Watches, Wonders and Some of Our Highlights – WatchTime’s Editors Look Back
The ?largest watchmaking summit ever held in Geneva,? Watches and Wonders 2022, closed its doors last Tuesday, with some brands having sold out their new pieces before the event concluded.
“With nearly 22,000 unique visitors, including nearly 1,000 journalists who traveled to Geneva for the event, generating more than 30,000 overnight stays, this year’s salon has ended on an extremely positive note. Thanks to the 38 exhibiting Maisons, including 19 newcomers, the salon was buzzing during a week of extraordinary dynamism.”Watches and Wonders
Needless to say, WatchTime’s international editorial team was also attending the show, with Sabine Zwettler (Contributing Editor), Roger Ruegger (Editor-in-chief), Martin Green (Editor-at-large) covering the releases for the U.S. site and social media. These were their impressions:
In one sentence, how would you describe this year’s Watches and Wonders"
RR: The show definitely was a worthy successor of the SIHH and previous Watches & Wonders editions in Geneva, and I felt that a large number of brands showed novelties based on strong, creative ideas.
SZ: I haven?t been in Geneva, but from afar it looked like the brands pulled out all of the stops and showed technical prowess and magnificent craftsmanship.
MG: A feast of recognition, fine-tuned to an even higher degree of perfection, that all brands celebrated by giving it their best, and some more.
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