunglasses in Brazil and it is also our own brand. At the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, I am looking for OEM manufacturers who offer watches with classic and minimalist designs. Up till now, I have found one good supplier from Mainland China who offers attractive prices. I’ll also ask some of my existing suppliers who are exhibiting here to provide their best prices. Each year I spend US$300,000 on buying watches through this fair. I find Scan2Match every useful because I can save the details of suppliers in the HKTDC Marketplace App.

Radiant is a Spanish brand for fashion watches and fashion jewellery. Our products are sold in Spain and Portugal. This is my fifth time visiting the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair. It is the best place for me to look for fashion watches with good designs, good quality and good prices. This time I have found five potential suppliers of fashion watches incorporating alloy cases and stainless steel bands. Most of them have met our requirements. My initial order will be around US$98,000 per new supplier.