Well, in what was sort of unexpected and yet expected at the same time, today the organizers of SIHH and BaselWorld have announced that starting from 2020 the two major watch industry exhibitions will be held in close succession. They will both take place in their traditional Swiss host cities, Geneva for SIHH and Basel for BaselWorld. Dates will be April 26 to April 29 for SIHH 2020 and April 30 to May 5 for BaselWorld 2020.
This announcement comes in the wake of numerous major developments that affected both shows. As we reported back in July, the Swatch Group has shockingly pulled all its brands from BaselWorld with immediate effect, while SIHH has seen the departure of Richard Mille and Audemars Piguet from 2020 onwards.
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